Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.0 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for advancing beginner dancers, this 1-hour ballet class builds on foundational technique while gently introducing more coordination, strength, and artistry.

Perfect for teachers who want structured, ready-to-teach classes that challenge students without overwhelming them.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre work

• Center floor combinations

• Across-the-floor progressions

• Reverence

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes and guidance

This class introduces more complex movement patterns while reinforcing core ballet vocabulary, helping students grow in confidence, musicality, and control.

Concepts include pliés, tendus, dégagés, rond de jambe, frappé, fondu, grand battements, adagio work, pirouette preparation, and introductory allegro and traveling steps.

BONUS: Includes more than one hour of material, giving you flexibility to spread content across multiple classes or weeks.

Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.1 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for dancers ages 7–9, this Level 2 ballet lesson plan builds upon foundational ballet technique while introducing new challenges that encourage balance, coordination, musicality, and confidence.

This ready-to-teach 1-hour class provides a structured progression of barre, center, allegro, and across-the-floor exercises that help students refine their technique while remaining engaged and motivated throughout class.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre exercises

• Center floor exercises

• Across-the-floor progressions

• Reverence

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes, teaching tips, and classroom insights

Highlights:

• Flexible tendu and dégagé exercises that can be taught in either 1st or 5th position

• Center adagio work designed to develop balance, control, and movement quality

• Pirouette training incorporated into a traveling waltz combination

• Petite and medium allegro combinations that strengthen coordination and timing

• Progressive exercises that build technical confidence and classroom success

This lesson plan can be used independently or alongside other Level 2 lesson plans to provide fresh class material throughout the season.

BONUS: Includes more than one hour of content, allowing you to expand the material over multiple classes or weeks.

Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.2 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for dancers ages 7–9, this Level 2 ballet lesson plan helps students build confidence as they transition toward more advanced technical concepts. Through thoughtfully structured exercises and combinations, dancers continue to strengthen coordination, balance, alignment, and movement quality.

This ready-to-teach 1-hour class introduces new challenges while reinforcing the fundamentals, providing an engaging and progressive learning experience for developing ballet students.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre exercises

• Center floor exercises

• Across-the-floor progressions

• Reverence

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes, teaching tips, and classroom insights

Highlights:

• Introduction to 4th position during plié work

• Tendus performed from both 1st and 5th positions

• Fun dégagé and temps lié combination that develops coordination and movement flow

• Pirouette preparation incorporated into rond de jambe exercises

• Progressive exercises designed to strengthen technique, balance, and classroom confidence

This lesson plan can be used independently or alongside other Level 2 lesson plans to provide fresh class material throughout the season.

BONUS: Includes more than one hour of content, allowing you to expand the material over multiple classes or weeks.

Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.3 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for dancers ages 7–9, this Level 2 ballet lesson plan continues to build technical confidence through more challenging combinations, increased coordination demands, and opportunities to develop balance and control.

This ready-to-teach 1-hour class encourages students to connect foundational ballet concepts while exploring more complex movement patterns at the barre, in the center, and across the floor.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre exercises

• Center floor exercises

• Across-the-floor progressions

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes, teaching tips, and classroom insights

Highlights:

• Graduating grand battement combination that develops strength, coordination, and movement quality

• More complex center floor tendu combination incorporating coupés and passés

• Balance and pirouette practice designed to improve control and confidence

• Unique piqué arabesque and piqué turn combination across the floor

• Progressive exercises that encourage students to refine technique while remaining engaged and motivated

This lesson plan can be used independently or alongside other Level 2 lesson plans to provide fresh class material throughout the season.

BONUS: Includes 14 combinations and more than one hour of material, allowing you to expand the content across multiple classes or weeks.

Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.4 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for dancers ages 7–9, this Level 2 ballet lesson plan focuses on refining technique, strengthening foundational skills, and improving clarity of movement through structured and engaging exercises.

This ready-to-teach 1-hour class emphasizes footwork precision, lower-body strength, and coordination while continuing to build confidence across barre, center, and traveling exercises.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre exercises

• Center floor exercises

• Across-the-floor progressions

• Reverence

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes, teaching tips, and classroom insights

Highlights:

• Pas de cheval practice to develop coordination and foot articulation

• Focused footwork exercises during dégagés for clarity and control

• Combined foot, ankle, and calf strengthening sequence at the barre

• Graduating grand battement combination to build strength and control

• Simple yet engaging grand allegro combination to reinforce traveling quality and coordination

This lesson plan can be used independently or alongside other Level 2 lesson plans to provide fresh class material throughout the season.

BONUS: Includes more than one hour of content, allowing you to expand the material over multiple classes or weeks.

Level 2 Ballet Lesson Plan 2.5 (Ages 7-9)

Designed for dancers ages 7–9, this Level 2 ballet lesson plan strengthens technical consistency while introducing musical variation, coordination challenges, and movement repetition to reinforce learning and build confidence.

This ready-to-teach 1-hour class helps students deepen their understanding of familiar ballet vocabulary through layered combinations that connect barre work to center floor execution.

This lesson plan includes:

• Full warm-up

• Barre exercises (pliés, tendus from 1st & 5th positions, dégagés, rond de jambes, fondus, additional barre work, and grand battements)

• Center floor exercises (tendu combinations, balance work, warm-up jumps, petite allegro combinations)

• Across-the-floor progressions (grand allegro)

• Reverence

• Music suggestions for each exercise

• Teacher notes, teaching tips, and classroom insights

Highlights:

• Two distinct tendu combinations to reinforce clarity, placement, and coordination

• Dégagé exercises with varied musical accents to develop timing and musical awareness

• Rond de jambe coordination challenge to improve control and fluidity

• Echappé and passé combination introduced at the barre and repeated in the center for skill transfer and retention

• Structured repetition and progression to strengthen confidence and consistency

This lesson plan can be used independently or alongside other Level 2 lesson plans to provide fresh class material throughout the season.

BONUS: Includes more than one hour of content, allowing you to expand the material over multiple classes or weeks.