Ballet IV: Instructor Approval required and or an audition class for this level. Students in this class will have completed ballet level 1-3 and have had at least 4 or more years of ballet training. This class requires students to take ballet twice a week. It is more advanced then level III and will prepare students for Ballet IV and further advancement. *Prior ballet training required for this level. Must have instructors permission for this class.*

Ballet IV/Prepointe: Instructor Approval required and audition class for this level. Students need to have an extensive amount of ballet experience and have completed all prior levels including at least 2 or more years of ballet III. This class requires students to take twice a week in ballet technique, as well as. This is an advanced ballet class and many years of prior classical ballet technique is needed. This class will also focus on strength exercises preparing the students for pointe. *Prior ballet training required for this level. Must have instructors permission for this class.*

Ballet V/Pointe: Instructor approval needed for this class and or audition. This is an advanced classical ballet class which prepares students for professional studies or companies in the future. Required to have many years of training. Students must take 3-4 ballet classes a week: Ballet V, Pointe V, Ballet Pointe V, Ballet Variations IV/V. Advancement to pointe is on an individual basis when the dancer has achieved an advanced level of ballet technique, has the proper strength needed for pointe and based on instruction approval. Many years of ballet come before advancing to pointe. *Prior ballet training required for this level. Must have instructors permission for this class.*

Ballet Variations: Students in this class must be enrolled in Ballet level IV or V and take at least 2 ballet classes per week. This class will focus on learning classical ballet variations. This is an advanced ballet class and Instructor approval is needed. Ballet dancers will wear pointe shoes unless they are not on pointe yet or the instructor wants them in flat technique shoes. *Prior ballet training required for this level. Must have instructors permission for this class.*