Frequently Asked Questions

Thank you for your interest in St. Croix Ballet! 

If you are new to us, prior to enrolling in Levels A and above, we will need more information about the dancer to assess what level would be the best fit for them. Email us with the dancer’s name, age, and experience and we will schedule a required free placement class.

Dancers registering in Pre-Ballet can do so directly at stcroixballet.com/enroll.

Due to end of year activities, new students cannot enroll after March 15, 2027.

New students interested in enrolling in Levels A and above must attend a free placement class before enrolling. To schedule, email us with the dancer’s name, age, and dance experience.

Returning students should have received their placement for the next year at the end of the previous school year. These dancers should register for that level.

After a break from ballet, a dancer must email us prior to enrolling.

If a student leaves and then re-enrolls, they should expect to be placed in a level below where they were previously as their former class will have progressed through the syllabus.

After a break, the dancer must email us prior to enrolling.

Yes. Dancers ages 5 and above are invited to audition for performances, including the annual Stillwater Nutcracker over Thanksgiving weekend, and a classical story ballet in the spring. Dancers will receive more information about these opportunities after they enroll.

While students are not required to be part of any performances, participation is typically a highlight for dancers. Performing builds confidence, camaraderie, emotional expression, resilience, and enhances artistic growth.

Yes. We encourage dancers to enroll for the full school year to build on skills and confidence through consistent training. However, we understand that circumstances change, and especially for younger dancers, a break from dancing may be needed.

Yes. Students are expected to attend all of their scheduled weekly classes.

Caregivers and/or students should email stcroixballet@gmail.com if the student will be absent.

Our syllabus is based on the Russian Vaganova method, a comprehensive ballet training system that has produced countless world-class dancers.

The syllabus was created by teacher and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova who took elements from the French and Italian (Cecchetti) techniques to create a methodology that emphasizes precision, artistic expression, and coordination of the whole body. Dancers who train in this method are not only powerful technicians but also expressive artists.

Yes. Our syllabus is based on the Vaganova method of training, and our levels represent important curricular progressions, much like pre-school, elementary school, middle school, and high school. Dancers work to master each level before moving on to the next. Each dancer works through the syllabus at their own pace, which means some dancers may spend longer in some levels than others.