By popular demand, please find Nina Ballerina in her newest series –   girls ballet coloring pages- 5 positions of the feet.  Joining our range of technically correct and beautifully designed ballet coloring pages is this 5 positions of the feet collection for girls.  These girls ballet coloring pages  – 5 positions are perfect for reinforcing what is learned in class and make a great welcome back to dance or end-of-semester treat.  The girls ballet coloring pages – 5 positions show each of the 5 positions of the feet, first position, second position, third position, fourth position, and fifth position.  These are also ideal for hanging up around the studio

Girls Ballet Coloring pages – 5 positions – features

• Technically correct representation of the 5 positions of the feet
• Tracing activity for each of the 5 positions
• Hands placed on hips in line with best practice pedagogically sound teaching methodology, allowing young students to focus on their body position before introducing arms.

Once purchased you can print out your girls ballet coloring pages  – 5 positions as many times as you like. You can hand them out in class or email them home.  They make a lovely welcome back to dance treat.

These girls ballet coloring pages – 5 positions are part of the Ballet Blueprint series – part of the bestselling downloadable ballet curriculum used by studios worldwide to provide quality ballet instruction. The Blueprint series includes a fully choreographed curriculum, playlist, technique checklist, tips for classroom behaviors, games, circuits, activities activity sheets, and a full range of coloring pages for boys and girls featuring 5 positions of the feet and a range of basic steps.

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By popular demand, please find our super popular ballet coloring pages showing the 5 positions of the feet.  Joining our range of technically correct and beautifully designed ballet coloring pages is this 5 positions of the feet collection for boys.  These boy’s ballet coloring pages  – 5 positions are perfect for helping the boys in your studio to feel included and represented.  The boy’s ballet coloring pages – 5 positions show each of the 5 positions of the feet, first position, second position, third position, fourth position, and fifth position.  These are great for reinforcing positions learned in class and also great for hanging up around the studio.

Boys Ballet Coloring pages – 5 positions – features

• Technically correct representation of the 5 positions of the feet
• Tracing activity for each of the 5 positions
• Hands placed on hips in line with best practice pedagogically sound teaching methodology, allowing young students to focus on their body position before introducing arms.

Once purchased you can print out your boy’s ballet coloring pages  – 5 positions as many times as you like. You can hand them out in class or email them home.  They make a lovely welcome back to dance treat.

These boy’s ballet coloring pages – 5 positions are part of the Ballet Blueprint series – part of the bestselling downloadable ballet curriculum used by studios worldwide to provide quality ballet instruction. The Blueprint series includes a fully choreographed curriculum, playlist, technique checklist, tips for classroom behaviors, games, circuits, activities activity sheets, and a full range of coloring pages for boys and girls featuring 5 positions of the feet and a range of basic steps.

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Halloween Preschool Dance Class plans includes

• Fully choreographed exercises that explore learning concepts through dance, dancers will go on a fun-filled adventure, developing gross motor skills with the Monster Mash, exploring articulation with the witches, learning about levels and directions with Mr. Bones, counting a sequencing on a trick or treat adventure and learning patterning and developing working memory with the Swinging Transylvanians.
• Circuits and games, including Halloween, themed Movement Cards with extra ideas for use
• Full playlist
• 19-page coloring and activity sheet pack
• Pedagogically sound curriculum focussing on 
  • Levels
  • Speed
  • Direction
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Rhythm
  • Emotions
  • Coordination
  • Imaginative Play
• Social Media Marketing Material
• Pre-prepared Informative Flyer for Parents

All this adds up to saving your hours and HOURS of work! If you employ multiple Preschool Teachers, just give them the link and with the click of a button, your whole staff is on the same page. The pre-prepared letter for parents and activity pack helps cement the concepts covered in class.  It also builds parental engagement and trust. These extra educational materials make it so easy to add enormous value to your program.  Not only are children enrolled in a dance class but they are also receiving educational material that supports early years education.   Parents who love your program will spread the word!  

These tried and tested class plans are based on the Preschool Ballet Blueprint, the bestselling downloadable Preschool curriculum, currently being used worldwide to deliver super popular preschool Programs.  Join the thousands of schools already enjoying these affordable and easy-to-use class plans designed in conjunction with qualified ballet teachers and childhood development professionals. 

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Making Shapes Preschool Dance Class plans includes

• Fully choreographed exercises that explore the concept of shapes through dance, dancers will go on a fun-filled adventure, making shapes with their body and drawing shapes with their movement
• Circuits, games, and making shapes activities
• Full playlist
• 12-page coloring and activity sheet pack
• Place Markers and game pieces
• Pedagogically sound curriculum focussing on 
  • Levels
  • Speed
  • Direction
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Rhythm
  • Emotions
  • Coordination
  • Imaginative Play
• Social Media Marketing Material
• Pre-prepared Informative Flyer for Parents

All this adds up to saving your hours and HOURS of work! If you employ multiple Preschool Teachers just give them the link and with the click of a button, your whole staff is on the same page. The pre-prepared letter for parents and activity pack helps cement the concepts covered in class.  It also builds parental engagement and trust. These extra educational materials make it so easy to add enormous value to your program.  Not only are children enrolled in a dance class but they are also receiving educational material that supports early years education.   Parents who love your program will spread the word!  

These tried and tested class plans are based on the Preschool Ballet Blueprint, the bestselling downloadable Preschool curriculum, currently being used worldwide to deliver super popular preschool Programs.  Join the thousands of schools already enjoying these affordable and easy-to-use class plans designed in conjunction with qualified ballet teachers and childhood development professionals. 

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Unicorn Preschool Dance Class plans includes

• Fully choreographed exercises
• circuits, games, and activities.
• Full playlist
• Coloring and activity sheet pack
• Place Markers and game pieces
• Pedagogically sound curriculum focussing on 
  • Levels
  • Speed
  • Direction
  • Fine Motor Skills
  • Gross Motor Skills
  • Rhythm
  • Emotions
  • Coordination
  • Imaginative Play
• Social Media Marketing Material
• Pre-prepared Informative Flyer for Parents

All this adds up to saving your hours and hours of work! If you employ multiple Preschool teachers, just give them the link and with the click of a button, your whole staff is on the same page. The pre-prepared letter for parents and activity pack helps cement the concepts covered in class.  It also builds parental engagement and trust. These extra educational materials make it so easy to add enormous value to your program.  Not only are children enrolled in a dance class but they are also receiving educational material that supports early years education.   Parents who love your program will spread the word!  

These tried and tested class plans are based on the Preschool Ballet Blueprint, the bestselling downloadable Preschool curriculum, currently being used worldwide to deliver super popular preschool Programs.  Join the thousands of schools already enjoying these affordable and easy-to-use class plans designed in conjunction with qualified ballet teachers and childhood development professionals. 

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The latest member of the Ballet Teaching Blueprint series is here – Level 1 is a ballet curriculum aimed at beginning ballet students in their first years of formal ballet instruction. The Ballet Blueprint is a pedagogically sound, complete ballet curriculum designed for you to use with your beginning ballet students. The carefully crafted syllabus promotes a secure technical foundation whilst at the same time aiming to enchant and delight your young ballet students through the use of imagery and imagination. Each step is accompanied by a checklist to ensure correct technique, along with a list of common faults and appropriate imagery which is guaranteed to fast track learning. The Ballet Blueprint for Beginning ballet students comes complete with a Spotify Playlist and has copious notes on all aspects of running a successful ballet class including

• Classroom control
• Promoting good behaviour
• How to progress students through the syllabus
• The use of imagery to promote learning
• Developing sound technique
• Posture, turn out and arm placement
• Sample lesson plans

Also included are 4 fully choreographed dances and a checklist which you can use for your own records or to give out to parents for feedback on their child’s progress. The Ballet Blueprint includes beautiful illustrations depicting arm and feet positions used in the Blueprint. This complete curriculum for beginning ballet students can be used to streamline your beginner ballet classes to ensure that all teachers on the same page. The curriculum also contains a wealth of knowledge designed to educate and/or further enrich a teacher’s knowledge.

Benefits of the Ballet Blueprint series

• Access to a wealth of knowledge and experience – this Blueprint as been used to deliver thousands of popular, fun and successful Beginner Ballet Classes.  Students trained with this program are finding elite level success across all genres at an early age and progressing with flying colours through their formal ballet exams.  So whether you are aiming to train competition dancers, prepare students for exams or just ensure that your beginning ballet students are exposed to quality dance instruction, the Blueprint has you covered.

• One off purchase – The Blueprint is provided as a one off purchase rather than as a monthly plan.  This means you can purchase it once and use it forever.  It also means you can easily ensue all your preschool classes are uniform – just provide each of your teachers with the Blueprint and away they go.

• Detailed tips and guidance – The Blueprint not only provides you with a curriculum but also serves as a teacher manual.  There are sections class control, information on growth mindset, praise and holding the classes attention plus a wealth of imagery to add a magical touch to your classes

• Sample lesson plans – The Blueprint contains sample lesson plans to illustrate how to work through the phases.  There is also a blank lesson planner.

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After years in the making, it’s finally here, the Preschool Ballet Blueprint, a preschool ballet curriculum and class plan for ages 3-5. Tried and tested, flexible and adaptable, a complete curriculum for preschool Ballet classes.  You can relax knowing that your classes are not only fun and popular but also pedagogically sound and designed to actually prepare your tiny dancers for their transition into formal ballet class.  It is teacher training and a curriculum all rolled into one.  The Blueprint not only tells you what to do but how to do it, what to do when things go wrong and how to run your class to avoid behavioural issues. Everything is done for you.  The Blueprint covers studio set up, classroom control, detailed notes on different behavioural issues, setting up a routine, how to praise and delight your dancers, which props to use, when and how, plus a complete playlist.  This is a complete curriculum rather than just a description of which steps to do to which music.  All steps and activities are notated in detail with counts where appropriate and a playlist is provided.

Key features of the Blueprint

• Child centred – we all know that Preschool Dance classes are nothing if not unpredictable. The Blueprint is designed in phases.  Age 3-4 start with phase one and by 4-5 work through to phase 4.   In this way, teachers can progress their classes rather than trying to impose set lesson plans on them.  Some classes need more time to work through the early phases, others will be ready for a challenge.  The Blueprint allows teachers to progress their students at rate appropriate to their particular class all in a fun, imaginative and age appropriate way.
• A true curriculum – The Blueprint is designed to prepare Preschool Ballet students for more formal ballet instruction.  Teachers are provided with the materials to teach foundational ballet technique in an age appropriate manner.  Students graduating from this program are ready to start formal ballet instruction and primed make progress. This is a great way to ensure that your junior program is well equipped.
• Detailed instruction – just as with a ballet curriculum for school aged learners, the Ballet Blueprint includes each step written out with counts where appropriate.
• One off purchase – The Blueprint is provided as a one off purchase rather than as a monthly plan.  This means you can purchase it once and use it forever.  It also means you can easily ensue all your preschool classes are uniform – just provide each of your teachers with the Blueprint and away they go.
• Detailed tips and guidance – The Blueprint not only provides you with a curriculum but also serves as a teacher manual.  There are sections on studio set up, class control, heading off and dealing with behavioural issues, selecting props, which ones to use and why, information on growth mindset, praise and holding the classes attention plus fun games and activities that help the children develop particular skills.
• Sample lesson plans – The Blueprint contains sample lesson plans to illustrate how to work through the phases.  There is also a blank lesson planner.
• Access to a wealth of knowledge and experience – this Blueprint as been used to deliver thousands of popular, fun and successful Preschool Ballet Classes.  Students graduating from this program have hit the ground running and are finding elite level success at an early age and progressing with flying colours through their formal ballet exams.  So whether you are aiming to train competition dancers, prepare students for exams or just ensure that your Preschoolers are exposed to quality dance instruction, the Blueprint has you covered.
• Printables – the Blueprint also includes a sticker sheet and a welcome to dance class colouring page to get you started.

What is included

• A complete Preschool Ballet curriculum for ages 3-5 organised into phases so you as the teacher can progress your class at an appropriate rate.
• Detailed notated steps designed to prepare students for formal ballet instruction
• Spotify playlist plus listing of songs
• List of props, what to use and how
• Information on studio set up, classroom management, behaviour management, growth mindset
• Sticker sheet
• Welcome to dance class colouring sheet
• Sample lesson plans
• Lesson planner

The Preschool Ballet Blueprint arrives as a digital download, so you can print it or use it on your devices or laptop.  Preschool Dance classes are the foundation and future of your studio – it is important that they are not only fun and popular but that they are also providing a developmentally appropriate and pedagogically sound foundation for your students.

Preschool Blueprint

Dana, Hayes School of Dance

Wow! Just what I was looking for. I wish I’d had this when I started out - would have saved me a bundle of stress. My Preschool program has never been stronger. Adding two new classes

Preschool Ballet Curriculum and class plan

Preschool Ballet Blueprint

Jennifer - Stars Academy

This curriculum has saved me more times than I can count - my instructors are able to offer well structured classes that the children and parents love.  Better yet, when they progress to school aged classes they are so much further ahead than I ever expected!

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After teaching literally thousands of preschool ballet classes – my class plan blueprints are finally available.  These preschool ballet class plans are designed to provide you with a tried and tested class plan which you can use and follow for your own preschool dance classes. Teaching preschool dance can be rough! You just really never know why might happen!  That’s why its really important to have a good solid plan in place, to create structure and predictability whilst providing a fun and educational class and igniting their passion for dance.  These Preschool ballet plans have been developed and test over thousands of classes – I know they work!

The first in the series is for a me and my grown up or mummy and me class and so is aimed at younger ballerinas around 18m plus.  The blueprint contains all the information you will need to run your class, covering class set up, props, class phases, how to transition from one phase to another, music suggestions, activities plus valuable insights to help you teach with confidence every step of the way. One you have got this class under your belt, well I won’t promise you that teaching will be a breeze but it will definitely make your life easier.  Your baby ballerinas will thrive, their parents will be delighted and you will have all the tools to excel in your teaching.

This blueprint contains

• Detailed description of classroom set up
• How to set up an ‘entering the room’ routine
• How to keep your ballerinas on their place markers and totally engaged in your class
• Playlist (including access to my personal Spotify playlist)
• Detailed descriptions of exercises
• List of props
• Class phases, including settling, stretching and articulation, ballet steps, locomotion, good-bye routine
• A sticker chart of you to print
• A ‘Nina Ballerina’ preschool ballet colouring sheet for you to delight your ballerinas with

This Preschool Ballet class plan Blueprint comes as a digital download so you can get started right away – you print it out or keep it handy on your laptop or iPad.

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