Classical Ballet – Beginners

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17/09/2026

This course is meant for people with little or no experience in classical ballet, modern dance or jazz dance.

You will learn the base of the classical ballet technique. It consist of simple movements. You learn a number of variations of them and you learn to combine them. If you participate the whole course year you have the proper body attitude for classical ballet.

Cily’ s approach is process-oriented: it is not about an end result, but about the road to it. Musicality, use of space, coordination and the alternation of tension and relaxation is central to the lessons. Classical ballet can support modern dance technique and jazz dance technique.

In this course all excercises are explained in Dutch and in English. This course starts on Thursday 17 September 2026 at 18.00 and will be 15 weeks in a row on the same day and time. Please note that there are no classes during the Christmas Break on Thursday the 24th of December and the 31st of December. The course will take place in the Big Dance Studio in Usva.

Teacher: Cily van Hameren

  • UG Student: €107,-
  • UG Staff/PHD: €143,-
  • Other: €178,-

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