SUMMER 2025
(AGES 4+)
Houston Ballet Academy’s Youth Summer Training Program offers training for students ages 4 and up. Students will attend classes five days per week with our world-class instructors.
Session 1: June 9 – June 20, 2025
Session 2: July 28 – August 8, 2025
Rhythm In Motion is for students ages 4-5 as of September 1, 2024.
Elementary Ballet is for students age 6 as of September 1, 2024.
These classes are offered in one-week options, and an audition is not required.
Levels 1 – Advanced are for students ages 7+ as of June 9, 2025.
These classes are offered in two-week sessions, and an audition is required.
YOUTH SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM HANDBOOK
YOUTH SUMMER TRAINING PROGRAM HANDBOOK - español
Tuition & Fees
Learn about the financial responsibilities of all Houston Ballet Academy's summer programs.
Rhythm in Motion
For ages 4-6 who must be at least 4 years old as of 9/1/2024. Rhythm in Motion explores creative movement and discovery alongside learning beginning ballet steps. Each child will gain awareness of music, rhythm, muscular strength, and coordination. This class emphasizes creative self-expression through movement to music.
Elementary Ballet
For ages 6-7 who must be at least 6 years old as of 9/1/2024. This class is a young dancer’s introduction to classical ballet technique and vocabulary. Students will learn and develop musical appreciation – this includes both quality and rhythm, as well as the coordination of their movements to the music. Classes are structured to provide a strong foundation as students move into the Pre-Professional Program the following year. In addition to physical strength, students also develop memory and patterning skills as well as following specific directions.
Preschool Summer Classes
Weekly classes for ages 2-7 held on Saturdays and Sundays from July 12 – August 10, 2025.