2026-27 Semester 1 Classes

Name
Days
Location
Ballet 2 (RK M B 415-530)
Rhonda Kendzicky
Ballet 2: 9-12 years, placement required, 2 ballet classes weekly recommended.
Monday
4:15 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 3 (NK M C 415-5)
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.
Monday
4:15 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Jazz 3 & 4 (CL M C 5-6)
Carly Liegel
Jazz 3 & 4 (10-14 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
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Pre-Pointe 2 (RK M B 530-6)
Rhonda Kendzicky
Pre-Pointe 2
This class will lay the groundwork for your dancer’s pointe journey. The class is taken in ballet technique shoes and will focus on balance, strength, foot articulation, placement, coordination, and control. It will prepare dancers for pointe shoes and future pointe classes. Placement required; 2 ballet classes weekly required.
Monday
5:30 PM to 6:00 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Jazz 1 & 2 (CL M C 6-630)
Carly Liegel
This class is full
Jazz 1 & 2 (8-12 years, placement required)
Jazz 1 & 2 is for 8 to 12 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
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 1 (NK M C 630-745)
Natalie Krienke
Ballet I: 8-11 years, prerequisite full year of Beg. Ballet 4 or permission of Director, 2 ballet classes weekly recommended.
Monday
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Intermediate Adult Ballet (CL M A 745-9)
Carly Liegel
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
7:45 PM to 9:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 1 (MK T C 10-1030)
Macks Kreps
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
10:00 AM to 10:30 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Bop Hop (MK T C 545-615)
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.
Tuesday
5:45 PM to 6:15 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 2 & Tap Combo (MK T C 615-7)
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.
Tuesday
6:15 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Contemporary 3 & 4 (MD T B 630-715)
Mathieu Dehoorne
Contemporary 3 & 4 (10 & up)
Contemporary 3 & 4 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 7:15 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Hip Hop 2 (10-13) (MK T C 715-8)
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.
Tuesday
7:15 PM to 8:00 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
Bop Hop (MK W C 4-430)
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
4:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Strength & Conditioning (GR W 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.
Wednesday
4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Tiny Tappers (MK W C 430-5)
Macks Kreps
Tiny Tappers (3-5 years, no experience necessary)
Tiny Tappers is a fun introduction to rhythm, locomotor movement, and beginning level tap dance for 3-5 year olds. Dancers will focus on coordination, sequencing, and creative expression while learning basic tap movements.
Wednesday
4:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Hip Hop 1 (7-11) (MK W C 5-545)
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
5:00 PM to 5:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 3 (NK W C 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.
Wednesday
5:45 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Ballet 2 (RK W B 615-730)
Rhonda Kendzicky
Ballet 2: 9-12 years, placement required, 2 ballet classes weekly recommended.
Wednesday
6:15 PM to 7:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Ballet 1 (NK W C 630-745)
Natalie Krienke
Ballet I: 8-11 years, prerequisite full year of Beg. Ballet 4 or permission of Director, 2 ballet classes weekly recommended.
Wednesday
6:30 PM to 7:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 1 (KC Th C 415-445)
Kayleigh Crummey
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.
Thursday
4:15 PM to 4:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Creative Ballet (KC Th C 445-515)
Kayleigh Crummey
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.
Thursday
4:45 PM to 5:15 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
ADP (KC Th C 515-6)
Kayleigh Crummey
Adaptive Dance Program
Ballet Chelsea's Adaptive Dance Program (ADP) brings movement classes to residents ages 3 - 93. 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 4 (NW Th B 530-630)
Niya Wharton
Beginning Ballet 4 (7 & 8 years, prerequisite Beginning Ballet 3)
This class continues to build on the exercises of Beginning Ballet 3. Students will continue to develop a deeper understanding of the study of classical ballet through coordination, musicality, and articulation. Basic barre work will start in this class. Dancers must take at least one year of Beginning Ballet 3, or have permission from the Assistant Artistic Director to enroll.
Thursday
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio B
Chelsea
Beginning Tap (KC Th C 6-630)
Kayleigh Crummey
Beginning Tap (5-8 years, no experience necessary)
This class teaches dancers aged 5-8 the basics of tap dance. Dancers will focus on learning steps, rhythm, coordination, and creative expression all while having fun with age-appropriate music.
Thursday
6:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 2 (KC Th C 630-7)
Kayleigh Crummey
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.
Thursday
6:30 PM to 7:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Lyrical 1 (7-11) (KC Th C 7-745)
Kayleigh Crummey
Lyrical 1 (7-11 years, no experience necessary)
This class introduces dancers to Lyrical dance through floorwork, across the floor exercises, and fun, expressive combinations. Dancers will learn musicality and personal expression.
Thursday
7:00 PM to 7:45 PM
Studio C
Chelsea
Strength & Conditioning (MD F A 430-530)
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.
Friday
4:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Studio A
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 4 (NK S A 9-10)
Natalie Krienke
Beginning Ballet 4 (7 & 8 years, prerequisite Beginning Ballet 3)
This class continues to build on the exercises of Beginning Ballet 3. Students will continue to develop a deeper understanding of the study of classical ballet through coordination, musicality, and articulation. Basic barre work will start in this class. Dancers must take at least one year of Beginning Ballet 3, or have permission from the Assistant Artistic Director to enroll.
Saturday
9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Studio B
Chelsea
Creative Ballet (NW S C 9-930)
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
9:00 AM to 9:30 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 1 (NW S C 930-10)
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
9:30 AM to 10:00 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Jazz (KC S C 11-1130)
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
11:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Studio C
Chelsea
Beginning Ballet 2 (KC S C 1130-12)
Kayleigh Crummey
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
11:30 AM to 12:00 PM
Studio C
Chelsea

Mini 8 Week Session #2: Semester 1

Name
Days
Location
Mini Session # 2: Mini Movers (KC S C 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.
Saturday
10:30 AM to 11:00 AM
Studio C
Chelsea