Focus

• Basic alignment and turnout awareness

• Strong listening + repetition skills

• Coordination of arms and legs

• Controlled movement pathways

Ballet Content

• Plié, tendu, dégagé (simple barre)

• Basic centre facing front

• Small jumps introduction (sautés)

• Rond de jambe (intro)

• Chassé, skipping patterns

• Simple travelling steps

• Balance in retiré (prep only)

  What to Expect

  Students aged 6–9 are ready for real structure. Their capacity for focused attention is growing, and their ability to understand and apply corrections is emerging in meaningful ways. Our Primary classes meet that readiness with carefully sequenced training: proper alignment, musical sensitivity, coordinated arm and leg work, and the beginning of genuine barre technique.

  A typical Primary class usually moves through a structured format — warm-up, barre exercises, centre work, and travelling combinations across the floor. Each exercise has a specific developmental purpose.

  What makes True Form Dance's approach distinctive at this level is the balance between technical rigour and genuine warmth. Children are corrected specifically and consistently — because that's how technique is actually built — but always in an environment where effort is celebrated and mistakes are understood as part of learning.

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