City Adult Ballet Beginner Ballet

Welcome All, Beginner Dancers!

City Adult Ballet are delighted to welcome all adult dancers with no or little prior ballet experience to our Beginner/Open classes.

Discover how to move gracefully in fun and creative beginner ballet classes, full of great tips on correct technique, cues for proper alignment, beautiful music, and expressive movement.

The first 15 minutes of your Beginner/Open Ballet class will start with a series of simple barre exercises – focusing on correct placement and good solid technique. This is a great opportunity to work intimately with your teacher to practice transitional steps (various steps leading into another) and ask questions if you are finding something a little tricky!

Our intermediate and advanced adult dancers will join you at the barre, allowing you the opportunity to learn and follow more experienced dancers.

It’s a fun and friendly environment and as well as working at the barre, you will be working on some center work – exercises away from the barre – that will focus on fluid movement to music, with some gentle stretching throughout.

Your teacher will expertly demonstrate every exercise clearly and offer you support, encouragement, and help with technical adjustments every step of the way.

Following your Beginner/Open Ballet class, you should feel inspired, taller posturally, physically stronger, and certainly excited to put all the great tips you’ve picked up towards your next ballet class!

Your teacher is City Adult Ballet principal, Jane Casson.
Jane has been teaching ballet for over 18 years is very passionate about sharing her insights (that she has learned as a professional dancer with The Australian Ballet) along with her talented team of guest teachers with her beginner dancers and is excited to support you going forward in your dance journey.

What Some of Our Dancers Say:

“If you want to find joy in ballet as an adult, these are the classes to attend!” - Eva H

“From the first class, I was made to feel welcome and included…” - Joanne H

“City Adult Ballet offers a unique opportunity to learn to dance from passionate professional dancers who have worked all over the world. Learning to dance has been a life-changing experience for me and for that, I will always be thankful I chose these classes!” - Emma C

“A really positive and supportive environment, great for all levels particularly those who are coming back after (many years) break or those who want to try something new.” - Lizzie Y

“The quality of teachers is exceptional and even I can see how much I’ve improved from week to week under their expert guidance.” - Catherine C

“It is so motivating and confidence-building to see the improvement in your dancing over time. The teachers balance fun and discipline while skillfully catering to a variety of levels of experience. Each class is challenging, fun, joyful, and inclusive…” - Rafaela C G

“Having my teachers believe in me in a genuine way, especially as an adult, has given me the courage to push myself further…Jane’s warmth and genuine interest in people have created a very warm community filled with the love of dance and music.” - Danielle W

Following your booking, you will receive details on what to wear and how to prepare for your first ballet class with us!

City Adult Ballet look forward to welcoming you to the studio!