The Preparatory curriculum gives dancers a more complete experience of classical training while continuing to support the whole student. Dancers receive eight hours of instruction per week over three training days, with classes in ballet technique, pre-pointe, Yin Yoga, physical conditioning, and ballet theory. Technique classes introduce students to the structure of a standard ballet class with greater consistency, including barre, center practice, musical coordination, spatial organization, and the development of classical vocabulary. Pre-pointe and conditioning work support the strength, alignment, articulation, and physical readiness required for future pointe training, while Yin Yoga offers a quieter complement through release, stillness, flexibility, and recovery. Ballet theory gives students the opportunity to understand the art form more deeply, connecting the physical practice of ballet to its terminology, structure, history, and expressive traditions.

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As a performing academy, Adage believes stage experience to be an essential part of a dancer’s education. Preparatory students participate in major productions such as Winter Tales and the Spring Showcase, where they begin to take on more substantial rehearsal and performance responsibilities. At this level, dancers may be asked to learn multiple roles, maintain clearer spacing and musical timing within an ensemble, and develop theatrical skills through gesture, pantomime, and character work. These experiences allow students to discover the discipline and joy of performance while learning that ballet is not only a technical practice, but an art form shaped by music, story, theater, and shared responsibility.

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Preparatory students attend three classes per week.

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