Young Dancer Program
Students in the Young Dancer Program learn musicality, coordination, classroom etiquette, and ballet vocabulary. Young Dancers perform once per semester in our Petite Nutcracker and Petite Finale.
GRAND RAPIDS BALLET SCHOOL
Young Dancer Program
2024-25 SCHOOL YEAR
First Semester- September 3, 2024 – January 17, 2025
Second Semester- January 20, 2025 – May 31, 2025
Click Here to download to 2024-25 School Year Calendar
One Free Trial Ballet Class!
Contact Grand Rapids Ballet School to schedule a complimentary trial class at 616.454.4771 ext. 117 or email.
CREATIVE DANCE
AGES 3-4
Introduces children to the joy of dance through rhythm, movement, music and fun. This class meets once a week for 45 minutes.
TUITION
Payments can either be made monthly (8 payments), by semester (2 payments), or paid in full (1 payment).
Monthly: $74/per month
Semester: $273/per semester
Full Year: $491
MONTHLY, SEMESTER, & YEAR-IN-FULL PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE. Prices are subject to change. All classes require a $20 registration fee. Grand Rapids Ballet School maintains a no-refund policy. Once the program in question has begun, tuition is non-refundable and if unused will be received as a donation. Scheduled holidays, breaks, and weather-related school closings do not alter tuition.
SCHEDULE
2024-25 Creative Dance Schedule
Dancers meet once per week.
- DAY
- Thursday
- Saturday
- TIME
- 4:15 – 5:00pm
- 9:30 – 10:15am
Enrollment is closed for the 2024-2025 School Year.
DRESS CODE
Girls
- • soft pink leotard
- • soft pink or skin tone tights
- • pink or skin tone ballet shoes
- *Tights and shoes should complement each other in either pink or skin tone as appropriate.
Boys
- • white fitted shirt
- • black leggings
- • black socks and black ballet shoes
PRE-BALLET
AGES 5-6
This class is a prelude to formal dance instruction. It introduces children to the basic steps and terminology, music, rhythm and movement, while promoting creativity and group interaction. This 45-minute class meets once a week.
TUITION
Payments can either be made monthly (8 payments), by semester (2 payments), or paid in full (1 payment).
Monthly: $74/per month
Semester: $273/per semester
Full Year: $491
MONTHLY, SEMESTER, & YEAR-IN-FULL PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE. Prices are subject to change. All classes require a $20 registration fee. Grand Rapids Ballet School maintains a no-refund policy. Once the program in question has begun, tuition is non-refundable and if unused will be received as a donation. Scheduled holidays, breaks, and weather-related school closings do not alter tuition.
SCHEDULE
2024-25 Pre-Ballet Schedule
Dancers meet once per week.
- DAY
- Thursday
- Saturday
- TIME
- 5:15 – 6:00pm
- 10:30 – 11:15am
Enrollment is closed for the 2024-2025 School Year.
DRESS CODE
Girls
- • soft pink leotard
- • soft pink or skin tone tights
- • pink or skin tone ballet shoes
- *Tights and shoes should complement each other in either pink or skin tone as appropriate.
Boys
- • white fitted shirt
- • black tights
- • black socks and ballet shoes
ELEMENTARY BALLET
AGES 6.5-7
Introduces students to the fundamentals of classical ballet training. Students focus on basic ballet technique and terminology, proper body alignment, and musicality. This 45-minute class meets twice a week.
TUITION
Payments can either be made monthly (8 payments), by semester (2 payments), or paid in full (1 payment).
Monthly: $99/per month
Semester: $368/per semester
Full Year: $662
MONTHLY, SEMESTER, & YEAR-IN-FULL PAYMENT PLANS ARE AVAILABLE. Prices are subject to change. All classes require a $20 registration fee. Grand Rapids Ballet School maintains a no-refund policy. Once the program in question has begun, tuition is non-refundable and if unused will be received as a donation. Scheduled holidays, breaks, and weather-related school closings do not alter tuition.
SCHEDULE
2024-25 Elementary Ballet Schedule
Dancers meet twice per week.
- DAY
- Thursdays
- Saturdays
- TIME
- 6:15 – 7:00pm
- 11:15am – 12:00pm
Enrollment is closed for the 2024-2025 School Year.
DRESS CODE
Girls
- • soft pink leotard
- • soft pink or skin tone tights
- • pink or skin tone ballet shoes
- *Tights and shoes should complement each other in either pink or skin to as appropriate
Boys
- • white fitted shirt
- • black leggings
- • black socks and black ballet shoes
Payment Options:
Families may select to pay for the year-in-full (receiving a 10% discount), by the semester, or monthly* (incurring a 8% processing fee).
*Monthly payment option requires payment by credit card, kept on file. Scheduled holidays, breaks and weather-related school closings do not alter monthly tuition.
Terms and Conditions:
Grand Rapids Ballet School maintains a policy of offering no refunds. Once the program in question has begun, tuition is non-refundable and if unused will be received as a donation.
All returned checks are subject to a $25 fee. Students with outstanding balances from the previous term will not be permitted to re-enroll until all accounts are made current.
All students are charged a $20 registration fee.
Please note: The School does not accept responsibility for injury or trauma incurred by any student.
Financial Aid
Each year GRBS awards scholarships to students who demonstrate financial need or artistic excellence. The financial aid fund is made possible thanks to the generous contributions of our donors including the James and Mary Nelson Scholarship Fund, and the Grand Rapids Ballet’s Geraldine Ann Coleman Zech Scholarship. Families interested in applying for financial aid should submit an application form to Grand Rapids Ballet School, click here to download the 2024-25 Financial Aid Application Form.
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