Open Levels Ballet
Refine your technique, build strength, and deepen your artistry
Currently offered: Thursdays, 6-7:15pm with Madeline Spivey, Julian Manion, Heidi Pennington, and Tara Pollnitz (alternating weeks)
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Structured, classical ballet class following traditional class progression, including time at the barre and in the center
Personalized feedback and modifications when needed
A welcoming, adult-friendly environment focused on growth
Opportunities to challenge yourself while maintaining safe technique
Encouragement to explore artistry alongside technical skill
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Open-Levels Ballet follows a traditional ballet format that strengthens fundamentals and expands technical skill:
Barre Work: Warm up muscles, activate alignment, and reinforce essential technique
Center Work: Practice adagio, across-the-floor progressions, turns, and jumps
Technical Precision: Build clean, strong movements while refining posture, balance, and turnout
Musicality & Artistry: Deepen expression through rhythm, phrasing, and movement quality
Advanced Fundamentals: Work with established ballet vocabulary and combinations at a measured, challenging pace
This class emphasizes precision, grace, and integrity, helping dancers move confidently both in ballet and across other dance styles.
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Open-Levels Ballet is ideal for:
Adult dancers with prior ballet experience (intermediate or advanced experience recommended)
Those returning to their training after a break
Dancers seeking extra weekly technique practice
Dancers who want to refine alignment, posture, and strength
Students comfortable with basic barre and center steps, including turns and jumps
New to ballet? Start with Absolute Beginner Ballet to build the foundation you need before joining this class.
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Teenagers younger than 18 may participate at the discretion of the instructor; please contact info@hburgdancecoop.org for specific requests.
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Structured and adaptable: Challenge yourself while receiving personalized guidance
Build confidence: Enhance knowledge of ballet technique so you can feel ready for any ballet class
Strengthen your foundation: Gain skills that transfer to other dance styles
Consistent practice: Improve alignment, strength, balance, and musicality through regularly working on technique
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Attire: Please wear comfortable, form-fitting attire that allows full range of motion.
Footwear: Ballet slippers or dance socks work best.
Bring: Please bring water!
Take your ballet practice to the next level with Open-Levels Ballet, a thoughtfully structured class for adult dancers who already have some experience with ballet fundamentals. Ballet is the foundation of nearly every dance style, enhancing posture, flexibility, balance, musicality, and overall body awareness. It also cultivates discipline, confidence, and the precision needed to excel across multiple movement forms.
Whether you’re returning to your training after a break or seeking consistent weekly technique practice, this class provides supportive instruction, individualized guidance, and structured challenges designed to help you grow as a dancer. Students who have taken Absolute Beginner Ballet regularly and are ready for a challenge are welcome to try Open Levels!
Classes are led by rotating instructors, offering a range of teaching styles and artistic perspectives while reinforcing technical foundations and providing a consistent challenge. See HDC’s class calendar on WellnessLiving to find out who’s teaching this week!
Refine your technique, build strength, and deepen your artistry
Currently offered: Thursdays, 5:30pm to 6:45pm with Maddie, Julian, Heidi, and Tara
Take your ballet practice to the next level with Open-Levels Ballet, a thoughtfully structured class for adult dancers who already have some experience with ballet fundamentals. Ballet is the foundation of nearly every dance style, enhancing posture, flexibility, balance, musicality, and overall body awareness. It also cultivates discipline, confidence, and the precision needed to excel across multiple movement forms.
Whether you’re returning to your training after a break or seeking consistent weekly technique practice, this class provides supportive instruction, individualized guidance, and structured challenges designed to help you grow as a dancer. Students who have taken Absolute Beginner Ballet regularly and are ready for a challenge are welcome to try Open Levels!
Classes are led by rotating instructors, offering a range of teaching styles and artistic perspectives while reinforcing technical foundations and providing a consistent challenge. See HDC’s class calendar on WellnessLiving to find out who’s teaching this week!
-
Structured, classical ballet class following traditional class progression, including time at the barre and in the center
Personalized feedback and modifications when needed
A welcoming, adult-friendly environment focused on growth
Opportunities to challenge yourself while maintaining safe technique
Encouragement to explore artistry alongside technical skill
-
Open-Levels Ballet follows a traditional ballet format that strengthens fundamentals and expands technical skill:
Barre Work: Warm up muscles, activate alignment, and reinforce essential technique
Center Work: Practice adagio, across-the-floor progressions, turns, and jumps
Technical Precision: Build clean, strong movements while refining posture, balance, and turnout
Musicality & Artistry: Deepen expression through rhythm, phrasing, and movement quality
Advanced Fundamentals: Work with established ballet vocabulary and combinations at a measured, challenging pace
This class emphasizes precision, grace, and integrity, helping dancers move confidently both in ballet and across other dance styles.
-
Open-Levels Ballet is ideal for:
Adult dancers with prior ballet experience (intermediate or advanced experience recommended)
Those returning to their training after a break
Dancers seeking extra weekly technique practice
Dancers who want to refine alignment, posture, and strength
Students comfortable with basic barre and center steps, including turns and jumps
New to ballet? Start with Absolute Beginner Ballet to build the foundation you need before joining this class.
-
Teenagers younger than 18 may participate at the discretion of the instructor; please contact info@hburgdancecoop.org for specific requests.
-
Structured and adaptable: Challenge yourself while receiving personalized guidance
Build confidence: Enhance knowledge of ballet technique so you can feel ready for any ballet class
Strengthen your foundation: Gain skills that transfer to other dance styles
Consistent practice: Improve alignment, strength, balance, and musicality through regularly working on technique
-
Attire: Please wear comfortable, form-fitting attire that allows full range of motion.
Footwear: Ballet slippers or dance socks work best.
Bring: Please bring water!