Geeky Ballerina
artistry + technique
Geeky Ballerina
artistry + technique
Geeky Ballerina
artistry + technique
Map Your Path to Teaching Excellence
Transform your ballet instruction with clear frameworks that build both confidence and joy
Curriculum: The Complete Framework​​
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Build lasting teaching confidence with a systematic framework that maps essential vocabulary, progression paths, and yearly priorities—all while honoring your natural teaching instincts and talent for combination creation, class pacing, and individual adaptations. Perfect for teachers committed to long-term professional growth and building a legacy of student success.
Curriculum vs. Lesson Plans at a Glance
Lesson Plans: Experience the Method
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For teachers wanting to experience our systematic approach, these Unit 1 lesson plans offer a complete taste of our teaching philosophy with step-by-step classes. Perfect for understanding how our methodology works in your classroom before investing in the comprehensive curriculum framework.
The Geeky Ballerina curriculum exceeded our expectations. The clear advancement criteria gave our teachers immediate confidence in assessing students and planning classes. Instead of guessing, we now have a clear method to identify gaps and strengthen foundations.
Lisa B.
The Geeky Ballerina Curriculum
Your Comprehensive Teaching System
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Each level includes:
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Integrated Artistry & Technical Development: Our systematic approach is the first to weave elements of artistry throughout technical training. Each level focuses on specific artistry components carefully chosen to align with technical goals. Develop dancers who are both technically excellent and expressively confident.
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Complete Teaching Framework & Confidence: Age-appropriate guidelines, key principles, and strategic frameworks turn complex teaching decisions into confident choices. Nine carefully structured units per level create clear progression paths while maintaining the joy and flexibility that make great teaching possible.
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Professional Assessment & Communication Tools: Evidence-based advancement criteria provide parent communication frameworks that transform potentially challenging conversations into celebrations of genuine growth. Know exactly when students are ready to progress and communicate that growth with confidence and clarity.
First Page Preview
The curriculum spans four comprehensive divisions - Beginning, Elementary, Intermediate, and Advanced - plus a complete pointe curriculum that aligns seamlessly with technical progression.
The Geeky Ballerina Lesson Plans
Experience the Method
First Page Preview
Each Unit 1 lesson plan includes:
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Key principle and vocabulary focus for the unit - see how our systematic approach organizes learning priorities
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Complete class structure with barre combinations, center adagio, turns, and allegro progressions that demonstrate our teaching methodology
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Suggested music selections to enhance the systematic learning experience