Whether you’re looking to reignite a childhood passion for ballet, improve your tap skills, or would like an inspirational venue to learn a new dance style in the cultural heart of Downtown LA, Colburn School has a class for you!
Our outstanding faculty of former professional dancers offer Ballet, Tap and Modern classes for all levels.
Adult Classes are available for semester enrollment or on a drop-in basis. Fall classes run for 15 weeks from August 28; Spring classes run for 21 weeks.Our Adult Dance summer session is offered for 6 weeks with no classes the week of June 29-July 5. Dancers can register for the full 6-week session or on a drop-in basis. When enrolling you will see both options, register and drop-in. Select the option that works best for you and your schedule. Drop-in classes require you to sign in for each class separately.
This year we are introducing an optional in-studio showcase at the end of the Spring semester in our Grand Rehearsal Hall.
Adult students receive free parking. Follow the link for more information on parking.
Adult Ballet Classes
This class is suited for a complete beginner or more experienced adult student who is looking for a slow and thorough breakdown of ballet steps.. There is always a focus on correct alignment, strength building, and musicality in a positive, encouraging environment.
This class is suited for a complete beginner or more experienced adult student who is looking for a slow and thorough breakdown of ballet steps.. There is always a focus on correct alignment, strength building, and musicality in a positive, encouraging environment.
This 60-minute class begins with Pilates floor exercises including foot and ankle strengthening. Dancers will progress to the barre and learn beginning pointe exercises in ballet or pointe shoes. Pointe shoe participation must be approved by faculty. If not approved dancers will continue in ballet shoes.
This is a comprehensive ballet class with faster tempos and longer combinations, always with a focus on correct alignment, strength building, and musicality in a positive, encouraging environment.
This class is designed for adult students who are seeking to expand and deepen their Musical Theatre training and/or widen their Ballet, Modern Dance and Tap Dance technique. This class uses Jazz dance technique to strengthen and develop strong alignment and dance skills.
This technique course explores the core elements of Hip Hop dance practice. Students will learn the internalization of the groove and how it’s integrated within Hip Hop dance vocabulary from old school party dances to social media trends.
Intermediate Adult Modern is in Horton Technique. A rigorous dance form with an emphasis on alignment, strength, flexibility, musicality and spatial awareness to enable dramatic freedom of expression.
Thisclass introduces adults to basic rudiments and weight changes, loose ankles and the proper leg movement needed for tap. Tap terminology is learned as well asbasic percussion, giving connections of how the taps are produced and counted musically. This class meets once weekly.
Previous tap study is recommended for this class.Adults build on their skills and are encouraged to improve their technique and music skills allowing them to work on their improvisational skills. Traditional choreography is learned as well as original dances created for this class. Adults are welcome to take part in aninformalperformance at the end of the spring semester. This class meets once weekly.
Two years of tap study is recommended for this class. Adults are challenged to take their skills to a higher level.More complicated steps and routines are taught, and the class is encouraged to take part in an informal performance at the end of the spring semester. This class meets once weekly.
