Colorado Ballet Academy students in Levels 1 through our Pre-Professional Division have the extraordinary opportunity to participate in the annual full-length classical ballet production at the magnificent Ellie Caulkins Opera House in downtown Denver in May. Each class is featured in age appropriate original and adapted choreography in ballets such as Swan Lake, Coppelia and Giselle. The experience of being a part of a large-scale production gives students countless lifelong skills, an ultimate sense of accomplishment and comradery along with the thrill of telling a story through dance.
ALL ACADEMY CLASSES BEGIN AUGUST 26,
2024
Fall Semester: August 26, 2024 – December 14, 2024
No Classes: September 2-3, 2024, September 25-28, 2024, November 25-30, 2024
Spring Semester: January 13, 2025 – May 10, 2025
No Classes: January 20-21, 2025, February 26-March 1, 2025, March 24-29, 2025
Have questions or need help with registration? Contact Colorado Ballet Academy at academy@coloradoballet.org
Ages 12+ by placement
Fall Semester: August 26, 2024 – December 14, 2024
No Classes: September 2-3, 2024, September 25-28, 2024, November
25-30, 2024
Spring Semester: January 13, 2025 – May 10, 2025
No Classes: January 20-21, 2025, February 19-22, 2025, March 24-29, 2025
Training intensifies as students mature and gain more knowledge of classical ballet vocabulary. Classes focus on strengthening placement for pointe and male’s work, developing articulation of port de bras and transition steps, pirouettes, clarity of Allegro, musicality and maturing artistry. Performance is emphasized at this level and opportunities increase to include Fall Feature and First Fridays in our Black Box Theater. During this progression, students become aware of the long-term goals inherent to classical ballet training. Each student’s natural abilities are fostered, and students are encouraged to pursue their passion for dance.
Male specialized training becomes more advanced as they continue to refine the fundamentals of ballet, emphasize clarity in positions, develop core and back strength and essential foundations for male’s virtuosic technique.
In addition to Ballet, Stretch and Condition, Pointe and Male Technique classes, Level 5 students’ curriculum includes Character and Contemporary.
Character dance is the stylized representation of a traditional folk or national dance, mostly from European countries, and uses movements and music adapted for the theater. Examples of Character Dance are found in full length classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty. Level 5 Character will strengthen the fundamentals of this style with emphasis on positions, dynamic movement, and musicality.
Contemporary dance seeks to explore the limitless possibilities of the human body in motion, emphasizing fluidity, spontaneity, and individual expression. This form of dance celebrates the uniqueness of each dancer, encouraging them to embrace their own artistic voice and explore their personal narratives. At its core, contemporary dance often focuses on the connection between movement and emotion, aiming to evoke a wide range of feelings and experiences in both the performer and the audience.
Students in this level are eligible to participate in Colorado Ballet Academy’s Youth America Grand Prix and Denver Ballet Guild
programs.
Details
Ages 12+ by October 1
Registration Fee: $50
Black Box Production Fee: $65
Ellie Caulkins Opera House Production Fee: $295
Tuition: $3,645/year
4:45pm-6:30pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
6:00pm-7:00pm
Stretch/Conditioning with Carlos Molina
7:00pm-8:00pm
Pointe with Allie Wilson
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
4:30pm-5:30pm
Character/Contemporary with Erika Sandre / Rober Sher-Machherndl
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
7:30pm-8:30pm
Pointe with Bernadette Torres
9:30am-11:00am
Technique with Erica Cornejo
11:00am-11:45am
Pointe with Erica Cornejo
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
4:45pm-6:00pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
6:00pm-6:30pm
Stretch/Conditioning with Carlos Molina
6:30pm-7:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Carlos Molina
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
4:30pm-5:30pm
Character/Contemporary with Erika Sandre / Rober Sher-Machherndl
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Carlos Molina
7:30pm-8:30pm
Advanced Male Conditioning with Carlos Molina
9:30am-11:00am
Technique with Erica Cornejo
11:30am-12:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Roberto Munoz
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Last day of the month: Student choice of leotard and a short ballet skirt.
Male Students
Saturday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black,
grey or white tights with appropriate shoes.
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's “Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s “Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Level 5 students are given the option to add additional classes to their curriculum
training.
These classes will help strengthen their skills and round out their movement vocabulary.
Extra Ballet is an opportunity for serious students to supplement their training with an additional technique/variations class. Students will work to advance their skills of learning combinations quickly and apply corrections as they dance in an abbreviated, one-hour technique class. After this invigorating warm up, students will learn variations from the classical repertoire, focusing on the strength, stamina and artistry required for solo pieces.
Tuition: $645/year
4:30pm-6:30pm
Extra Ballet & Variations with Roberto Munoz
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Last day of the month: Student choice of leotard and a short ballet skirt.
Male Students
Saturday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black,
grey or white tights with appropriate shoes.
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Ages 13+ by placement
Fall Semester: August 26, 2024 – December 14, 2024
No Classes: September 2-3, 2024, September
25-28, 2024, November 25-30, 2024
Spring Semester: January 13, 2025 – May 10, 2025
No Classes: January 20-21, 2025, February 19-22,
2025, March 24-29, 2025
Level 6 training becomes more rigorous as the complexity of combinations increases. Students focus on fluidity of transitions, clarity of movement, sustained Adagio, advanced repertoire of turns and moving combinations, complex Allegro and stamina for Petite and Grand Allegro. In addition to Ballet, Conditioning, Pointe and Male Technique classes, Level 6 curriculum includes Variations, Character and Contemporary.
Character dance is the stylized representation of a traditional folk or national dance, mostly from European countries, and uses movements and music adapted for the theater. Examples of Character Dance are found in full length classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty. Level 6 Character will strengthen the fundamentals of this style with emphasis on positions, dynamic movement, and musicality.
Contemporary dance seeks to explore the limitless possibilities of the human body in motion, emphasizing fluidity, spontaneity, and individual expression. This form of dance celebrates the uniqueness of each dancer, encouraging them to embrace their own artistic voice and explore their personal narratives. At its core, contemporary dance often focuses on the connection between movement and emotion, aiming to evoke a wide range of feelings and experiences in both the performer and the audience.
Students in this level are eligible to participate in Colorado Ballet Academy’s Youth America Grand Prix and Denver Ballet Guild programs.
Details
Ages 13+ by October 1
Registration Fee: $50
Black Box Production Fee: $65
Ellie Caulkins Opera House Production Fee: $295
Tuition: $4,095/year
4:30pm-6:00pm
Technique with Allie Wilson
6:00pm-7:00pm
Pointe/Variations with Allie Wilson
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Mayo Sugano
7:30pm-8:30pm
Pointe with Mayo Sugano
4:30pm-6:00pm
Technique en Pointe with Roberto Muñoz
4:30pm-5:30pm
Character/Contemporary with Erika Sandre / Robert Sher-Machherndl
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Roberto Muñoz
10:00am-11:30am
Technique with Roberto Muñoz
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
4:30pm-6:30pm
Technique with Alexandra Wilson
6:30pm-7:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Carlos Molina
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Mayo Sugano
7:30pm-8:00pm
Pointe Barre with Mayo Sugano
4:30pm-6:00pm
Technique with Roberto Muñoz
6:00pm-6:30pm
Advanced Male Technique with Roberto Muñoz
4:30pm-5:30pm
Character/Contemporary with Erika Sandre / Robert Sher-Machherndl
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Roberto Muñoz
7:30pm-8:00pm
Advanced Male Conditioning with Carlos Molina
10:00am-11:30am
Technique with Roberto Muñoz
11:30am-12:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Roberto Muñoz
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Lagoon leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s “Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's “Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Students in Level 6 are given the option to add additional classes to their curriculum training to broaden their skills, strengthen their core, increase flexibility, and round out their movement vocabulary. Students may choose from: Extra Ballet/Variations, and Jazz, and Pas de Deux.
Extra Ballet is an opportunity for serious students to supplement their training with an additional technique/variations class. Students will work to advance their skills of learning combinations quickly and apply corrections as they dance in an abbreviated, one-hour technique class. After this invigorating warm up, students will learn variations from the classical repertoire, focusing on the strength, stamina and artistry required for solo pieces.
Tuition: $645/year
4:30pm-6:30pm
Extra Ballet & Variations with Roberto Muñoz
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Lagoon leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Levels 6, 7 and PP1 Jazz will give students an opportunity to push themselves technically while further developing their performance range and individual artistic voice. The warm-up and progressions will use classic jazz technique to develop students' musicality, athleticism, alignment, and performance. Students will use this technical base to explore a variety of jazz styles, including classical, musical theater, jazz funk and lyrical/contemporary. All Jazz classes culminate with a showcase performance in May.
This class will explore a lot of floor work and knee pads are highly encouraged to prevent injury.
Tuition: $495/year
Performance Fee: $55
4:30pm-5:30pm
Jazz/Contemporary L6/7/PPD1 with David Smithey
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Lagoon leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Levels 6 and 7 have the unique opportunity to participate in pas de deux class, an essential skill for aspiring dancers. Students will study the foundations of traditional classical ballet pas de deux including adagio, pirouettes, simple lifts, balances, and transitional steps in tandem.
Tuition: $695/year
6:30pm-7:30pm
Pas de Deux with Carlos Molina
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Lagoon leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Ages 14+ by placement
Fall Semester: August 26, 2024 – December 14, 2024
No Classes: September 2-3, 2024, September 25-28,
2024, November 25-30, 2024
Spring Semester: January 13, 2025 – May 10, 2025
No Classes: January 20-21, 2025, February
19-22, 2025, March 24-29, 2025
Level 7 is the highest level in the after-school Academy. Students experience professional caliber classes and are encouraged to demonstrate the work ethic needed to embark on a professional career or reputable college dance program. Emphasis is placed on refining technique, the exploration of artistic individuality and freedom of movement while adding the study of classical repertoire and performance opportunities. Students in Ballet Level 7 will be given guidance and support as they prepare for a professional dance career or entry into collegiate programs.
In addition to Ballet, Level 7 students are required to take Pointe, Variations, conditioning, one semester of Character and one semester of Contemporary Dance.
Character dance is the stylized representation of a traditional folk or national dance, mostly from European countries, and uses movements and music adapted for the theater. Examples of Character Dance are found in full length classical ballets such as Swan Lake, Coppelia, and Sleeping Beauty. Level 6 Character will strengthen the fundamentals of this style with emphasis on positions, dynamic movement, and musicality.
Contemporary dance seeks to explore the limitless possibilities of the human body in motion, emphasizing fluidity, spontaneity, and individual expression. This form of dance celebrates the uniqueness of each dancer, encouraging them to embrace their own artistic voice and explore their personal narratives. At its core, contemporary dance often focuses on the connection between movement and emotion, aiming to evoke a wide range of feelings and experiences in both the performer and the audience.
Students in this level are eligible to participate in Colorado Ballet Academy’s Youth America Grand Prix and Denver Ballet Guild programs.
Details
Ages 14+ by October 1
Registration Fee: $50
Black Box Production Fee: $65
Ellie Caulkins Opera House Production Fee: $295
Tuition: $4,345/year
4:30pm-6:15pm
Technique/Conditioning with Roberto Muñoz
6:15pm -7:30pm
Pointe/Variations with Roberto Muñoz
5:45pm-7:15pm
Technique with Whitney Popp
7:15pm -8:30pm
Pointe/Variations with Whitney Popp
4:30pm-6:15pm
Technique en Pointe with Whitney Popp
4:30pm-5:30pm
Contemporary/Character with Robert Sher-Machherndl / Erika Sandre
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Bernadette Torres
10:00am-11:30am
Technique with Erica Fischbach
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
4:30pm-6:15pm
Technique/Conditioning with Roberto Muñoz
6:30pm-7:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Carlos Molina
5:45pm-7:15pm
Technique with Whitney Popp
7:15pm-8:30pm
Pointe/Variations with Whitney Popp
4:30pm-6:00pm
Technique en Pointe with Whitney Popp
6:00pm-6:30pm
Advanced Male Technique with Roberto Muñoz
4:30pm-5:30pm
Character/Contemporary with Erika Sandre / Robert Sher-Machherndl
6:00pm-7:30pm
Technique with Bernadette Torres
7:30pm-8:00pm
Advanced Male Conditioning with Carlos Molina
10:00am-11:30am
Technique with Erica Fischbach
11:30am-12:00pm
Advanced Male Technique with Roberto Muñoz
12:00pm-2:00pm
Production with Erica Fischbach
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Sangria leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s “Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's “Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Students in Level 7 are given the option to add additional classes to their curriculum training to broaden their skills, strengthen their core, increase flexibility, and round out their movement vocabulary. Students may choose from Extra Ballet/Variations, Jazz and Pas de Deux.
Extra Ballet is an opportunity for serious students to supplement their training with an additional technique/variations class. Students will work to advance their skills of learning combinations quickly and apply corrections as they dance in an abbreviated, one-hour technique class. After this invigorating warm up, students will learn variations from the classical repertoire, focusing on the strength, stamina and artistry required for solo pieces.
Tuition: $645/year
4:30pm-6:30pm
Extra Ballet & Variations with Roberto Muñoz
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Sangria leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Levels 6, 7 and PP1 Jazz will give students an opportunity to push themselves technically while further developing their performance range and individual artistic voice. The warm-up and progressions will use classic jazz technique to develop students' musicality, athleticism, alignment, and performance. Students will use this technical base to explore a variety of jazz styles, including classical, musical theater, jazz funk and lyrical/contemporary. All Jazz classes culminate with a showcase performance in May.
This class will explore a lot of floor work and knee pads are highly encouraged to prevent injury.
Tuition: $495/year
Performance Fee: $55
4:30pm-5:30pm
Jazz/Contemporary L6/7/PPD1 with David Smithey
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Sangria leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Levels 6 and 7 have the unique opportunity to participate in pas de deux class, an essential skill for aspiring dancers. Students will study the foundations of traditional classical ballet pas de deux including adagio, pirouettes, simple lifts, balances, and transitional steps in tandem.
Tuition: $695/year
6:30pm-7:30pm
Pas de Deux with Carlos Molina
Female & Male Students
Follow this link to purchase uniform items: CBA Dress
Code
Follow this link to purchase tights and shoes: Só Dança CBA
Portal
Character shoes and jazz shoes available via the link
above.
Female Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black leotard
Tuesday, Thursday: Sangria leotard
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of leotard and short ballet skirt.
Skirt: Black Bullet Pointe style or chiffon wrap skirt may be worn during pointe/variations classes and rehearsals
Male Students
Monday, Saturday classes and production rehearsals: Black shirt and tights
Black tights: Wear Moi, Men’s
“Solo” Footed Tights in Black
Tuesday, Thursday: White shirt and grey tights
Grey tights: Wear Moi, Men's
“Solo” Footed Tights in Grey
Wednesday Technique Class: Student choice of colored fitted shirt and solid black, grey or white tights with appropriate
shoes.
Dance Belt: All tights must be worn with a tan or nude colored dance belt.
Photos by Andrew Fassbender