Tideline Dance Academy
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01 Classes

Ballet technique

Barre-first classical ballet, graded by age and ability from first position to pointe-ready technique.

From
$225 to $345
Runs
45-90 min class, weekly across a 10-week term

Every ballet class opens at the barre: alignment, turnout from the hip and weight over the standing leg before anything travels across the floor. Classes are graded by age and ability rather than a single stream, so a six year old and a sixteen year old are both working at the edge of what their body can actually do, not copying choreography they are not ready for.

What is included

  • Barre and centre work every class
  • Progress noted each term, shared with parents on request
  • Pointe readiness assessed individually, never by age alone
  • Access to the optional exam stream once a teacher recommends it
Macro detail of a timber ballet barre rail bolted to a steel wall bracket, warm light raking across the wood grain
The barre rail every class starts at
Macro detail of a pink satin ballet shoe with its ribbon tied in a bow, resting on a timber floor
Pointe shoe ribbons, tied before an exam-stream class
Macro detail of an open rosin box, its chalky surface pressed with a single shoe print
The rosin box by the studio door
A graded ballet class at the barre, backlit by the studio’s steel-framed windows at sunrise
Classes

$225 to $345

increases with class length and level, from 45 minutes for junior grades to 90 minutes for the senior and pre-vocational grades

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02How it runs

Step by step, in this order

Every class: 45-90 min class, weekly across a 10-week term. You always know which part you are on.

  1. 01 Barre: alignment and turnout
  2. 02 Centre: adage and small jumps
  3. 03 Across the floor: travelling steps
  4. 04 Cool down and correction notes

03Asked often

Before you book

Not here? It might be on the FAQ page, or the uniform guide.

What age can my child start ballet?

Our youngest graded ballet class starts at six. Younger dancers begin in tiny tots, which introduces barre concepts through play before the graded classes take over.

Do I need to buy pointe shoes straight away?

No. We assess pointe readiness individually, usually from around eleven or twelve with several years of technique behind a dancer, and we will tell you well before it is time to buy a pair.

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