Adult Ballet

Adult Ballet

Adult Ballet is a friendly, welcoming class for adults who are new to ballet or who have prior experience up to an intermediate level. Taught by a professional dancer with over a decade of dance teaching experience working with adults of all experience levels, this class grounds dancers in the fundamental mechanics of ballet movement and the technique to execute it with confidence and precision.

Adult Ballet includes a barre warm-up, center-floor exercises, and a short dance combination that builds on the technique principles introduced in each class meeting.

Who is Adult Ballet Designed for?

This is a great class for adults who are interested in improving their balance, coordination, and muscle development as well as for those who wish to develop their dancing skills. If you have no prior ballet experience or if you took ballet as a child, perhaps in a private studio environment, and have thought about returning to your ballet practice, this is the class for you.

Ages: 17 and up.

What Makes This Adult Ballet Class Different

What makes this ballet class different is the welcoming atmosphere that emphasizes individually-appropriate learning goals to suit students of various dance backgrounds including those who are entirely new to the form.

Rather than emphasizing perfection, Adult Ballet puts the focus on commitment to individual improvement in order to build confidence in support of technique development. We approach ballet with the curiosity and openness of researchers who are interested in understanding how movement, body positioning, and balance work within ballet as a practice.

The philosophy of this class is "serious fun": that is, we take our physicality seriously enough to respect our bodies and our commitment to improving ourselves while also emphasizing that dance can and should support a joyful and embracing relationship to movement.

Class Length, Location, & Session Calendar

This class meets weekly for one hour and fifteen minutes on Wednesdays from 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. in the dance studio on the second floor of the Robert Crown Community Center in Evanston, Illinois.

Attire & Footwear

Clothing should be comfortable, non-obstructive, and support dynamic movement in all spatial planes. Traditional ballet attire is not required. If you like tights and leotards, by all means, wear them. If you prefer looser-fitting apparel, that also works. So long as it is safe to dance, stretch, and move your body through the studio in, wear what makes you feel comfortable and ready.

Footwear: ballet slippers are strongly recommended but not required. High-tread shoes like running shoes impede movement execution and are therefore not suitable for ballet practice, but socks or other smooth-bottom, low-friction soles are acceptable if you feel safe to move and turn in.

Accessibility & Inclusivity

The City of Evanston is committed to promoting a city-wide culture of accessibility and inclusivity. To request an accomodation for a program, service, or activity, please call 847-866-2919 to make an ADA service request or fill out a request form online at evanstonil.qscend.com/311.