For teachers of rec ballet, Levels 1–3

Used by 1,800+ ballet teachers · 4.8/5 from 260+ reviews

You know ballet. Nobody wrote you the year.

Thirty-six weeks for ages 6 to 10, Levels 1 to 3, written in twelve blocks — every block prints what it builds on, and it’s yours to adapt.

Ballet: The Studio Year — the year map and the three block volumes standing together
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This is for you if

  • They handed you the ballet program. Nobody handed you the order, so tomorrow gets built tonight.
  • Forty-five minutes a week, three levels in one room, and someone is always bored or lost.
  • You bought a curriculum and dropped it by month four: a new theme is not progress.

It’s not for you if

  • Your studio already writes your year.
  • You teach pointe or pre-professional levels.
  • You teach jazz, contemporary or musical theatre.
  • You want video.

The whole ballet year, in order

Ballet: The Studio Year is thirty-six weeks in twelve blocks of three weeks, ages 6 to 10, Levels 1 to 3 — twelve full classes and twenty-four variations, one class a week.

  • Start Here & The Year Map
  • The Year, Blocks 1 to 4
  • The Year, Blocks 5 to 8
  • The Year, Blocks 9 to 12
  • Every block prints BUILDS ON, THIS BLOCK, CARRIES TO, READY WHEN
  • The full class written: barre, centre, across the floor, révérence — counts and cues
  • A newer and a stronger note on every exercise — one class, two levels
  • Forty-five minutes, with a sixty- and a thirty-minute version
  • A slot for your own combination, every class
  • The year map: one page, twelve blocks, every arrow

What changes when the year is written

  • Open Block 7. It’s there.

    Swap in your combination and go to bed.

  • Every block says what it owes

    BUILDS ON names the blocks it uses. Printed.

  • Six weeks with one skill

    Each objective lives in two blocks: introduce, consolidate.

  • Forty-five minutes, three levels

    A newer and a stronger note, every exercise.

  • Your recital or concert comes from the year

    Block 12 builds the piece from Blocks 8 to 11.

  • Name what she can already hold

    READY WHEN is printed on every block.

Not a pile. Not a monthly fee.

Every step is on YouTube. The order isn’t.

The Studio Year compared with loose plans, monthly memberships and free blogs
  The Studio Year Loose plans Monthly memberships Free blogs
Says what it builds on All twelve, printed No Inside an app No
The whole year, not pieces Thirty-six weeks No While you pay No
Recital or concert in the arc Block 12 No Varies No
See a full block first Yes, no email Rarely Signup Yes
How you pay Once, yours Once Every month Free

Read a full block before you pay

Real pages from the PDF. No email, no signup.

The year map page: all twelve blocks with the arrows between them, on one page
The year map: twelve blocks and every arrow, on one page.

Block 7 · weeks 19–21 · nine pages

  • Block 7, page 1: the block opening with what it builds on, what it adds, what it carries forward and what she should be able to hold
    1 / 9
  • Block 7, page 2: week 19, the full class with counts and cues
    2 / 9
  • Block 7, page 3: week 19 continued, barre and centre
    3 / 9
  • Block 7, page 4: week 19 continued, across the floor and révérence
    4 / 9
  • Block 7, page 5: week 20, the same ten exercises with the four changes in bold
    5 / 9
  • Block 7, page 6: week 20 continued
    6 / 9
  • Block 7, page 7: week 21, the two focus exercises without spoken counts
    7 / 9
  • Block 7, page 8: week 21 with the short three-item check
    8 / 9
  • Block 7, page 9: the common error of the block and how to say the correction
    9 / 9

Block 7, all three weeks: what it builds on, counts, cues and the level notes.

Nine contiguous pages, exactly as you download them.

Everything you get today

  • Ballet: The Studio Yearthirty-six weeks, twelve blocks
    $86.00
  • Bonus 1Ready For Itwhat to ask of each level, and what not yet
    $17.00
  • Bonus 2First Steps: Pre-Ballet Starterstwelve starters, ages 3 to 5
    $12.00
  • Bonus 3The Recital Blockfive rehearsal plans, the day list
    $13.00
  • Bonus 4Corrections That Stickthirty-six faults, three ways each
    $13.00
  • Bonus 5Level Checklistsnine checklists, twenty-seven notes
    $10.00
  • Bonus 6Counts & Music Criteriameter, tempo, phrase
    $9.00
  • Bonus 7Sub-Ready Emergency Classestwelve classes, zero prep
    $10.00
  • Total value
    $170.00

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Seven bonuses, included free

  • Ready For It cover

    Bonus 1Included$17.00

    Ready For It

    What to ask of each level, and what not yet — in technical steps.

  • First Steps: Pre-Ballet Starters cover

    Bonus 2Included$12.00

    First Steps: Pre-Ballet Starters

    Twelve thirty-minute starters for ages 3 to 5 — and what not to ask yet.

  • The Recital Block cover

    Bonus 3Included$13.00

    The Recital Block

    Your recital or end-of-year concert: five rehearsal plans, three formations, twenty day-of items.

  • Corrections That Stick cover

    Bonus 4Included$13.00

    Corrections That Stick

    Thirty-six common faults, each with three ways to say or show it.

  • Level Checklists cover

    Bonus 5Included$10.00

    Level Checklists

    What each Level should own after Blocks 4, 8 and 12, plus progress notes.

  • Counts and Music Criteria cover

    Bonus 6Included$9.00

    Counts & Music Criteria

    Meter, tempo and phrase for twenty-two exercise types. Criteria, not audio.

  • Sub-Ready Emergency Classes cover

    Bonus 7Included$10.00

    Sub-Ready Emergency Classes

    For the 7 a.m. call to cover a class: twelve self-contained classes, any Level, zero prep.

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What ballet teachers say

4.8/5 from 260+ reviews

  • ★★★★★

    I was handed the ballet program with no idea what order anything went in. Block 1 told me.

    Megan R., ballet teacher in Bloomington, Indiana Megan R.2nd year teaching · Bloomington, IN

  • ★★★★★

    I already knew every step in here. What I didn’t have was the order. My Level 2 group held a clean passé by Block 10.

    Priya N., ballet teacher in Leeds, UK Priya N.9 years teaching · Leeds, UK

  • ★★★★★

    Forty-five minutes, eleven dancers, three levels in one room. The newer/stronger note is why my class works.

    Hannah B., ballet teacher in Kamloops, British Columbia Hannah B.Kamloops, BC

  • ★★★★★

    Our end-of-year concert used to eat two months of technique. This year the piece came out of Blocks 8 to 11.

    Georgia W., ballet teacher in Adelaide, South Australia Georgia W.Adelaide, SA

  • ★★★★☆

    Four stars, only because I wish the pre-ballet part were longer. The 6–10 year is exactly what I needed.

    Elena V., ballet teacher in Chandler, Arizona Elena V.12 years teaching · Chandler, AZ
Erin M., recreational ballet teacher, in an empty studio

Written by a studio teacher

I’m Erin. I danced through my teens on a conservatory track, then taught Levels 1 to 3 at recreational studios for fourteen years. Nobody ever trained me to teach.

I wrote the first version of this year for the teacher who took over my Tuesday classes. She didn’t need more combinations. She needed to know what Block 7 builds on.

Erin M. · recreational ballet teacher

How it arrives

  • Format

    PDF. Print it, or read it on your phone at the barre. No login, no app.

  • What you get

    Eleven files: the year map, three block volumes, and seven bonuses.

  • Progress notes

    The progress notes and group sheets are printed and filled in by hand.

  • Delivery

    Your download link shows right after checkout and in your confirmation email.

  • Yours to keep

    Nothing to install, nothing to cancel. One payment, yours to keep.

  • Didn’t get the email?

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Questions ballet teachers ask

I bought a curriculum once and dropped it by month four.

Block 6 doesn’t work unless Block 3 happened. Each objective lives in two blocks, so month four isn’t month one.

Can I see a page before I buy?

Yes. The year map and all nine pages of Block 7 are on this page. No email.

I already know ballet.

You do. What you don’t have is the year written down, in order, with what each block builds on printed on it.

Will it clash with what my studio already does?

No. This is the year of classes, not a method. It works alongside whatever your studio already follows.

My class is forty-five minutes with mixed levels.

That’s the class it’s written for. Every exercise has a newer and a stronger note, and every block has a thirty-minute cut.

What ages and levels is it written for?

Ages 6 to 10, Levels 1 to 3. Not pointe, not pre-pointe, not a pre-professional track. Pre-ballet 3 to 5 comes as a bonus.

Are there videos?

No. Counts and cues are written the way you’d say them out loud, to read standing at the barre.

Is it a subscription?

No. One payment, yours to keep. Nothing expires and there is nothing to cancel.

My group is already partway through the year.

Start Here has a three-step check and three entry points: Blocks 1 to 4, 5 to 8, or 9 to 12.

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