Unicorn Preschool Ballet class plan

Is there a Preschool Ballet student not obsessed with Unicorns? Unicorns are the Zeitgeist of our time but Unicorn themed songs for Preschoolers are a little harder to come by.  Never fear your Unicorn Preschool Ballet class plan is here! And if you teach 5-6-year-olds there is a version for them too.  This Unicorn Preschool Ballet class plan is based on the Ballet Blueprint series, the best-selling downloadable ballet curriculum which is currently used worldwide as a best practice pre-ballet curriculum.  It has been designed, tested, and tweaked so that you can download and hit the dance floor running.  Created with a firm foundation in fostering correct ballet technique around childhood development principles you can be confident that your Preschool program is pedagogically sound and that students will graduate primed to move into formal ballet training.  Studios rise and fall on their Preschool program and tapping into this revenue stream puts your studio on strong foundations.  However, finding a Preschool program that ticks all the boxes, that can be used by multiple instructors but which doesn’t cost a bomb or require expensive membership fees can be challenging.  The Ballet Blueprint series is tried and tested and a simple no-fuss option to build a quality Preschool Dance program that you can be proud of and rely on to actually prepare your youngest dancers for their formal training. If you want a class of superstar minis you need to get started early.

Vivian Brent  (Encore Performing Arts) – I was badly burned by a big name Preschool franchise.  I wish I’d just purchased this to start with.  It has everything I need.  I can provide each of my instructors with a copy and I can be confident  that my Preschool program will be well organised, uniform and something that the children really enjoy and benefit from.

Like all the Resources for Dance Teachers mini-class plans, the Unicorn Preschool Ballet class plan comes with a playlist, fully choreographed exercises that focus on fine and gross motor skill development, directions, levels, speed, and bucketloads of imaginative play.  The class plan also comes with a coloring page.  As a special bonus, there is also a Beginners Ballet version for your younger students aged 5-7.

You can learn more about the Ballet Blueprint series here and find more mini-class plans here and a whole range of fabulous coloring pages and ballet activities here.

To download your free Unicorn Preschool Ballet class plan with a bonus 5-7-year-old version just enter your email below.

Ballet Theory resource pack for junior students

A comprehensive ballet knowledge starts with a solid foundation.  Exposing our ballet students to ballet theory knowledge is an integral part of any ballet education.  The My First Theory pack is perfect for introducing your younger ballet students, aged 6 plus to ballet theory.  The information, exercises, and activities are all pedagogically sound and appropriate for younger students.  The Ballet Theory resource pack contains

• Positions of the feet – tracing and counting exercises
• Famous Ballets – the Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty.  Each unit study consists of a synopsis, a crossword, a featured ballet step, and an activity such as coloring, spot the difference, mazes, and more.
• Ballet terms – a range of coloring pages and tracing exercises covering the meanings of basic ballet terms
• Class phases – an introduction to the phases of a ballet class, barre, center practice, adage, pirouette, and allegro.

The junior ballet theory resource pack contains over 30 pages of downloadable ballet theory exercises which have been developed over many years and have consistently proven to be popular and engaging for young students.  The ballet theory exercises are applicable to any ballet method and are designed to complement any syllabus.  As the theory pack is downloadable, once you have purchased you may replicate the material as many times as you like.  You may choose to print the sheets out or share them online.  The resources are also great for using on Zoom. You can find out more about the My first ballet theory pack by clicking here.

If you are looking for Ballet Theory resources for older students check out the Ballet Theory Mega Activity Pack and for more Ballet Teacher resources including coloring pages and activity packs click here.

Zoom Ballet Games and Activities

With most of us stuck on Zoom for a while longer, finding ways to keep our students motivated and engaged is more important than ever.  This selection of Zoom Ballet Games and Activities is an absolute HIT with my students.  Each game or activity comes with a variety of versions so that you can adapt them to your students.  There are Zoom Ballet Games for beginners through to advanced students.

The Zoom Ballet Games and Activities pack include

• Younger children love the Ballet Terms scavenger hunt which includes tracing exercises and a variety to levels of Scavenger Hunt to suit age and theory knowledge
• The Ballet in a picture exercises are an absolute HIT with intermediate to advanced students  with a range of adaptations and suggestions
• Princess Pandemonium is designed for beginner to intermediate students and provides an opportunity to connect favorite Princess stories with Ballet terms – fun and laughter-filled scavenger hunt activities follow.
• Famous Ballets – Activities based around Famous Ballets are popular for intermediate to advanced students and work very well in Breakout rooms.  Once again different options allow for adaptation to different levels
• Choreography challenges are also a fantastic activity for intermediate to advanced students and another great chance to work in breakout rooms.

You can learn more about the Zoom Ballet Games and activities pack here.

Keeping motivated with online classes can be a challenge at times, but these activities certainly help keep students engaged and having fun whilst brushing up on their ballet theory. There are 14 pages of Zoom ballet games and activities, designed especially to engage your ballet students while we engage in online learning.

You can find more resources for Zoom classes  here and other studio shutdown resources here

Download Ballet Activity Packs for studio shutdowns

Due to popular demand, Resources for Dance Teachers is pleased to present a second ballet activity pack. Studios have found these packs so useful to stay connected with their younger students. (Though just quietly, some of my not-so-young students have enjoyed these as well!) These activity packs were first conceived as a resource to keep little hands busy backstage at competitions and recitals and as a dance camp resource. However, with the 2020 Covid-19 studio shutdowns, these activity packs have really come into their own.  They are the perfect way to keep in touch with your youngest students, keep them connected with the studio, and connected with dance.  The activities included are designed to be fun and distracting for young children and to appeal to their love of ballet and dance. This Ballet Activity pack includes 11 pages of activities including

• Coloring pages
• Mazes
• Spot the difference
• Tracing activities
• Join the dots
• Word scrambles
• Counting
• Sorting

The downloadable Ballet Activity pack comes as a complete booklet along with a link to download individual sheets if you prefer.  This makes it even easier to share online if you would like to space out sending the sheets.  If you would like to download a free sample to test the pack out, just pop your email below and receive this counting activity.

If you are looking for more activities to keep your dancers engaged we have got you covered.

You might like the original

Ballet Activity Pack

or the range of Growth Mindset and Goal setting packs designed for older students

The Mega ballet theory activity pack has a huge range of activities from theory match, crosswords, word searches, flashcards, and more for your students of all ages to engage with their theory studies.  This is one of our best-selling resources and I know from personal experience, I have turned my theory-hating students into a bunch of total theory nerds!!!

Free Ballet Theory Quiz

Would your students enjoy a Free Ballet Theory Quiz? My students used to HATE ballet theory – it was the worst thing EVER, or so they told me.  I have to admit, it stung – I am a bit of a self confessed ballet theory nerd and to have my students dislike it so much and frankly, be so bad at it, well, it troubled me.  That’s why I set about creating the Mega Ballet Theory activity kit – it is full of so many fun activities that even the most hardened theory hater can’t help but enjoy it.  There are activities for beginners through to advanced including flash cards, theory match exercises, word searches, worksheets, coloring pages, classification exercises and more.  Nowadays my students LOVE their theory and I am proud to be creating another generation of theory nerds. You can find the fun Mega Ballet Theory activity kit here, it comes as a digital download so you can purchase once and print it off as many times as you like.  In the meantime, please enjoy this free Ballet Theory Quiz. This is great way to get started with theory.  The free Ballet Theory Quiz includes Theory match, body positions and directions, a fun exercise where students have to choreograph 16 counts including certain body positions and steps, plus, of course, a ballet quiz.

To download your free Ballet Theory Quiz just enter your email below.

Don’t forget to check out the Mega Theory Activity pack and the Ballet Body Positions pack for more great Ballet Theory activities.