Ages 9-10
Wednesday 4:30 & Saturday 11:30
Students learn the basic exercises, such as the 5 positions, demi-plie, stretching exercises and proper body placement, teaching students the good dance habits expected of them in ballet school. This class follows a syllabus designed by T.U.P.A.C. Artistic Director and former PNB Principal Dancer, Julie Tobiason.
Students will be placed in the appropriate class based on their skill level. Ballet A students are encouraged to take 2 classes a week.
Students are expected to perform in "The Urban Nutcracker.
2 classes per week:
Tuition per semester (Fall/Winter): $535
Monthly payments: $127 x 5 months = $635
Ages 11-13
Ballet Technique - Tuesday, Wednesday - 4:30
Pilates Conditioning for Ballet Technique - Thursday 4:30
Students should have enough years of formal ballet training to execute all of exercises required for a full ballet class. This class follows a syllabus designed by T.U.P.A.C. Artistic Director and former PNB Principal Dancer, Julie Tobiason.
Students will be placed in the appropriate class based on their skill level. Ballet B students are encouraged to take three classes per week.
Students are expected to perform in Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center's "The Urban Nutcracker."
2 classes per week:
Tuition per semester (Fall/Spring): $420
Monthly payments: $95 x 5 months = $475
3 classes per week:
Tuition per semester (Fall/Spring): $645
Monthly payments: $140 x 5 = $700
Ages 13 and up with Instructor Permission
Monday: 4:45-6:15 Ballet Technique, 6:15-7:15 Pointe
Tuesday & Wednesday: 6-7:30 Ballet Technique, 7:30-8:30 Pointe
Thursday 6-7:30 Pilates Conditioning for Ballet Technique
Friday Jazz/ Choreography 5:30-7:30
Saturday 11:30 and/or 10 AM (Contemporary)
In Academy Ballet students are immersed in Balanchine inspired Technique and Aesthetic. Academy students have taken several years of ballet This program furthers student's technique and discipline in a highly focused environment and follows a syllabus designed by T.U.P.A.C. Artistic Director and former PNB Principal Dancer, Julie Tobiason.
Students will be placed in the appropriate class, based on their skill level. Academy students typically take class 4-6 days a week.
Academy students are encouraged to perform in "The Urban Nutcracker."
5 classes per week:
Tuition per semester (Fall & Spring): $845
Monthly auto payments : $174 x 5 months = $870
Students may choose to follow the dress code for the gender with which they identify.
Gentlemen/Boys Ballet Class Attire:
Black men’s tights or black dance shorts (must be form fitting), dance belt,
white fitted tee shirt, thin white socks, white ballet shoes (canvas or leather).
Ladies/Girls Ballet Class Attire:
Tip: To Color shoes, use liquid foundation make-up, paint pens or floral spray paint (Michaels).
Not Permitted: Leotards with ruffles, bows, skirts, bedazzling, flowers or puffy sleeves.
Jewelry should be left at home. Small, stud-style earrings only are allowed,
facial jewelry must be flush with skin.
Where to Buy Apparel and Shoes:
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T.U.P.A.C. is leading the way in embracing and creating racial parity in the ballet community. All of our students wear tights and ballet slippers to match their unique skin tones; we also find that having the legs and feet match the skin on the face and arms, extends the line of the dancer.
Photo Credit: Academy Students - Jenny L. Miller Artistry
Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center
1105 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, WA 98405
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