Youth Programs - Ballet

Why Walk When You Can Dance!

Ballet Classes at the RAF Mildenhall Youth Center

Youth Beginner Class: Thursdays, 4 pm - 4:30 pm Youth Intermediate Class: Thursdays, 4:30 pm - 5:20 pm Tiny Tots (3-5 year olds): Tuesdays, 10 am - 10:30 am Adult Ballet Stretch Workout: Tuesdays, 10:30 am - 11:30 am

THE DANCE FORM FOCUSES on discipline, posture, and expression. We're lucky to have an instructor at RAF Mildenhall who is deeply rooted in the tradition of European Ballet.

Ms Bostock has been teaching in the tribase area since 1988 and her favorite part of teaching ballet to children is “watching them grow into talented, sometimes famous ballerinas”.

She also loves “to teach her students French”, as many ballet terms are in other languages, and teaching the “focus, art, sport, movement, and teamwork” that ballet is rooted in.

Ms Bostock has seen children find a passion for dance, seen them find a beautiful way to express themselves, and been able to introduce a motivation for organization and discipline. She says that these two factors, in particular, are the most valuable elements to start off with.

Classes are currently available for children from age 3 to age 10. Children who currently go to the CDC can even be escorted by Youth Center staff straight from the CDC to the Youth Center for classes at the end of the day.

If you would like to introduce the family to the art of ballet, Ms Bostock recommends starting with watching the Nutcracker, as it is a fairy tale story many people know and is great for all ages. For the more mature crowd, she recommends Swan Lake, as it is classic and beautiful, while aimed at adults. She also recommends Peter and the Wolf, or Ballet Don Quixote.

IMAGES: Ms Bostock and ballet students.