Classes

Our program registration remains open year-round*, in addition to offering a variety of open classes for all ages and levels. There is an annual registration fee of $55 for all students registering in any of our programs. Student placement is required for all levels of ballet classes. For up-to-date class tuition, schedules and descriptions, please create an account and log in to our iClassPro portal.

Email is the best way to get a hold of our staff. If you are new to us, please make sure to subscribe to our e-mail blasts when creating a new account on iClassPro. You will receive school-related communication via e-mail including rehearsal schedule, schedule changes, school closures, inclement weather, holidays, and school updates.

*ECB follows the Renton School District Calendar for holiday and school closures throughout the calendar year.

Children's Program

The Children’s Program introduces our youngest students to their very first steps in a creative, inspiring, and supportive environment. It includes Creative Movement (ages 3-5), Pre-Ballet (ages 5-7). The program introduces children to basic dance concepts like tempo, level, direction, and range of motion. These concepts are key to developing critical thinking, motor skills, and creativity. Students enrolled in this program must be potty trained. Placement is not required.

Creative Movement

Ages 3-5

Children in Creative Movement will learn basic ballet movements, musicality, and coordination through fun activities that engage the full body in a group setting. Class is structured to allow children to explore dance concepts through a variety of storytelling, seasonally-themed activities. If your child won't stop twirling around the house, this is the class for them! (Must be 3 by September 1 of the current season, and fully potty-trained)

Pre-Ballet

Ages 5-6

In Pre-Ballet, students will continue learning basic ballet fundamentals and developing their skills of coordination. Students will learn fundamental positions and exercises as well continue to deepen their sense of coordination and musicality. This class is great for children who won’t stop dancing around the house!

Children's Program

Pre-Professional Program

Pre-Pro Program

The Pre-Professional Program provides a comprehensive curriculum of classes and performance opportunities for students with the goal of preparing them for a career in professional dance. Students train in a classical ballet curriculum grounded in a variety of classical techniques, ensuring they develop a broad foundation and understanding of the ballet world. Our instructors have a wide background in various training methods such as the School of American Ballet, Cechetti, Vaganova, and more. Beginning in Ballet III, students also attend supplemental classes such as Contemporary, Tap, Mat Conditioning, The Ellové Technique®, and more. Students are required to attend all of the scheduled classes for their level. A placement audition class is necessary for enrollment, and each student is invited to take a complimentary placement class.

Ballet I

Placement Required

In Ballet I, students will continue learning basic fundamentals of ballet taught in Pre-Ballet, using proper French names, and principally focusing on the posture of the body in general; particularly the feet, legs, back, head, and arms to achieve healthy positioning. New movements consist of challenging port de bras (arm movements), tendus, plies, degages and traveling exercises. If your child is excited about ballet this is the class for them! Placement is required for all students.

Ballet IV

Placement Required

In Ballet IV, students develop a new mindset of pre-professional ballet training, focusing their attention on strengthening their bodies for pointework. Students will take on a more demanding schedule and will master skilled steps such as développé and pirouettes. At this level students will begin to diversify their artistry with the addition of Contemporary dance class. Placement is required for all students.

Ballet II

Placement Required

Ballet II class continues instilling the basic fundamentals of ballet knowledge taught in Ballet I, while further developing students’ ballet technique. At this stage, students will begin to live the experience of executing the future structure of the academic training class. New movements consist of challenging port de bras (arm movements), tendus, plies, degages and traveling exercises. If your child is excited about ballet this is the class for them! Placement is required for all students.

Ballet V

Placement Required

In Ballet V, students continue their pre-professional ballet training with an increased focus on strength, artistry, and technical precision. Dancers will refine their advanced ballet vocabulary while developing greater control, stamina, and confidence in pointework and complex center combinations. Students will be challenged with more intricate turns, jumps, and adagio work as they continue to build their performance quality and musicality. Ballet V serves as the final step in preparing dedicated dancers for the opportunity to be invited to audition for the Performance Division. At this level, students continue to expand their artistic versatility through additional dance genres, such as Contemporary and Tap, and participate in multiple performances throughout the year while demonstrating the discipline, commitment, and excellence expected of advanced dancers. Placement is required for all students.

Ballet III

Placement Required

In Ballet III, students will refine the current knowledge and technique taught in Ballet II, while advancing in their control and coordination. Students will gain strength and stamina, all while mastering more challenging steps. Exercises at this level will focus on a combination of legs and arms, progressing gradually in technicality and musicality as the class progresses. Students in Ballet III will take additional classes in Mat Conditioning and Pre-Pointe class in preparation to go en pointe in Ballet IV. Placement is required for all students.

Performance Division

Open Program

The Open Class Program provides high-quality dance instruction for students who want to continue their training while balancing other activities and commitments. Each class level has designated Open Program training day(s) each week, allowing students to access Evergreen City Ballet’s curriculum without committing to the full Pre-Professional Program schedule. Open classes in Contemporary, Jazz, and Tap are also available.

Open Program students are encouraged to participate in performances. Additional performance fees and rehearsal requirements apply, and students may need to adjust their regular attendance or attend additional rehearsals in order to meet the requirements of a production.

A placement audition class is necessary for enrollment. Each student is invited to take a complimentary placement class.

Note: While students in the Open Class Program receive the same thoughtful, high-quality instruction as students in the Pre-Professional Program, please be advised that their rate of progress, technical development, and readiness for advancement may differ from students completing the full curriculum.

Beg./Int. Jazz

8-12

Rooted in African traditions, Jazz dance incorporates a wide range of styles including elements of African America vernacular styles, lyrical, commercial, Broadway dance forms. Jazz dance places a strong emphasis on precision, rhythm, isolation, and individual style. This high-energy class is perfect for all dancers ages 8-12 who love to move!

Ballet III

Placement Required

Beg./Int. Contemporary

12+

Contemporary dance blends elements of ballet, modern, and jazz while encouraging artistry, versatility, and personal expression. Drawing from established modern dance techniques such as Graham, Horton, and Limón, dancers will explore movement quality, alignment, floor work, improvisation, and dynamic phrasework. This class builds strength, flexibility, and musicality while fostering creativity and confidence in a supportive environment.

Ballet I

Placement Required

Ballet IV

Placement Required

Int./Adv. Contemporary

14+

Contemporary dance blends elements of ballet, modern, and jazz while encouraging artistry, versatility, and personal expression. Building on a strong technical foundation, dancers will deepen their understanding of contemporary movement through the study of modern dance techniques such as Graham, Horton, Limón, and others. This class emphasizes dynamic movement, floor work, improvisation, musicality, and performance quality while challenging dancers to refine their technique, expand their artistic voice, and develop confidence as expressive performers.

Ballet II

Placement Required

Ballet V

Placement Required

Tap

14+

This uniquely American dance form was shaped by generations of artists who blended African rhythmic traditions with Irish and other European step dance traditions, celebrating rhythm, musicality, and self-expression. This class teaches dancers the fundamentals of tap technique, including basic steps, rhythm, coordination, weight shifts, clear sounds, and tap vocabulary. Dancers will build confidence through fun combinations while developing timing and musicality.

Open Program