What Makes Our Curriculums Different

A Fresh, New Approach to Teaching Children’s Dance Classes

At Once Upon a Ballet, we want to help you teach dance in a way that will spark your students’ imaginations, keep their attention, and allow them to leave class excited for the next week. We want to give you the tools to do this in a way that will ALSO teach your students age-appropriate technique and prepare them for dance classes when they're older.

Our approach is a unique, child-centered way of teaching dance that is based strongly in child development research. When you fill your children’s dance classes with stories and make-believe, you'll see amazing changes in your toddler and preschool dance classes. Our dance activity packs and complete curriculums help you do just that.

Our materials are designed to help you teach in a way that is fun and engaging, without sacrificing technique and other age-appropriate skills. Our approach has helped thousands of teachers to teach more effectively—giving their students a strong foundation in dance (and life!) while keeping classes fun, inviting, and imaginative.