Ballet Birthday Parties
with Miss Christina
   
What better way for
an aspiring ballerina to spend her birthday than through a magical
journey of dance and imagination? Miss Christina can take your
ballerina princess and her friends (young gentlemen, princes, and
cavaliers welcome!) through the enchanting world of ballet in
celebration of her birthday.
 First Miss Christina
will display her very own pointe shoes and allow the ballerina birthday
girl and her guests to touch and feel them, helping them to appreciate
their unique qualities. Next, she will captivate their attention
with beautiful photos of ballerinas wearing these special shoes as well
as the ballerina's quintessential headpiece: a
sparkling tiara.
Miss Christina will then bestow upon the birthday ballerina her very own
tiara which she may keep as a treasured memento of her party.
Once the honored
tiara has been donned, it is time for the birthday girl and guests to
begin their own ballet adventure! Miss Christina will lead the
dancers through an age-appropriate ballet lesson. Younger dancers
will enjoy imaginative creative movement exercises which will help them
to grow tall like blossoming roses, stretch out like limber kittens, and
dart through the air like dainty butterflies. Older children will
be thrilled at pre-ballet exercises like the Tango Passe and
Mexican Hat
Dance.
 Dancers of all ages
will be excited to move briskly around the room as they march, gallop,
and leap. Then everyone will have a chance to dance freely to
inspiring ballet music, calling upon steps they may have just
learned! Miss Christina will help older dancers create their very
own mini ballet suite which they'll love to
perform for attending
parents.
Finally, the dancers
will offer a thank you in traditional ballet style, performing a reverence
as they bow to their teacher, and most importantly, to their
ballerina host! As they skip home, the dancers' hearts will be
full of the joy and beauty that inspires every ballerina.
Each party
includes the following:
- Special tiara for
the birthday girl.
- Hands-on display of pointe
shoes & ballet costumes.
- Presentation of photographs of
ballerinas.
- Semi-structured
"real" ballet lesson:
- Barre exercises.
- Creative movements in the
center of the room including port de bras (beautiful arm
exercises), jumps, turns, bourree runs, and other allegro ballet
movements.
- Locomotive exercises
including leaps, skips, gallops, and marching moving around the
room in circles and along diagonal lines.
- Reaching and stretching
imaginative exercises on the floor.
- Freestyle dances where
children can improvise and demonstrate their individual talents.
These can be done all together or as solos while other
participants watch and applaud! Allows children opportunity to
demonstrate their own talents and understand what performing in
front of an audience is like.
- Basic introduction to many
ballet terms.
- Emphasis on the magic and
beauty of ballet as well as the fun and enjoyment of dance and
creative movement.
- Children are able to
participate in the "lesson" no matter what their dance
background may be, with plenty of interaction with the ballerina
teacher. Children will also be able to act as spectators by watching
the teacher and their friends dance.
- Boys are always welcome to
participate and will soon realize their unique and special role as
cavalier or prince!
Also available upon request:
 Miss Christina can provide complete party packages including
tutus & sequin tiaras for the party guests and a ballet-themed craft (such as decorating magic wands). For example, dancers can
decorate glittery star wands at the beginning of the party, allow the wands to
dry while they warm up with the dancing lesson, and then use their wands in
freestyle dances to conclude the party!
Please call or email for
custom arrangements and pricing.
Contact Information
Please contact Miss Christina for pricing
information and to schedule your party.
301-515-1841 or sugarplum@christinadance.com
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