Toddler Ballet Classes
Is your young child captivated by playful and energetic music?
By creative imagination play? Come join our world of exploring movement to music, with new friends, using magical fairy wings, rhythm instruments,, skirts, ribbons, and more, in order to stimulate the natural joy every child has in dancing! Instruction beginning at age 2.5...:)
Creative Dance Classes
Do you have a child age 6 - 10 who is bursting with energy, could use a creative outlet for that energy, and wants to explore his or her movement skills? Our classes for this age are structured to enhance the healthy development of your well rounded child, through solid classical ballet technique and strong contemporary skills, while still allowing a fun and creative outlet to express your child's natural passion for movement.
Foundational Ballet Classes
Inland Northwest Ballet offers young dancers a joyful introduction to classical ballet, with exercises designed to enhance balance, coordination, flexibility, and strength. In this 45-minute class, students will explore their creativity while learning essential ballet techniques. Our patient instructors emphasize the importance of developing strong posture and correct body alignment, skills that benefit dancers throughout their lives. Additionally, students will build cooperation with their peers, stage presence, and a sense of musicality. This class is perfect for those seeking a fun and engaging recreational experience with limited time commitment.
Inland Northwest Ballet Parent Testimonies
Haley Garcia
Parent Testimony
“My daughter and I just did a tour of the building and classroom before she starts class next week. The sign up process was easy and the staff are really friendly and great with my three year old daughter. My daughter can't wait to start her ballet classes!"
Samantha Mundy
Parent Testimony
"We absolutely LOVE Inland Northwest. My daughter loves her teachers and all the feedback she gets in class. The office staff is so helpful and everyone is so polite. She has improves so much this year and we can't wait to see what this next brings."
Jean Bea-Hoover
Parent Testimony
“It's my daughter's first year in INB and she always looks forward to going to her ballet class. The staff is great and gives vital information to parents in a timely manner. Her instructor, Ms. Dee, did a tremendous job! Her technique in teaching the kids is just highly commendable.”
Inland Northwest Ballet's 8 elements of wellness
Physical -
Developing children with strong flexible bodies that are capable of enjoying and thriving in all the fun activities that life offers them!
Emotional -
Offering children a chance to develop the beneficial skills of
positive self-talk, as well as expressing their feelings through
creativity, experimentation, and free play.
Intellectual -
Giving our children opportunities to diagnose and solve problems, sequence movements, understand patterns, and much more!
Social -
Teaching children how to effectively interact for relationship building with peers and coaches, through engagement and cooperation with classmates.
Communication -
Teaching children how to reach out if help is needed, and
how to convey their challenges and feedback effectively to
theirs peers, coaches, and teachers.
Tools for coping with stress -
Offering tools to help children deal with and release stress
through physical activity, the enjoyment of well-composed music, the
creation of a calm environment, mindfulness, gratitude, and focus.
Nutrition and hydration -
Teaching our children how to properly fuel and hydrate to make the most of their time spent in athletics, and to develop strong and healthy bodies!
Character -
Character and responsibility - Teaching children leadership skills through our student teacher program, employment skills through our staff and faculty assistant program, and how to accept and utilize feedback constructively in both a team and an individual setting.
Together with our families, we strive
to create happy, healthy children that
will grow into happy, healthy adults!