Ballet Austin Academy Enrollment 2022/23

For a more personalized enrollment experience, please contact Academy Registrar Siobhan O’Donnell at 512.501.8703 or email registrar@balletaustin.org.

Office hours: Monday – Friday 10 a.m to 6 p.m.

For more information about Ballet Austin Academy enrollment, please scroll down.

WELCOME

Welcome to Ballet Austin Academy! We are excited to announce that classes for Academy students ages 18 months to 18 years is open for enrollment for the  2022/23 school year.

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Policies & Procedures

HEALTH & SAFETY PROTOCOLS

We are pleased to announce that patrons, parents, and students are once again welcome to return in person to the Butler Dance Education Center when Ballet Austin Academy begins the 2022/23 School Year. Our wonderful facility is once again open to all!

COVID-19 PROTOCOLS:

Ballet Austin will continue to monitor the CDC, federal, state, and local health officials, as well as the guidance of our medical advisor in this evolving situation. We will post updates to our protocols, as warranted.

• All eligible students are strongly encouraged to be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
• If a student is feeling sick, regardless of whether or not they are vaccinated, they should stay home and contact their medical provider.
• We strongly encourage being tested for COVID-19 before returning.
• As the City of Austin and Travis County have lifted all COVID-19 emergency rules and orders, Ballet Austin is now a mask-optional facility.
• While wearing a mask is no longer required while on the premises at Ballet Austin, due to Austin’s current “low risk level,” we strongly encourage the wearing of masks while onsite at Ballet Austin.

WHAT HAPPENS IF A STUDENT TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19?

• Students who test positive for COVID-19 will need to isolate at home and report their case to the Academy Registrar, via email or by calling 512.501.8703.
• Students who test positive will isolate for 5 days (the day they test positive will be day 0).
• Students who test positive will need to be symptom-free and fever-free, without fever-reducing medication, for 24 hours before returning to Ballet Austin.
• Students may return to class on the sixth day after a positive test result and are asked to wear a mask for five more calendar days.

NOTE: Ballet Austin staff, faculty, and accompanists are fully vaccinated for COVID-19.

REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR NEW AND RETURNING STUDENTS

ACADEMY DIVISIONS & CLASS SCHEDULE

Young Children’s Division

Students of our youngest division are gently introduced to the joy of dance through imaginative stories and games. Not only are they having fun but our curriculum is designed to enhance physical, cognitive, social and emotional skills.

Pre-Ballet Division

With just the right amount of creativity and structure, students are gently prepared for formal ballet instruction. By introducing students to the basic terminology, positions, postures and traditions of classical ballet, the curriculum enhances both cognitive and physical development.

Elementary Division

Formal ballet training begins at a rate that allows all students to learn exercises correctly and with full physicality. Repetition and slow deliberate work is emphasized as the students learn discipline and control of their bodies.

Intermediate & Advanced Division

Members of Ballet Austin’s uppermost Academy division possess the discipline and determination to commit to a serious ballet program, as well as the required technical ability and physical strength to master the challenging curriculum.