With multiple ballet classes offered a week, both online and in person, there is a class for everybody at Smuin Center for Dance. Whether you are a seasoned dancer, stepping into the studio for the first time, or returning to the barre after some time away, we have a class for you!
Adult Classes:
Ballet FUNdamentals for Adults
Just starting your ballet journey? Want a class that is slow and methodical in its approach to the fundamentals of ballet technique? Want something challenging and fun? This class is for those taking ballet class for the first time or are coming back to the vocabulary and physicality after many years. Our classes are kept small to enable the teacher to cater the class to the students present, allowing for individual attention and noticeable growth.
Beginning Ballet for Adults
Offering Beginning and Beginning/Intermediate Ballet along with a host of slower more focused Ballet based class series, Smuin Center for Dance is the perfect place to begin your relationship with ballet or revisit it after some time away. Our Beginning ballet classes are kept small to enable the teacher to cater the class to the students present, allowing for individual attention and noticeable growth.
Intermediate/Advanced Ballet
Taught by seasoned professional dancers and teachers, our Int/Adv class dives into the foundational elements of neoclassical technique with a focus on dynamic footwork, musicality, and finding individual expression through the classical vocabulary.
Open Company Class
Freelance dancer in the area? Professional dancer visiting town? This is an advanced ballet class open to the public that serves as Smuin Contemporary Ballet dancer’s daily class. Taught by guest teachers in the Bay Area, this is a fast moving class that’s guaranteed to get you warm and ready for your day.
Floor Barre
Using the Zena Rommett Floor Barre technique will help you strengthen your core, legs while enhancing flexibility and range of motion. This technique can also aid you in improving posture and alignment and injury recovery. This low-impact exercise is a great cross training regimen used by professional dancers all over the world.
Pilates Mat Class
Pilates is a great form of exercise that focuses on improved flexibility and core strength. It also promotes stress reduction and injury prevention through mindful movement and breath control.
Online Stretch & Strength
This class is designed to increase mobility and strength throughout the entire body. Class starts with a gentle warm-up and progresses to core-focused exercises that provide a low impact challenge to all of the major muscle groups. The strength work is followed by balance and gentle stretching to improve range of motion. Modifications are given to accommodate any level of fitness.
Progressive Ballet Technique
Progressive Ballet Technique (PBT) is a transformative course that leverages muscle memory to elevate your dance training. By utilizing props and other tools, we investigate the muscularity needed for classical ballet and create proper mind/body and muscle patterning leading to quicker technical development.
Various Ballet Class Series
These packages of classes allow students to build consciously on skills over the course of the session. Our series are some of our biggest sellers, with classes including Smuin Repertory workshops! Check out what is coming up HERE.
Check out what’s coming up HERE!
Children’s Classes:
Pre Ballet 1 & 2
Have a little one that won’t stop dancing around? Geared for children ages 3-6, you little dance stars will learn coordination, musicality, collaboration and independence in this fun dance class. Children will learn basic ballet positioning and terminology.
Ballet Preparatory
For children ages 6-8, Ballet Preparatory adds more beginning ballet exercises and class structure while continuing to build coordination, musicality and confidence in a fun and creative format.
Ballet 1
For children ages 7-9, Ballet 1 builds on the skills developed in Pre Ballet, and Ballet Preparatory while continuing to build on the ballet structure in a fun and exciting way!