Dancers can begin ballet at the age of 3 but with limitations as to what they can do. Ballet emphasizes proper alignment of the body focusing on turnout, center and fluid movement of the entire body at the same time. Ballet is the most regimen and focused form of dance demanding a lot of time and years to perfect. Class consists of barre warm up, center work, progressions across the floor and weekly combinations.

This is an advanced form of ballet and is what all serious ballet dancers strive to achieve and perfect. Pointe shoes or Toe shoe as they are often referred to are a blocked ballet slipper that allows the dancer to stand tall on her toes. We at XDA do not allow dancers to progress to this level until they are 12 years of age and have had several years of formal training in Ballet. Class for Pointe consists of the same kinds of warm up and center work just more advanced and with the toe shoes.