Students will begin the first half of the year facing the barre, the second half with one hand on the barre, working through the vocabulary and movement requirements outlined in the ballet syllabus supplied to them at the beginning of the year. Students will be responsible for ballet from the first, second, fourth, and fifth positions and will begin strengthening and stretching exercises that will prepare them for pre-pointe and pointe classes.  Class etiquette, turn out, flexibility, and jumping will all be focuses for this eager age group as well as some short video clips to inspire their love for this timeless dance genre!