Summer Classes and Intensives
Summer dance training is a great time to keep in shape and improve your technique and artistry, continuing the growth and progress made throughout the year.
Studio Address
Estrella Mountain Community College (EMCC): 3000 N. Dysart Road, Avondale (inside the Performing Arts Center)
Our Faculty
Classes: June 6 – July 21
Classes are available for dancers ages 3 years to adult.
Primary (ages 3 – 5)
Must be 3 years old by June 1st
Classes Run June 6, 2022 – July 19, 2022
ScheduleTuesday 9:00 – 9:45 AM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $18 per class, or $100 for all 7 classes. |
Primary (ages 6 – 7)
Must be 6 years old by June 1st
Classes Run June 6, 2022 – July 19, 2022
ScheduleTuesday 10:00 – 11:00 AM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $20 per class, or $112 for all 7 classes. |
June 14: Storybook Ballet Class (ages 6–7)
Must be 6 years old by June 1st
After a ballet technique class, dancers will learn about a classic storybook ballet through music, story, choreography, and costuming.
ScheduleTuesday, June 14, 2022, 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $38 for this one-day class experience. |
Boys' Intro to Ballet (ages 8+)
Must be 8 years old by June 1st
Classes Run June 6, 2022 – June 27, 2022
ScheduleMonday 3:00 – 4:00 PM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $20 per class, or $64 for all 4 classes. |
Level 1 & 2 (ages 8+)
Must be 8 years old by June 1st.
Classes Run June 8, 2022 – July 6, 2022
ScheduleWednesday 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $25 per class, or $100 for all 5 classes. |
Levels 3 – 6 (ages 11+)
Ages 11 and above; audition required
Classes Run June 6, 2022 – July 6, 2022
ScheduleMonday 4:00 – 6:00 PM Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $35 per class, or $245 for all 9 classes. |
Adults & Teens
Beginner Classes Run June 9, 2022 – July 21, 2022
Intermediate Classes Run June 9, 2022 – July 7, 2022
Audition required
ScheduleBeginner level: Intermediate level: Class schedule subject to change based on enrollment. |
Additional InformationCost: $25 per class, or $200 for 10-class punchcard. |
Intensives: July 11 – 14 & July 18 – 21
SWBT’s Intensives will allow dancers to gain strength, flexibility, and muscle memory in a shorter amount of time, while also improving artistry and technique. Dancers will also gain experience with new dance styles, such as Sevillana (classical Spanish dance) or Luigi Jazz, helping them to become well-rounded dancers. Space is limited.
Level 1 & 2 (ages 8 – 12)
Must be 8 years old by June 1st.
Classes will include: Classical Ballet technique, Modern Ballet, Sevillana (classical Spanish dance).
ScheduleTuesday 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM |
Additional InformationCost: Two weeks $100; One week $60; Daily drop-in $35. Dress Code: |
Levels 3 – 6 (ages 11+)
Classes will include: Classical Ballet technique (including pointe or pre-pointe), Progressing Ballet Technique, Modern Ballet, Sevillana (classical Spanish dance), Character, Variations, Choreography, Luigi Jazz, Yoga.
ScheduleMonday 1:30 PM – 6:30 PM |
Additional InformationCost: Two weeks $400; One week $250; Daily drop-in $70. Dress Code: |
Equipment for Progressing Ballet Technique
SWBT will provide some equipment for this class but dancers in levels 3 and 4 will need to bring the following:
- Yoga mat
- Exercise ball (when you sit on the ball your knees should be bent at a 90-degree angle and your thighs should be parallel with the floor)
Height under 4’8”, recommend a 45 cm ball
Height 4’8” to 5’3”, recommend a 55 cm ball
Height 5’4” to 5’10”, recommend a 65 cm ball - Soft stability ball, pilates soft ball, or soft toy ball (about 9” diameter or 22” circumference)

ABT® National Training Curriculum
Southwest Ballet Theatre is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels. Level 1 through Level 5 will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Tasha Stramecki, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.
For more information, visit www.abt.org.