The one thing that can solve most of our problems is dancing.
–James Brown
STEP-UP!, AB’s AFTERSCHOOL EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
Anaheim Ballet’s afterschool educational outreach program, STEP-UP!, is a free program for Anaheim youth ages 8 – 20 years old, who require financial assistance in order to attend ballet classes and experience the life-long benefits of classical ballet training. The STEP-UP! program has been in effect since 1997, and has benefited hundreds of local youth in both their personal and professional lives. Students are not required to have previous ballet experience to apply.
The STEP-UP! classes are held from 3:45-4:30pm, and students are enrolled in the Monday & Wednesday class, or Tuesday & Thursday class depending on their choice at time of enrollment. After three months of consistent attendance, students may attend up to four classes per week, but at a minimum must attend two classes per week in order to stay enrolled in the program.
The program is offered year-round, and enrolled students are expected to attend their scheduled classes during the summer and all other school break periods. At the end of spring, Anaheim Ballet School presents an annual Spring Concert recital performance, in which the STEP-UP! students perform a dance they learned in their classes.
To apply for the STEP-UP! program, please complete and return the application form. Copies of the application form are also available at our studio’s Front Desk.
STEP-UP!, el programa educativo después de la escuela de Anaheim Ballet es un programa gratis para la juventud que vive en la ciudad de Anaheim, edades 8 – 20 años, que requieren asistencia financiera para asistir las clases de ballet. Los beneficios de tomar las classes ayudaran toda la vida del estudiante que estudia ballet clásico. El programa de STEP-UP! ha sido parte de la comunidad desde 1997 y ha ayudada a cientos de jóvenes en sus vidas personales y profesionales. Los estudiantes no necesitan tener experiencia de ballet para aplicar.
Las clases de STEP-UP! son durante el horario de 3:45-4:30 pm, y los estudiantes estáran enscritos lunes y miércoles o martes y jueves dependiendo de su elección en el momento de la inscripción. Después de tres meses constantes, los estudiantes pueden asistir hasta cuatro clases por semana, pero por lo menos deben de asistir dos clases por semana para mantener su lugar en el programa. También, ofrecemos una clase de STEP-UP! para estudiantes avanzados en los viernes que requiere la invitación del instructor. Los estudiantes seleccionados podrián recibir una beca de ballet que incluria más classes.
El programa se ofrece durante todo el año, y se requiere que los estudiantes asisten a sus clases programadas durante los períodos de vacaciones. Al final de la primavera, Anaheim Ballet School presenta un concierto anual de ballet, en que los estudiantes de STEP-UP! realizan una danza que aprendieron en sus clases. Práctica de la danza llevará a cabo durante sus clases de programación.
Para aplicar al programa de STEP-UP!, complete y devuelva la forma de solicitud adjunto (incluyendo los documentos financieros).
The purpose of Anaheim Ballet’s STEP-UP! educational outreach program is to serve as a catalyst for change in the lives of young participants, a call to personal excellence, and to produce performances which serve as a source of entertainment and inspiration for the community at large. Whether from the rigorous athletic training program or from the inspiring live performances in schools and concert stages, the youth of our community benefit greatly from the positive messages inherent in classical ballet.
Our young people need the experience of standing erect, holding their heads high and moving with athletic and understated grace. They need this safe but challenging social interaction where there are no distinctions of ethnic diversity or socio economic levels. From their first day in Anaheim Ballet's STEP-UP! program, students are challenged to personal excellence. Many are asked to reexamine their own opinions of how much effort is demanded to produce quality results.
STEP-UP! outreach students train in classical ballet, and classes are ongoing and offered at no cost to those who are unable to pay. These students are mainstreamed into regular training classes at Anaheim Ballet. Several students have received placement in our nation's prestigious ballet company schools.
As teachers work with dancers to improve the physical attributes of strength, stamina and flexibility, it is also hoped that the principles of patience, perseverance and humility will also begin to grow in the dancer's physical and emotional life.