"Dance is your pulse, your heartbeat, your breathing. It's the rhythm of your life. It's the expression in time and movement, in happiness, joy, sadness and envy." ~Jaques D'ambroise

Nutcracker Information

Welcome to the RDA Ballet Department

Ballet is fundamental to all forms of dance.  Rowlett Dance Academy takes special pride in our ballet department to make our dancers the best they can be.  Our classes are designed to help in growth and technique as a student progresses from Ballet 1 to our Senior Ballet class. After a student has progressed thru Ballet 4, we then recommend that they start attending our twice a week classes. They will then start at the “Signature” level and work their way up to Senior Ballet. Often students will take Signatures for two years in a row before they are ready to begin pointe work.

Students are placed in intermediate and advanced level classes as they meet certain criteria such as age; foot and ankle strength; proper technique and posture.  All students develop at their own individual rate & it is possible to stay in the same class for more than one year and still progress.  We will not advance a student in a class before she or he is physically capable of that level work. 

The decision to start pointe work is made only after a strong evaluation of the student has been made by a Rowlett Dance Academy ballet teacher and complete information about pointe work has been given to the parent.

The ballet department has 2 performances throughout the year - Nutcracker and Recital Ballet Production.

Our Nutcracker performance is performed in December and includes all of our ballet classes and has opportunities for solo roles available by audition.

Our year-end recital includes a ballet production that is separate from our other class routines.  The ballet production includes all ballet classes from our 6 year-olds to our senior level pointe students. We pride ourselves on our ballet productions as they not only teach our students a ballet dance, but educate them on what it is like to be a part of a “real” ballet company.

Ballet Department Rules:

Ballet I & II -- Beginner level once a week class.

Ballet III & IV  --  Advanced beginner once a week classes.

Prima Ballet  -- Beginner once a week class for 9 yr olds & up.

Signature Ballet  -- Intermediate twice a week ballet class.  Preparing for future pointe work. 

Pointe -- Beginner and Advanced pointe. Twice a week class.