PRE-BALLET program
Ages 3–9
Class placement is based on level and determined by the Artistic Director.
PB 1 (ages 3-4)
PB 2 (ages 4-5)
PB 3 (ages 5-6)
PB 4 (ages 6-7)
PB 5 (ages 7-8)
PB 6 (ages 8-9)
*Special Boys' Class (ages 6-9)
*The Special Boys' Class provides boys with the opportunity to receive ballet training without enrollment in Bayer Ballet Academy's full school-year program.
Boys are encouraged to enroll in the full school-year program to take advantage of scholarship opportunities, performances, and the complete Bayer Ballet educational experience.
Our Approach
Our Pre-Ballet Division provides a nurturing environment where young children are introduced to the beauty of dance, music, movement, and self-expression.
Thoughtfully designed for the developmental needs of young dancers, the program fosters creativity, confidence, coordination, and musicality while cultivating discipline, perseverance, responsibility, and the ability to work collaboratively with others.
Through a carefully structured curriculum, each child is encouraged to progress at an appropriate pace. As students advance through the program, they build a strong technical and artistic foundation that prepares them for continued study in the Upper Division should they choose to pursue more advanced training.
Along the way, children develop rhythm, focus, self-awareness, attention to detail, and a lasting appreciation for the art of ballet. Beyond the studio, they gain skills and habits that support their growth not only as dancers, but as thoughtful and capable young people.
Technique & Artistry
Pre-Ballet students develop both physically and artistically through a systematic curriculum rooted in the foundational principles of the Vaganova method.
Comprised of six levels spanning ages 3–8, the program allows students to progress gradually through a thoughtful and age-appropriate approach to ballet training. As dancers advance through the curriculum, exercises increase in complexity, developing the coordination, strength, flexibility, musicality, and grace that form the foundation of classical ballet technique.
In addition to their technical studies, students are introduced to the art of performance through the Pre-Ballet Division’s annual production, Springtime Fairy Tale. This special performance provides young dancers with the opportunity to apply their classroom training on stage, develop confidence and stage presence, and experience the joy of sharing their artistry with family, friends, and the community.
Pre Ballet's theater production
Springtime Fairytale
Presented by students of Bayer Ballet Academy’s Pre-Ballet Division, this whimsical story ballet, conceived and choreographed by Artistic Director Inna Bayer and set to the music of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov, features beautiful custom-made costumes and hand-painted sets. This family-friendly fairy tale is a magical celebration of spring.
A Magician’s enchanted book brings to life a woodland fairy tale filled with sweet forest animals, blue jays, frolicking foxes, playful squirrels, joyful dancing ponies, animated toys, and other enchanting creatures. Together, these charming forest friends embark on a quest to rescue a little bunny who has been captured by the Bat Queen.
