Summer Dance Camp for our Spokane Inland Northwest Ballet upper level students (those who have completed one or more years of level 5, 6, or 7)...

Summer is a great time to round out our ballet study, as we have a little more time for trying new, more complicated exercises, partnering, the study of ballet history, French terms, stretching games, and just plain fun!

July 7-9

1:30 – 3:30 for levels 5 – 7 - class, snack games, and projects

3:30 – 4:30 for levels 6 and 7 only – a more intense class/ballet study

Each day, we will have ballet barre and center class, work on a little partnering, enjoy a snack, watch a short dance video, study our ballet history and play our French terms and stretching games. In addition, we will do our own fun project, such as creatively painting pointe shoes or butterfly wings (you can paint your own pointe shoes and take them home, or paint an old pair of Miss Janine’s and hang them in the studio…plan must be drawn out ahead of time for this). For level 5, this will be a challenging class, which will help you prepare for the additional Sat. barre class that you may participate in next year. Expect fun and progress in your ballet study!

Levels 5-7 $45

Levels 6-7 $70

Price includes instruction, art supplies, fun prizes for games, and snacks.

Must be pre-registered by July 2nd to participate!

Spokane performance season 2009!

Above: Miss Janine with Beck and Allisen ...


Above: Make-up artist May Hafkamp applying make-up base, a wonderful swiss skin care product supplied by Gerda Spillmann...http://gerdaspillmann.stores.yahoo.net

Above: Emily preparing applying the finishing touch...

Above: Emily and Nora backstage..


Above: Ballet I onstage and ready to perform...



Above: Creative Dance smiles!


Above: Ballet I dancers relax and color pretty pictures while they wait to be taken onstage..


Above: Leaving the Black Box Theatre, to the "real backstage"...

Above: Smiles from the Hip Hop dancers...:)

More photos to come soon!

Above: Miss Kaiti's girls smiling for the camera, everyone is excited to finally perform for an audience...

Performance season is upon us! We had our first two Inland Northwest Ballet Performances last weekend, with our Spokane students dancing to very full audiences in both the matinee and the evening shows. What wonderful support we enjoyed! We presented "A Celebration of Mozart", and other dances, and were fortunate to have make up artist May Hafkamp and her assistant Randi Hafkamp on hand to do make up for all our upper level girls. More photos and info on our make up session after next weekend!


Above: Miss Janine's little ones sit and color while they wait to be taken backstage...

Above: Abby helps keep the tiny dancers occupied while they wait...

Above: Sweet smiles from excited dancers!

We have another full weekend ahead of us, and we promise photos of the upper level girls!

All ballet classes full for fall, ages 6 and up...

An update on our Inland Northwest Ballet class schedule for fall...at this point, all of our ballet classes for ages 6 and up are completely full, most with students on the waiting list. Some jazz/hip hop classes are full as well. Due to our more flexible schedule, we do have openings in most classes for Creative Dance (ages 3-5).
Our registration has been phenomenal this year, thanks to all our Spokane families who made great efforts to enroll in the class you desired! We are looking at restructuring a few classes, combining a few tap or jazz classes with lower enrollment so that we may add another ballet class or two. Before you register, please ask for an updated schedule, to see if the class you desire is still available. If you have any questions, please e-mail Studio Director Janine Fraser at inlandnwballet@aol.com, we would love to help! :)

All we can say is WOW...

We arrived at the studio Saturday, our Inland Northwest Ballet Fall Registration Day for current students, only to find a long line of families who had arrived very early, some as early as 5 am! By the time registration opened at noon, the line had wrapped around the building, with families camped out in picnic chairs, visiting, reading books, snacking, and taking turns making java runs to the Rocket Bakery next door. To help pass the time, Miss Janine invited families to take turns coming inside to watch our rehearsal taking place in the studio.
We feel so blessed that we have so many Spokane families willing to do what it takes to secure a spot in the class they desire...If you were one of those families...THANK YOU, WE TRULY LOVE YOU!

For new students, registration begins today, Monday June 8th. However, many classes are full, so please check the list below before you fill out your registration form. If you need a form, send us an e-mail (inlandnwballet@aol.com, or use the link to the right) and we will be happy to send you one ASAP. If you have questions, we will be happy to help you try to find a suitable class that your child will find fun and rewarding! :)

Classes listed below are full, or expected to fill within a day or two

(note: this will change daily, so please check back for updates!)

· Ballet IB on Friday (though may have one opening after some shifting has been done)

· Ballet IA on Monday has just two openings left

· Ballet II on Monday - full

· Ballet 3 on Tuesday - full

· Ballet 3 on Thurs. has one opening left

· All Ballet 4 classes - full (accidently overfull, some changes may be made)

· All Ballet 5 classes - full

· All Ballet 6 classes - full

· Ballet 7 - full, but some flexibility for advanced level 7 dancers

· Fri. 5:30 Hip Hop I

· Tues. 4:45 Hip Hop II has one opening left

· Wed. 7:15 full (though may have one opening after some shifting has been done)

Questions? Just ask! 467-0765