2025-26 Semester 1 Classes

Name
Days
Location
Ballet 1 & 2 (MD M C 4-5)
Mathieu Dehoorne
This class is full
Ages 7-11
Prerequisite: full year of Beginning Ballet 3 or permission from Director
Monday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 4 (RK M B 4-530)
Rhonda Kendzicky
10-14 years
Placement required; 3 ballet classes weekly recommended
Monday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 5 & 6 (NK M A 4-530)
Natalie Krienke
11 & up
Placement required; 3-4 ballet classes weekly recommended
Monday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Jazz 1 & 2 (CL M C 5-530)
Carly Liegel
Jazz 1 & 2 (7-11 years, placement required)
Jazz 1 & 2 is for 7 to 11 year old students and starts to introduce dancers to more complex movements and combinations. We start to build upon foundational steps to develop musicality and rhythm. This class is a great addition to ballet training or fun to take just on its own.
Monday
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 7 & 8 (NG M A 530-730)
Nancy Giles Watkins
13 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Monday
5:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Pointe 4 (RK M B 530-615)
Rhonda Kendzicky
10-14 years
Placement required; 3 ballet classes weekly recommended
Monday
5:30 PM to 6:15 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Pilates (LM M B 615-7)
Lauren Miller
Pilates (13 & up, no experience necessary)
This class will focus on core strength, as well as full body stability, coordination, control, and breath while teaching students the basics of Mat Pilates and deepening their overall body awareness.
Monday
6:15 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Jazz 3 & 4 (CL M C 630-715)
Carly Liegel
Jazz 3 & 4 (9-14 years, placement required)
Jazz 3 & 4 builds upon the technique learned in Jazz 1 & 2. Dancers learn more advanced steps and combinations while focusing on musicality, rhythm, and style. This class is a great addition to ballet training or fun to take just on its own.
Monday
6:30 PM to 7:15 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Intermediate Adult Ballet (LM M B 7-830)
Lauren Miller
Intermediate Adult Ballet (18 & up, previous experience recommended, but not required)
Danced as a kid and want to leap back in? Intermediate Adult Ballet is for you! You will complete exercises at the barre, and then move to the center. Dancers will work on developing balance, coordination, strength, and flexibility, while continuing to grow their knowledge of dance vocabulary and technique.
Monday
7:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Jazz 7 & 8 (CL M A 730-845)
Carly Liegel
Jazz 7 & 8 (14 & up, placement required)
At a higher level, this jazz class picks up the pace and focuses on higher jumps, faster turns, and bigger extensions. This class includes warm-up isolations, stretching, across the floor work, and a short, choreographed combination. We work hard to ensure this is a safe space for dancers of all backgrounds. This class is a great supplement to ballet training or just on its own.
Monday
7:30 PM to 8:45 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Ballet 7 (MQ T A 4-530)
Michelle Quenon
13 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Tuesday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 1 (NK T B 5:15-5:45)
Natalie Krienke
Beginning Ballet 1 (4 & 5 years, no experience necessary)
This class is the perfect introduction to ballet basics for dancers ages 4-5. Using techniques designed for young imaginative minds and bodies, students work on body alignment and posture as well as the development of self-expression through creative movement.
Tuesday
5:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Pointe 7 (MQ T A 530-630)
Michelle Quenon
13 & up
Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly
Tuesday
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 3 (NK T B 545-630)
Natalie Krienke
Beginning Ballet 3 (6 & 7 years, prerequisite Beginning Ballet 2)
Prepare your young dancer age 6-7 for a lifelong love of ballet with this age-appropriate introduction to ballet technique. Dancers will focus on establishing basic ballet technique and positions while advancing to more complex sequences of movements. Imagination and creativity continue to play an important role in class. Must take at least one year of Beginning Ballet 2, or have permission from the Assistant Artistic Director to enroll.
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 3 (MQ T B 630-745)
Michelle Quenon
9-12 years
Placement required; 2-3 ballet classes weekly recommended
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Contemporary 7 & 8 (NK T A 630-745)
Natalie Krienke
Contemporary 7 & 8 (14 & Up, placement required.)
Contemporary 7 & 8 focuses on different types of movement, playing with dynamics and musicality. After a warm up consisting of conditioning and stretching, students will move across the floor with combinations that strengthen their technique. This class is a great addition to classical ballet and will help enhance dancers’ connections to their bodies and the floor.
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Strength and Conditioning (MD T C 630-730)
Mathieu Dehoorne
Strength and Conditioning for Dancers (13 & up)
This class will focus on strengthening exercises made to help support, develop, and further dancers’ ballet technique.
Tuesday
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Creative Ballet (MK W C 1030-11)
Macks Kreps
Creative Ballet (3 & 4 years, no experience necessary)
Creative Ballet introduces young students to the study of dance in a fun and supportive environment. The class is an age-appropriate introduction to ballet using music and rhythm to develop coordination, athleticism, focus, and confidence. These classes incorporate songs, stories, and movement activities which support children’s natural creativity and joy of movement.
Wednesday
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 2 (RK W B 4-515)
Rhonda Kendzicky
8-11 years
Placement required; 2 ballet classes weekly recommended
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 5:15 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 6 & 7 (NG W A 4-530)
Nancy Giles Watkins
12 & up
Placement required; 3-4 ballet classes weekly recommended
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Bop Hop (MK W C 430-5)
Macks Kreps
Bop Hop (3-6 years, no experience necessary)
Bop Hop is a fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning level hip hop dance for 3-6 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression while learning basic hip hop style movement.
Wednesday
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Tiny Tappers (MK W C 5-530)
Macks Kreps
Tiny Tappers (3-6 years, no experience necessary)
Tiny Tappers is a fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning level tap dance for 3-6 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression while learning basic tap movements.
Wednesday
5:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pre-Pointe 2 (RK W B 515-545)
Rhonda Kendzicky
8-11 years
Placement required; 2 ballet classes weekly recommended
Wednesday
5:15 PM to 5:45 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Creative Ballet (MK W C 530-6)
Macks Kreps
Creative Ballet (3 & 4 years, no experience necessary)
Creative Ballet introduces young students to the study of dance in a fun and supportive environment. The class is an age-appropriate introduction to ballet using music and rhythm to develop coordination, athleticism, focus, and confidence. These classes incorporate songs, stories, and movement activities which support children’s natural creativity and joy of movement.
Wednesday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pointe 6 & 7 (NG W A 530-630)
Nancy Giles Watkins
Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly
Wednesday
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Ballet 4 & 5 (RK W B 545-715)
Rhonda Kendzicky
10+ years
Placement required; 3 ballet classes weekly recommended
Wednesday
5:45 PM to 7:15 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Beg. Ballet 2 & Tap Combo (MK W C 6-645)
Macks Kreps
Beginning Ballet 2 & Tap Combo (5 & 6 years, no experience necessary)
This class teaches beginning ballet and tap dance techniques for 5-6 year olds. Dancers will begin class wearing ballet slippers with their tap shoes in a dance bag. Students will focus on coordination, rhythm, and creative expression while learning beginning ballet and tap dance technique and vocabulary.
Wednesday
6:00 PM to 6:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 8 (CJ W A 630-830)
Caitlin Jozefczak
14 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Wednesday
6:30 PM to 8:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Hip Hop 1 (7-11) (MK W C 645-730)
Macks Kreps
Hip Hip 1 (7-11 years, no experience necessary)
Hip Hop 1 works with beginners to develop their rhythm and coordination while encouraging individual style and teaching the basics of hip hop.
Wednesday
6:45 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pointe 4 & 5 (RK W B 715-8)
Rhonda Kendzicky
10+ years
Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly
Wednesday
7:15 PM to 8:00 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Contemporary 4 & 5 (MD W B 8-845)
Mathieu Dehoorne
Contemporary 4 & 5 (10 & up)
Contemporary 4 & 5 focuses on different types of movement, playing with dynamics and musicality. After a warm up consisting of conditioning and stretching, students will move across the floor with combinations that strengthen their technique. This class is a great addition to classical ballet and will help enhance dancers’ connections to their bodies and the floor.
Wednesday
8:00 PM to 8:45 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Pointe Variations 8 (CJ W A 830-9)
Caitlin Jozefczak
Pointe Variations 8 (Level placement 7/8 or 8 and 2 weekly pointe classes required)
Pointe variations is a repertoire class where dancers learn variations (solos) from famous classical ballets. These variations challenge dancers' pointe technique, develop their dramatic interpretations, and build artistry.
Wednesday
8:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Ballet 8 (MQ Th A 4-530)
Michelle Quenon
14 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Thursday
4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Hip Hop 2 (10-13) (MK Th C 430-515)
Macks Kreps
Hip Hop 2 (10-13 years, no experience necessary)
This class continues students’ hip hop training and furthers their development of rhythm, coordination, and individual style.
Thursday
4:30 PM to 5:15 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
ADP (MK Th C 515-6)
Macks Kreps
Classes are designed with mental, physical, and / or cognitive limitations. Each class is tailor made to the needs and abilities of the participants and aims to improve coordination and balance, endurance, flexibility, self-confidence and for students - teamwork.
For more information, check out our page on ADP:
https://balletchelsea.org/adaptive-dance-program-adp/
Thursday
5:15 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 3 (NK Th B 545-630)
Natalie Krienke
Beginning Ballet 3 (6 & 7 years, prerequisite Beginning Ballet 2)
Prepare your young dancer age 6-7 for a lifelong love of ballet with this age-appropriate introduction to ballet technique. Dancers will focus on establishing basic ballet technique and positions while advancing to more complex sequences of movements. Imagination and creativity continue to play an important role in class. Must take at least one year of Beginning Ballet 2, or have permission from the Assistant Artistic Director to enroll.
Thursday
5:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 6 & 7 (NK Th A 630-8)
Natalie Krienke
12 & up
Placement required; 3-4 ballet classes weekly recommended
Thursday
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Mime and Physical Acting (ML Th C 630-8)
Michael Lee
Mime and Physical Acting (14 & up)
Move! Freeze! Slo Mo… Smile… Frown… Inhale…Giggle! ...Now, hold perfectly still…wait…wait…. When you act with your WHOLE body, the WHOLE audience gets it! Playing characters with clear and understandable techniques, physical attitudes, rhythm and movement styles reaches into the actor’s soul and touches the heart of everyone watching. Mime and physical acting shows students how to use the poetry and drama of movement to create and show so many different thoughts and feelings.
Thursday
6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pointe 6 & 7 (NK Th A 8-9)
Natalie Krienke
Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly
Thursday
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Strength & Conditioning (GR F A 4-5)
Grace Russell
Strength and Conditioning for Dancers (13 & up)
This class will focus on strengthening exercises made to help support, develop, and further dancers’ ballet technique.
Friday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Ballet 4 (MD F B 5-630)
Mathieu Dehoorne
10-14 years
Placement required; 3 ballet classes weekly recommended
Friday
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 7 & 8 (GR F A 5-630)
Grace Russell
13 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Friday
5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Men's Ballet (MD F B 630-730)
Mathieu Dehoorne
Men’s Ballet (13 & up, or permission from Director)
This class focuses on specific turns, jumps, and other steps that are not always covered in a ballet technique class, but that are essential to male roles in the classical ballet repertoire. This class is taken in addition to dancers’ assigned level ballet classes.
Friday
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Pointe 3 & 4 (NK F C 630-7)
Natalie Krienke
(Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly)
Friday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pointe 7 & 8 (GR F A 630-730)
Grace Russell
Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly)
Friday
6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Ballet 1 (NK S B 9-10)
Natalie Krienke
This class works to develop strong individuals through high caliber training. The classes continue to build upon one another as dancers progress through the levels. The prerequisite for Ballet 1 is Beginning Ballet 3, or permission from the director.
Saturday
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Studio B
Chelsea
Creative Ballet (NW S C 930-10)
Niya Wharton
Creative Ballet (3 & 4 years, no experience necessary)
Creative Ballet introduces young students to the study of dance in a fun and supportive environment. The class is an age-appropriate introduction to ballet using music and rhythm to develop coordination, athleticism, focus, and confidence. These classes incorporate songs, stories, and movement activities which support children’s natural creativity and joy of movement.
Saturday
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 5 & 6 (MQ S B 10-1130)
Michelle Quenon
11 & up
Placement required; 3-4 ballet classes weekly recommended
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 7 & 8 (AB S A 10-1130)
Aja Brandmeier
13 & up
Placement required; 4-5 ballet classes weekly recommended
Saturday
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Studio A
Chelsea
Beginning Jazz (KC S C 10-1030)
Kayleigh Crummey
Beginning Jazz (5-8 years, no experience necessary)
In this first jazz class, dancers learn basic jazz steps with turns, kicks, and leaps. This class begins to introduce the structure of higher-level jazz classes while leaving time for movement games. We use age-appropriate music to help facilitate a fun, safe environment for dancers aged 5-8.
Saturday
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Tiny Tappers (KC C S 11-1130)
Kayleigh Crummey
Tiny Tappers (3-6 years, no experience necessary)
Tiny Tappers is a fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning level tap dance for 3-6 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression while learning basic tap movements.
Saturday
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Partnering (MD/NK S A 1130-1230)
Mathieu Dehoorne
This class is full
Partnering (Invitation Only)
This class has limited space and is by invitation only. Dancers will be taught the basics of partnering and become comfortable communicating and dancing with a partner.
Saturday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Pointe 5 & 6 (MQ S B 1130-1230)
Michelle Quenon
(Level placement required, minimum of 2 ballet classes weekly)
Saturday
11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 2 (NW S C 1145-1230)
Niya Wharton
Beginning Ballet 2 (5 & 6 years, no experience necessary)
Beginning Ballet 2 focuses on the fundamentals of ballet technique. The class emphasizes proper placement, vocabulary, etiquette, and ballet-based improvisation. This class is the prerequisite for Beginning Ballet 3.
Saturday
11:45 AM to 12:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 1 (NW S C 1230-1)
Niya Wharton
Beginning Ballet 1 (4 & 5 years, no experience necessary)
This class is the perfect introduction to ballet basics for dancers ages 4-5. Using techniques designed for young imaginative minds and bodies, students work on body alignment and posture as well as the development of self-expression through creative movement.
Saturday
12:30 PM to 1:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea

Mini 8 Week Session #1: Semester 1

Name
Days
Location
Cancelled: Mini Class: Beginner Line Dancing (CS T C 445-545)
Carrie Schotte
Beginner Line Dancing (13 & up, no experience necessary)
Ready to boot scoot and boogie? Our Beginner Line Dance Class is the perfect place to start! Whether you've never danced before or you're looking to brush up on the basics, this class is designed for all skill levels with a focus on fun!

**8 week mini session**
Tuesday
4:45 PM to 5:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Mini Class: Mini Movers (KC S 1030-11)
Kayleigh Crummey
Mini Movers (2 & 3 years, no experience necessary)
This class is for young children and their caregivers to take together! Come dance with your tiny dancer and help them explore movement, develop coordination and motor skills, experience a classroom setting, and learn basic ballet steps that will help prepare them for future dance classes.

**8 week mini class session**
Saturday
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Studio C
Chelsea