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The complete Barre to Stage collection: eight levels and the Reference Guide

Barre to Stage · The Ballet Study Manual Series

The Complete Ballet Curriculum — 8 Graded Levels + Reference Guide

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Professional, illustrated ballet teaching material for teachers, schools, students and enthusiasts. Eight graded levels take a dancer from the first plié to the thirty-two fouettés — 572 pages and 164 lessons, ready to use in any ballet school or method.

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The eight levels

A graded path, from first plié to the stage

Each level builds on the one before: barre, centre, allegro and pointe or men's work, with anatomically precise illustrations and instructions written to be taught from. Buy any level for $39.90, or get each one for $24.90 in the complete collection.

First Position — Level 1 manual cover
LEVEL 190 pages · 26 lessons

First Position — Level 1

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Where every dancer begins. Posture, turnout, the five positions, a complete first barre and first jumps.

  • Standing well, turnout and safe alignment
  • Demi-plié, grand plié and battement tendu
  • Rond de jambe, fondu, frappé and grand battement
  • Rise and relevé
  • First port de bras and épaulement
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Aplomb — Level 2 manual cover
LEVEL 282 pages · 26 lessons

Aplomb — Level 2

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Balance over one supporting leg. The working leg at 45° and 90°, centre poses and linking steps.

  • Battement soutenu and développé
  • Fondu at 45°, double frappé, rond de jambe en l'air
  • Port de bras with bends
  • Poses at 45° and 90°, attitude and arabesque
  • Pas de bourrée and preparing to turn
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Spot — Level 3 manual cover
LEVEL 378 pages · 25 lessons

Spot — Level 3

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Focus turns into direction. Demi-pointe barre, spotting, first pirouettes and beats.

  • Barre on demi-pointe, flic-flac, développé passé
  • Spotting technique
  • Pirouette en dehors and en dedans
  • Balancé and pas de bourrée dessus/dessous
  • Adage with turns
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Elevation — Level 4 manual cover
LEVEL 468 pages · 20 lessons

Elevation — Level 4

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Rise, travel, land quietly. Double turns, promenades, one-leg landings and first large jumps.

  • Grand rond de jambe jeté and battement balançoire
  • Petit fouetté and fondu with a turn
  • Grand port de bras and promenade
  • Double pirouette and pirouette from second
  • Entrechat trois and cinq, jeté battu, brisé
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Attitude — Level 5 manual cover
LEVEL 568 pages · 20 lessons

Attitude — Level 5

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Shape held while turning. Turns in large poses, grand fouetté and jumps at 90°.

  • Turns inside barre exercises
  • Grand fouetté at the barre and in the centre
  • Turns in attitude, à la seconde and arabesque
  • Adage with turns in poses
  • Grand assemblé, cabriole at 90°, saut de basque
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Fouetté — Level 6 manual cover
LEVEL 654 pages · 15 lessons

Fouetté — Level 6

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Rhythm drives the turn. Renversé, fouettés in series and turning large jumps.

  • Preparing and performing the renversé
  • Grand fouetté with a turn
  • Fouetté turns and double turns in attitude
  • Adage with renversé
  • Jeté en tournant
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Thirty-Two — Level 7 manual cover
LEVEL 756 pages · 17 lessons

Thirty-Two — Level 7

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Virtuosity with purpose. Long combinations, performance, first partnering and repertoire study.

  • The Level 7 barre and long adage
  • Turns in poses on the diagonal
  • Brisé volé, jeté passé, grands jetés in a circle
  • Thirty-two and Italian fouettés (F)
  • Grand pirouette à la seconde, révoltade (M)
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Curtain — Level 8 manual cover
LEVEL 852 pages · 15 lessons

Curtain — Level 8

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From the studio to the stage. The professional barre, pas de deux, mime and stage presence.

  • The professional barre
  • Double turns in arabesque and attitude
  • Arms in three styles
  • Grand fouetté sauté and a full manège
  • Advanced lifts and multiple supported pirouettes
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The Reference Guide surrounded by the eight graded levels

How the curriculum is built

572 pages written to be taught from

8 illustrated manuals, one editorial standard. The series works alongside any method or syllabus, so schools can adopt it as classroom material and students can use it as a serious study manual at home.

Eight graded levels
Each level states its prerequisites and what is new, so teachers place students quickly and students always know the next step.
The same four parts
Barre, centre, allegro, then pointe (F) or men's work (M). Levels 7 and 8 add partnering, repertoire and stage.
Precise line illustrations
Anatomically precise drawings show the shape, the alignment and the common mistakes for every step.
One shared Reference Guide
Positions, directions, counts and the schools of ballet live in one guide that every volume points to.

Study · Practise · Refine

The same four-part path in every lesson

Every lesson follows the same structure, so once a student learns how to use one level, they can use them all. Safety comes first: never force turnout or work through pain.

  1. 01

    Learn the shape

    Each step opens with a clear illustration and a short description of the correct position before any movement begins.

  2. 02

    Move slowly

    Instructions break the step into counts and stages, so it can be practised at a safe tempo first.

  3. 03

    Check alignment

    Common mistakes and corrections are shown for every step, so teacher and student check the same points.

  4. 04

    Record progress

    Term logs, class cards and an end-of-level check show when a dancer is ready for the next level.

Who it is for

Teachers
Ready-made lesson structure and illustrations to show in class. Teacher-only activities are clearly labelled.
Ballet schools
A common graded reference for every class and teacher, compatible with any method or syllabus.
Students
A serious study manual to review steps, terminology and corrections between classes.
Enthusiasts
Understand what dancers learn at each stage, from the first plié to the grand pas de deux.

Reviews

Customer reviews

Feedback from teachers, schools and students using the Barre to Stage series.

Finally, one reference for all my classes

Caroline M. · Ballet teacher · Ohio

Reader review

I teach four age groups and used to build every lesson plan from scratch. Now each class follows its own level, and the illustrations are clear enough to show directly in the studio.

Our teachers now speak the same language

Sofia L. · School director · Florida

Reader review

We adopted the full collection for the whole school. The prerequisites at the start of each level made placing students so much easier, and the Reference Guide settled every terminology debate.

I review before every class

Emily R. · Student, 15 · Texas

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My teacher recommended Spot and Elevation. The drawings of the common mistakes helped me fix my pirouette preparation faster than anything else.

Perfect for an adult starting from zero

Hannah K. · Adult beginner · Oregon

Reader review

First Position explains everything I was too shy to ask in class: turnout, how to stand, how to land. Clear and safe.

Beautiful and genuinely professional

Isabella G. · Private ballet coach · California

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The line illustrations are elegant and precise. I print the class cards for my private students and they love tracking their progress in the logs.

Helps me understand what my daughter learns

Laura P. · Ballet mom · New Jersey

Reader review

I am not a dancer, but these manuals help me follow my daughter's progress level by level. Worth it for the Reference Guide alone.

Excellent, I wish there were videos too

Natalie D. · Ballet teacher · Illinois

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The material is very complete and well organised. I'd love video demonstrations someday, but the drawings and counts cover what I need in class.

Great for the men's work sections

Michael A. · Dance studio owner · Georgia

Reader review

Most material ignores male students. Having men's work in every level, from tour en l'air to révoltade, was a big plus for our studio.

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