Ballet Technique Skill List

This brand-new resource from the trusted Holistic Dance Teacher Collection includes a list of technique-based skills that can be taught in ballet classes, in addition to general overall dance technique concepts that are applicable to any dance form. The list is divided into four skill levels; beginning, intermediate, advanced intermediate, and advanced. You can further divide the lists into smaller sections if your dance studio or program offers more than four levels of ballet technique, or combine them if you offer less than four levels. You can use this guide to help you devise ballet lesson plans or build a curriculum for your ballet program.

Because there are many different methods of ballet, you may find that the terminology you use in your classes is slightly different from what you find on this list. This list is based on my experience studying with teachers whose styles are rooted in the Cecchetti Method, the Imperial School (pre-Vaganova), or in the style of George Balanchine. In particular, many of my most influential teachers were trained by Robert Joffrey and by teachers in his lineage.

Please note that this skill list is not a complete list of all ballet skills that could possibly be taught in a ballet program, but it is extensive! It is not a complete syllabus or curriculum, but a tool that you can use to design your own. This ballet technique skill list does not include descriptions or videos of the skills, advice on how to teach the skills, or drills and progressions related to the skill. 

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