About the Course
Ballet III - Pointe Prep and Pointe
Students will build their strength with barre exercises going to relevé. Center will focus on turns, moving at different tempos and both small and big jumps. Footwork, port de bras and extension are a focus with more advanced students. Students advance to this class from Ballet II by approval of the instructor and at the appropriate age.
This class is best suited for students ages 10-18 years old who have prior ballet experience. Pointe will be introduced by instructor at age and skill appropriate intervals.
Your Instructor
Mikaela Schon
Brittany Klinger is originally from Charleston, WV, and has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She formally danced for 15 years at Regina’s Studio of Dance, later turned Lee’s Studio of Dance. Hip-hop became one of her favorites, and she danced on a hip-hop battle team for 3 years called 8 Nations. She danced competitively with hip-hop, musical theater, and lyrical for 4 years. Brittany took a break from formal dance in college and received her B.S. in Psychology from Marshall University and her M.S. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Kansas. One of her goals is to marry the two and be able to provide moving through your emotions classes or workshops, as she deeply feels “movement is medicine for the soul.”