Academy

Training

Covenant Ballet Academy is committed to a high standard of dance training and education that is balanced with sincere concern and attention to every student’s needs. Students launched from Covenant Ballet have landed in virtually every major dance school, performing arts high school, and college dance program in New York and beyond, such as the JKO School at American Ballet Theater (ABT), Alvin Ailey School, Dance Theatre of Harlem, the School of American Ballet, Joffrey Ballet Academy at Fort Hamilton, La Guardia High School of the Performing Arts, Juilliard College, Marymount Manhattan College, SUNY Purchase College—and more!

Any and every one of our alums will gladly testify that the training they received at Covenant formed the indispensable foundation for their success.

See below for a quick look at our youth programs.

Student Programs

Covenant Ballet Academy is the proud user of the ABT® National Training Curriculum for its ballet program. The ABT curriculum combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ballet instructors are certified in the curriculum, experienced and credentialed, and work as a team to give our dancers the best training possible.

2020 CLASS SCHEDULE

ACADEMY 2019-2020 CALENDAR

AMBASSADOR REWARDS

EARLY STEPS PROGRAM

Fun, looser structured classes for the 3 to 7 year old that introduce ballet through age-appropriate and simple exercises, creative games that develop focus, coordination, stretch, musicality and strength. Levels are divided by age.

Creative Movement - 3 & 4 year olds

Primary 1 - 5 year olds

Primary 2 - 6 year olds

Primary 3 - 7 year olds

ABT PROJECT PLIE

Covenant Ballet has been a Project Plié partner school since 2014.

The Project Plié initiative is American Ballet Theatre's comprehensive initiative to increase racial and ethnic representation in ballet and diversify America’s ballet companies. Project Plié seeks to combine training and support of ballet students from communities previously underrepresented in American ballet companies with the creation of a nationwide network of partner professional ballet companies who are committed to diversity. Project Plié includes a partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce participants to ballet and identify children for future training.

On occasion, CBT instructors take their students to be examined by an ABT National Training Curriculum examiner to give their students additional experience and affirmation of their technical development.

Photo below: CBT Instructor Miss Nanako with her students and their ABT examiner Mr. Franco DeVita, after their exam at the JKO School at ABT.

STUDENT PROGRAM

The Academy offers a 10-month program for children 8 years and older, as well as a Summer program that offers training in classical ballet and modern dance. Students new to the academy who have some experience in ballet need to schedule a placement audition before enrolling. All ballet students are required to take an exam in June to assess progress and promotion. Students are divided by level of experience.

BALLET LEVELS

Garnet 1 & 2: fundamentals of the ballet technique.

Sapphire 1 & 2: building on the fundamentals; girls evaluated for pointe.

Amethyst 1 & 2: advanced beginner ballet; beginner pointe for girls.

Emerald: Intermediate ballet; pointe & variations.

Lapis/Onyx/Diamond: advanced ballet and pointe to pre-professional.

MODERN LEVELS

Modern 1/2: introduction/beginner Horton and Graham based classes.

Modern 3: building on the Horton and Graham modern styles.

Contemporary 1/2: introduction/beginner Release Technique based classes.

Contemporary 3: building on the Release Technique style along with composition work.

Modern/Jazz 1/2: a blend of modern and jazz dance for the beginner student.

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