Santiam Ballet Academy

Santiam Ballet Academy offers Baby Ballet for ages 2-3 and Pre-Ballet for ages 3-5, where basic movement is taught through the dancer’s imagination. The academy also offers Ballet I, Ballet II, Ballet III, and Ballet IV, with classical ballet technique taught at the barre and center floor, plus body alignment, arm and head carriage, stretching, strengthening, and ballet terminology. Jazz I includes warm-up, core strengthening, balance, extensions, isolations, rhythmic exercises, floor stretches, jazz technique, and combinations and routines set to fun and trendy music.

Programs

• Baby Ballet — Ages 2-3 · Basic movement is taught through the use of the dancer’s imagination. It encourages rhythm, body awareness, balance, arm and leg coordination, and counting skills.
• Pre-Ballet — Ages 3-5 · Basic movement is taught through the use of the dancer’s imagination. It encourages rhythm, body awareness, balance, arm and leg coordination, and counting skills.
• Ballet I — Ages 5-8 · Teaches classical ballet technique, both barre and center floor, with focus on body alignment, arm/head carriage, stretching, strengthening, and ballet terminology.
• Ballet II — Ages 7-10 · Teaches classical ballet technique, both barre and center floor, with focus on body alignment, arm/head carriage, stretching, strengthening, and ballet terminology.
• Ballet III — Ages 10-14 · Teaches classical ballet technique, both barre and center floor, with focus on body alignment, arm/head carriage, stretching, strengthening, and ballet terminology.
• Ballet IV — Ages 13+ · Teaches classical ballet technique, both barre and center floor, with focus on body alignment, arm/head carriage, stretching, strengthening, and ballet terminology.
• Ballet V — Ages 14+ · Teacher approval.
• Pointe — Teacher approval · Teacher approval.
• Jazz I — Ages 6-12 · Warm-up, core strengthening, balance, extensions, isolations, rhythmic exercises, floor stretches, jazz technique, and combinations and routines set to fun and trendy music.
• Creative Movement — Ages 3-5 · Imaginative class with storytelling through movement, stretching, strengthening, coordination, basic dance technique, rhythms, and patterns.
• Mini Hip-Hoppers — Ages 5-7
• Hip-hop — Ages 8 - Adult · A fun and vibrant form of dance that combines freestyle movements including popping, locking, breaking, and jazz.

At a glance

• Ages: 2–18 years old

About the provider

Santiam Ballet Academy has been opening doors since 2019. Its leadership team includes Charlene Vogel, Academy Director and Instructor; Carl Massey, Hip Hop/Tumbling/Jazz/Youth Agility; Anna Vogel, Ballet/Lyrical/Tumbling Instructor; and Aimee Hampton, Musical Theater. The academy lists highly trained and certified instructors with experience in teaching and performing various styles and disciplines.

Last updated September 11, 2026.