Welcome to your Academy 2023-24 Information Resource!

New School Year Welcome Letters, Parent-Student Handbooks, School Year Calendar and Tuition and More

  • If you are a New or 2019 or earlier Returning Student, please be sure to accept the Waiver through your Student Portal, if you have not already. If you cannot complete on-line, please contact our offices at info@scrippsperformingarts.com

Now Registering for The Nutcracker!

Join us for our 35th annual, All Youth production of The Nutcracker!

All experience levels, ages 3.5 to 19, welcome. All who audition will be cast until all roles are filled!

Save the Date: 2023-24 Performances

Nutcracker Ballet – December 15-17, 2023

Disney’s High School Musical, Jr. – February 2-4, 9-11, 2024

SPAA Demonstration of Learning – March 10, 2024

SBT Ballet – March 23-24, 2024

SPAA Commercial/Contemporary Demonstration – April 27-28, 2024

SPAA Children’s Division Ballet Presentation- April 27-28, 2024

Scripps Ballet Theatre’s Ballet and Beyond & Lower-Upper Division Ballet- June 8, 2024

2023-24 Children's Division: Tiny Dancer, Music Appre., Pre Ballet, Ballet K1, Ballet I, Ballet II

2023-24 Teen Dance

2023-24 Lower & Upper Division: Ballet III-VII, Level 3-5

2023-24 Musical Theatre

From The Parent Student Handbook,

Why Ballet?
Dancers, by every definition, are athletes who require a strong physical and intellectual foundation in order to effectively pursue their craft and efficiently progress toward their goals. Modern, Jazz and Contemporary dance genres are all based upon and created from ballet technique, which serves as the bedrock of dance. The application of ballet not only cultivates unparalleled strength, mental focus and kinesthetic awareness, but it ultimately provides students with the ability to pursue diverse dance methods with greater skill and success.
It is for this reason, that we require all dancers placed in Jazz, Modern or Contemporary 3 or higher be concurrently enrolled in a ballet class.

Ballet is not required for Teen Program Classes but is HIGHLY recommended.

Class Needs for Progressing Ballet Technique

All Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) Students in ALL levels will need a Fit Ball/Exercise Ball, Soft Stability Ball/Fusion Ball,  a Pilates or Yoga Mat and Theraband.

Exercise Ball/Fit Ball
When you stand next to an exercise ball, it should be even or slightly above your knee level. The best way to size up your ball is by sitting on it. When you sit on the ball, knees should be bent at a 90-degree angle and your thighs should be parallel or even with the floor. Find your height and see which ball size you should try first.

Height Recommended ball size
Under 4’8″/142cm 45 cm ball
4’8″ to 5’3″/142-160cm 55 cm ball
5’4″ to 5’10″/160-178cm 65 cm ball
5’10” to 6’4″/178-193cm 75 cm ball

Soft Stability Ball/Medium Soft Ball- REQUIRED
Size: Between 7-10 inches in diameter. A small children’s inflatable toy ball from the drug store works just as well.

9 foot Medium Resistance Theraband- Required for PBT 2 and up
Miss Miah will have 9ft bands available for $10 cash or Venmo the first two weeks of classes.

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