We are still getting everything started, so be sure to keep up with announcements for dates and how to sign up for different opportunities on our social media. Some of the following programs won’t be available until a later time.
1st week: $25
2nd week (class only): $25
2nd week (with filming): $45
Both Weeks (with Filming): $60*
*(must be booked prior to 1st week)
Everyone knows that there is a huge difference between the structure of a ballet class and classes in most other forms of dance. Ballet classes were structured meticulously to best benefit us as dancers, but this structure also means that as adult ballet dancers we rarely get to enjoy classical ballet choreography on our own bodies. Sure, we get many combos in center, but after doing it once or twice we move on. These Choreo Workshops are a time to explore ballet choreography while also serving to create an opportunity for those who wish to have video of themselves dancing ballet to be filmed.
These workshops are open to dancers of all levels but are intended for ballet dancers with solid foundational knowledge already.
Workshop Structure
The structure of these workshops is having 2 weeks of the same class to allow people to spend time working on the choreography in their body. It is not required to go to both weeks, you can choose to go to just one or both.We know there are many who do not want to be filmed dancing, but there are almost no opportunities for ballet dancers to get video recordings of them dancing. In order to provide a safe space for all, we have structured each workshop as a 2 hour block of time, so that anyone who doesn't want to be filmed will still get a full 1.5 hour ballet class before filming starts, and anyone who doesn’t wish to be filmed can stay and watch or leave if they wish.
2 hour class
Week 1 vs Week 2
The first week will be mainly focused on the combo, with filming occurring at the end in groups on phones
The second week will have professional lighting and videographer
*These workshops will primarily be focused on classical/neoclassical ballet choreography or repetoire depending on the teacher. If you are interested in regular contemporary ballet choreography classes, we recommend checking out Annie St.Marie's Contemporary Ballet classes.
$25/class
*You will need to sign up for the entire series
As adult ballet dancers there are few opportunities for us to advance our technical skills in consistent ways outside of private sessions with teachers. The Intermediate Skills Series are a series of classes that build on one another and give time to focus on the details of various techniques. The teacher of the series will choose a skill to focus on, for example petite allergro, Italian fouettes, or tour en l'air, and create a barre and center that will help facilitate learning that desired skill. The number of classes in that series will be up to the teacher to determine how many session they believe will be needed to work on their chosen skill, but on average they will be 2-4 classes.
*These classes are open to dancers of all levels but are intended for ballet dancers with solid foundational knowledge already.
Dance Video Group: $100/session
The Seeing Through Ballet Company's Pupils will be compromised of a different performing groups, each with different goals in mind. Eventually we intended to hold auditions for these groups to provide low-pressure opportunities for people to experience the audition process while also allowing us to choose the dancers best suited to that session's needs.
Performance Group:
The performance group will be a small group that will perform in shows and festivals around the Greater Seattle Area. The performing group will be expected to be intermediate or higher level ballet dancers.
*This is not a paid opportunity as we are a small community company trying to provide performance opportunities.
Dance Video:
The Video Pupils will be a 3 month opportunity for you to refine your ballet technique and perform ballet choreography for a professionally recorded dance video. Pupils is intended for dancers who are already familiar with ballet technique hoping to apply that technique to a project while simultaneously expanding their technical skillset. There will be 1-2 sessions of the dance video group annually.
Each session of the video production group's needs, and therefore dancers will vary. Some video sessions will be targeted towards only intermediate level dancers, while others may include or focus on less advanced dancers. Similarly each session's style of ballet will be determined by the choreographer, sometimes it will be contemporary ballet and sometimes it will be neo/classical ballet.
The first month will be focused on technique that is present in the final choreography, the second month is a mixture of technique and rehearsals to learn choreography, and the last month is finishing rehearsals and filming the video.
*There is a fee required to participate in the Video Pupils to help fund our program. If you are interested in participating but cannot afford the fee, reach out and we can discuss options.