With a focus on the elements of design and color theory through projects, students develop age appropriate skills in art. The importance of viewing mistakes as a vehicle for enhancing creativity is discovered through the means of developing and using critical thinking skills to solve problems in the art-making process. There is a focus on the utilization of the design elements and color in the creative process, with an emphasis on more in-depth exploration of media and technique. Students learn to proactive problem solvers through careful preliminary planning and critical analysis in various stages of the art-making process. During the barre work, proper placement and posture are stressed, while the student works on rotation, extension, lengthening of muscles, and development of feet.
Barre work consists of plies, tendus, glisses, rond de jambes, frappes and grand battements.
During the center work, there is a balance of adage, pirouettes and jumping combinations. Proper port de bras is constantly being stressed. The music is chosen to prepare the students for the next level. It introduces students to Latin as a foreign language. Single period daily.