Intermediate Advanced & Pre-Professional Ballet VIRTUAL

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Presented by
CTAC Petoskey, CTAC School of Ballet
Begins
Ends
Time
Monday-Saturday. Please see full schedule below.
Age Range

-

Grade Range
5th grade - 12th grade
Member tuition
$900.00
Non-member tuition

$920.00 (become a member)

Additional Fees
Students register for 5 or 11 classes/week. Tuition below.
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Description

Intermediate Advanced and Pre-Professional students may register to take up to 5 or all 11 classes per week.  

Tuition:
5 classes per week: $450 members / $470 non-members
REGISTER for 5 Classes per Week

11 classes per week: $900 members / $920 non-members
REGISTER for 11 Classes per Week

Virtual Spring Session: April 6-June 19, 2021

Weekly Class Schedule:

Monday

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet Ms. Heather 5:30-7:00

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Contemporary Miss Esmae 7:15-8:30

 Tuesday 

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet Ms. Heather 5:30-7:00

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Contemporary Haley 7:15-8:30

 Wednesday

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Contemporary Ellie 4:00-5:15

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet Ellie 5:30-7:00

 Thursday

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet Miss Hannah 5:30-7:00

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Contemporary Haley 7:15-8:30

Friday

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet & Conditioning/Pointe Miss Esmae 4:00-5:30

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Contemporary Bri 5:45-7:00

 Saturday 

Int/Adv & Pre-pro Ballet Emily 11:00-12:30

Instruction will be provided by: Heather Raue and Hannah Bianchi, Esmae Gold, Ellie Esford, Emily McGeehan, Haley Van Patten, and Bri Wilson.
Please note: This is an online class that will be taught via Zoom. Following registration, you will receive an email with Zoom meeting information. 

SUPPLIES & MATERIALS
Supplies provided
No
Art Area
Ballet
Instructor(s)

Heather Raue

Artistic Director – Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet
CTAC Petoskey
heather@crookedtree.org
(231) 881-8107

Heather founded Crooked Tree Arts Center School of Ballet in 2003 and presently directs the program, as well as instructs the upper level ballet classes of CTAC School of Ballet.

Heather has dedicated her entire life to dance. Since she was three years old, she was determined to become a ballet teacher and choreographer. Her dancing took her to The Dallas Metropolitan Ballet, Booker T. Washington HSPVA, City Ballet of Houston, Houston Ballet, Dallas Black Dance Theatre, Boston Ballet, Hartford Ballet, and Texas Christian University.

In 2010, she received the Dance Teacher Award in New York City, presented by Dance Magazine.

Heather’s choreography has received multiple commissioned collaborations with the Great Lakes Chamber Orchestra (2011, 2012, 2019) and was selected to be performed at Midwest RADFest 2020.

Her students have attended the finest summer and year-round programs in the country. Examples include: The Ailey School, American Ballet Theatre, Bolshoi Ballet Academy, Boston Ballet School, Chautauqua School of Dance, Exploring Ballet with Suzanne Farrell, Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet, Houston Ballet Academy, Hubbard Street Dance, Juilliard, Kaatsbaan – Extreme Ballet, Kennedy Center Ballet Master Class Series, Kirov Academy of Ballet, Miami City Ballet School, North Carolina School of the Arts, Northwest Professional Dance Project, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Pennsylvania Ballet, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, San Francisco Ballet School, San Francisco Conservatory of Dance, School of American Ballet, Suzanne Farrell’s Cedar Island Program.

Many students who have graduated from CTAC School of Ballet have pursued dance in the university/conservatory setting, become professional dancers, choreographers, dance educators, and production and light designers. Examples include: Boston Ballet Trainee Program, Carolina Ballet contract, Charlotte Ballet contract, Deeply Rooted Dance Theater contract, Dominican University, LINES Training Program, Mercyhurst University, Miami City Ballet contract, New York University, Oregon Ballet Theater contract, SUNY Purchase, Texas Christian University, University of Illinois, University of Michigan.

Heather has directed and co-choreographed over 40 full-length performances. Most notably: Alice In Wonderland, Peter Pan & Wendy, The Wizard of Oz, The Trumpet of the Swan, Cipollino, Cinderella, Fantasia Reimagined, Le Petit Prince, Sleeping Beauty, FLOW, Nutcracker (2013-2019).

In just under two decades, after successfully immersed in the dance world, some of the CTAC School of Ballet alumni have moved back to Northern Michigan and are on the CTAC School of Ballet staff, passionately perpetuating the next generations of dancers.

Cancellation & Class Policies

Cancellation Policy for Petoskey Classes (In-Person)

Student Withdrawal
Requests for cancellation by the student at least seven (7) days prior to the first day of class will be honored (minus a $20 processing fee).  NO REFUNDS will be given for a student cancellation made less than seven (7) days in advance of the first day of the class.

Class Cancellations (Weather)
When Public Schools of Petoskey are closed due to inclement weather, CTAC-Petoskey classes are canceled. We will do our best to provide a make-up opportunity for the missed class. Refunds will not be given if the student is unable to attend the rescheduled session of class. Workshops and one-time classes will be handled on a per-class basis. School of Ballet students are asked to make up the missed class in an alternate session approved by their instructor.

Student Absence
We are unable to offer refunds or make-up sessions for classes missed due to student absence.

Minimum Enrollment
Crooked Tree Arts Center reserves the right to cancel any class that does not meet its minimum student enrollment prior to the first class session. If a class is cancelled by CTAC for lack of enrollment, CTAC will offer a full refund to the student in the manner in which tuition was paid. (Cash payments will be refunded by check.)

School of Ballet Class Policies

 

  • If Petoskey Schools are closed due to snow, there will be no classes.
  • If a student is out due to Covid-19, they may still participate in class via Zoom. Please contact the Assistant to the Artistic Director for a Zoom link.
  • If a student misses class, they may make it up any time during the current session by taking an additional class offered at their level during the week.
  • If a student has an injury, they are encouraged to watch class and take notes.
  • Dancers must arrive to class on time prepared and ready to dance.
  • There is absolutely NO talking during class, unless it is a question or comment to the instructor.
  • No gum or food may be brought into the studio for ANY reason.
  • Students must follow the School of Ballet dress code.*
  • More serious students are encouraged to attend more than one class per week, as regular study ensures more rapid progress.
  • Upper Level dance classes are by audition/invitation only. Upper Level Ballet students are required to attend at least 5 classes per week.

 

*School of Ballet Dress Code

Attire for Ballet

  • Ladies
    Solid colored leotard, full-footed pink tights, and pink leather or canvas ballet slippers. Ballet skirts are optional. Long hair must be in a secure, slicked-back bun. Short hair must be pulled back, out of the face.
  • Gentlemen
  • White tee or tank, black tights or shorts, dance belt or dance briefs underneath tights, and white or black ballet slippers. Long hair must be pulled into a ponytail. 
  • Pointe Shoes
    Students must receive permission from the Artistic Director in order to wear or be fitted for pointe shoes.
     

Attire for Dance Fusion

  • Form-fitting top, athletic bottoms such as leggings, joggers or athletic shorts and bare feet. Hair secured out of the face.

 

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