Once Upon a Ballet
Curriculum
Once Upon A Ballet is our beautifully crafted curriculum designed to teach ballet with age-appropriate child development in mind. Our youngest levels’ dance activities and classes are story-based and set to the most beloved fairy tales. Whether you swim with mermaids or fly with Peter Pan, you’ll capture your students’ imaginations with ease. Our older levels introduce ballet through the classical story ballets in a way that inspires children to love ballet and its rich tradition.
Fairy Tale Magic
This curriculum introduces ballet to our youngest age groups through traditional fairy tale stories. All themes are available immediately upon purchase.
The Princess and the Pea
The Gingerbread Boy
The Ice Princess
Beauty & the Beast
Mulan
The Jungle Book
Goldilocks & the 3 Bears
The Island Princess
Hansel & Gretel
Alice in Wonderland
Swan Princess
Aladdin
The Little Mermaid
Thumbelina
The Sleeping Beauty
Peter Pan
Snow White
The Frog Prince
The Nutcracker
Rapunzel
Jack & the Beanstalk
Cinderella
The Little Prince
Little Red Riding Hood
Age Appropriate
Our younger age group is divided into three levels: Toddler Ballet (ages 1.5 to 3), Preschool Ballet (ages 3 to 5), and Preparatory Ballet (ages 5 to 7).
Complete Video Syllabus
Not sure what a step is? No problem! See every step on video in our complete video syllabus for ages 1.5 to 7.
24 Months of Lesson Plans
This curriculum includes 24 months of lesson plans in EACH age group and dance form. Teach to a new fairy tale theme each month for TWO YEARS before having to repeat.
tap, jazz + contemporary
We get it, so many of you introduce dance to your littlest students with combo classes. That’s why we’ve included add-on lesson plans for tap (ages 3 to 7), jazz (ages 5 to 7), and contemporary (ages 5 to 7).
Music Playlists
Tired of Searching for Music? We’ve Got You Covered! Recommended music links are included for every lesson.
Make Class Extra Special
We’ve included our highly requested movement cards in every ballet lesson plan set. We’re also including things like coloring pages and student certificates for every lesson plan.
Inspired by Story Ballets
When we set out to create an older children’s ballet curriculum, we couldn’t imagine introducing ballet any other way than through the richness of classical story ballets. All ballets are available immediately upon purchase.
The Little Mermaid
Les Sylphides
Peter Pan
The Sleeping Beauty
Snow White
Giselle
The Nutcracker
Coppélia
La Esmerelda
Cinderella
Balanchine Ballets
The Firebird
Midsummer Night's Dream
La Sylphide
La Fille Mal Gardée
Swan Lake
Paquita
Don Quixote
The Fairy Doll
Pharaoh’s Daughter
Romeo and Juliet
Alice in Wonderland
Jewels
Le Corsaire
Age Appropriate
Our older age group is divided into four levels: Ballet 1A (ages 7 to 9), Ballet 1B (ages 8 to 10), Ballet 2 (ages 9 to 11), and Ballet 3 (ages 10 to 12).
Complete Video Syllabus
Not sure what a step is? No problem! See every step on video in our complete video syllabus for ages 7 to 12.
24 Months of Lesson Plans
This curriculum includes 24 months of ballet lesson plans in EACH age group. Introduce a new story ballet each month for TWO YEARS before having to repeat.
Contemporary, conditioning + Pre-pointe
Ballet will always be first in our hearts, but we get that you need to prepare even your ballet students for more. That’s why we’ve also included class options for contemporary (ages 7 to 12), conditioning (ages 9+), and pre-pointe (ages 9+).
Music Playlists
Tired of Searching for Music? We’ve Got You Covered! Recommended music links are included for every lesson.
Bring Ballet to Life
We want your students to be inspired by ballet! That’s why we’re including links to professional performances of classical ballets on YouTube.