A Ballet Dance EdVenture™

Growing a Friendship Garden

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Teach Ballet Through Friendship, Imagination, and Movement Exploration

A Conceptualized-Thematic Ballet Dance EdVenture™ for Ages 3–5

Help young dancers explore ballet concepts and skills inside a garden-themed classroom experience focused on friendship, relationships, cooperation, creativity, pathway exploration, and whole-child learning.

Inside Friendship Garden, dancers tiptoe through garden pathways, grow “flowers” together, balance across giant flowers made with balance beams and stepping stones, and explore relationship-based movement concepts through imaginative storytelling and sensory-rich activities designed specifically for preschool dancers.

This Dance EdVenture™ blends ballet, imaginative movement, creative play, and thematic exploration into one connected classroom experience.

👧 Ages: 3-5 | 🩰 Style: Ballet | 🌷Theme: Flowers | 
🤸 Dance Element: Body | 👥 Dance Concept: Relationships
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Growing a Friendship Garden

Inside the Friendship Garden Ballet EdVenture™, dancers move through a connected ballet experience that blends imaginative storytelling, movement exploration, creative play, and whole-child learning from warm-up through obstacle course exploration.

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NeuroNarrative™ Warm Up:
Dancers begin class with a story-inspired warm-up focused on planting and growing a flower garden. As the story unfolds, dancers stretch, breathe, and prepare their bodies through imaginative brain-based movement patterns connected to the theme.

Ballet Skill Exploration: Throughout class, dancers explore ballet concepts by growing different parts of the flower with their own bodies and applying beginning ballet technique. Through playful exploration dancers also make connections between ballet terminology and imagery to build their glossary of ballet skills and meanings.

Giant Flower Obstacle Course: As the experience continues, dancers move through a giant flower-inspired Story Dance Pathway™ obstacle course using balance beams, stepping stones, and rose petals while exploring relationship-based movement concepts through imaginative play.

Inside Friendship Garden EdVenture™

Everything you need to guide dancers through imaginative movement exploration, ballet skill-building, and whole-child learning.

Teaching Resources Included

Everything you need to guide dancers through imaginative movement exploration, ballet skill-building, and whole-child learning from warm-up through obstacle course exploration.

01
Teacher Guides + Lesson Flow

Step-by-step teaching support, lesson flow guidance, and classroom implementation ideas designed specifically for preschool ballet teachers.

02
Curated Music Playlists

Access themed Apple Music and Spotify playlists designed to support movement exploration, transitions, imaginative play, and classroom energy throughout the experience.

03
Story Dance Pathway™ Setup

Transform your classroom into a flower-inspired movement adventure using balance beams, stepping stones, pathways, props, and imaginative obstacle course ideas.

04
Video Demonstrations

Watch exercises, transitions, and movement activities demonstrated with music so you can confidently bring the experience into your classroom.

05
Dance Games + Movement Activities

Extend learning through playful movement games, creative exploration activities, and hands-on experiences that reinforce ballet concepts in engaging ways.

06
Dance to Learn® at Home

Continue the experience beyond class with coloring pages, printable activities, and simple home connections that help reinforce learning through creativity and play.

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Designed to Help Young Dancers Explore, Imagine, and Grow Through Movement

Explore the Dance EdVenture™

    1. Video Demonstration with Audio

    2. Video Demonstration without Audio

    3. Audio Recording

    1. Exploring the Concept- Sequencing

    1. Developing Skills #1- Grand Battements

    1. Developing Skills #2- Chassé Polka

    1. Setting Up Your Obstacle Course

    1. Story Dance Pathway™ with Music

About this course

  • $50.00
  • 0.5 hours of video content
A Whole-Child Approach to Ballet

Dance to Learn® blends movement, imagination, sensory exploration, and developmental learning into connected classroom experiences designed specifically for young dancers.

Dance to Learn® helps young dancers explore ballet through storytelling, movement pathways, sensory exploration, music, props, and imaginative play designed to support both skill development and whole-child growth.

Our Conceptualized-Thematic™ approach helps children build meaningful connections between movement, imagination, and learning while keeping preschool dance engaging, playful, and developmentally appropriate.

Whole-Child Focused
Supports physical, social, emotional, and cognitive development through movement exploration.

Sensory-Rich Learning
Uses props, pathways, music, visuals, and tactile experiences to deepen engagement and understanding.

Concept-Based Exploration
Children experience ballet concepts through imaginative themes that make learning meaningful and memorable.

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the Friendship Garden Ballet EdVenture™

Access your lesson plans, downloads, and teaching resources anytime through your Dance to Learn® library.

Flexible licensing options for individual teachers, studios, schools, and community programs.

Single License

  • Single Teacher License

$50

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3 Teacher License

  • Up to 3 Teachers

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5 Teacher Licenses

  • Up to 5 Teachers

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$200

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Frequently Asked Questions
Dance to Learn® encourages teachers to use what they already have in their classrooms. Our Story Dance Pathway™ obstacle courses can be adapted using common dance studio props like balance beams, stepping stones, poly spots, scarves, hula hoops, cones, or even tape pathways. The goal is not recreating the setup perfectly, but creating an imaginative movement experience that supports the lesson concepts.
Dance EdVentures™ are designed to support both experienced dance educators and teachers newer to preschool ballet instruction. The lesson flow, imagery, movement exploration, video demonstrations, and teaching guides help teachers confidently guide young dancers through the experience.
No. The lesson plans are designed to provide structure, inspiration, and teaching guidance while still allowing teachers flexibility to adapt activities, pacing, props, and classroom flow for their unique dancers.
The Dance to Learn® approach is intentionally designed around movement variety, imagination, sensory engagement, transitions, and exploratory learning to help keep young dancers actively engaged throughout class.
A Single User license grants permission to the lesson plan materials to one single user or Licensee. (One Dance Teacher or One Studio Owner). A Multi-User License grants permission to multiple users or Licensee (ideal for dance studios with multiple teaching staff). You can choose up to 3 instructors or up to 5 instructors to provide access to the lesson plan depending on the size of your staff.
Dance EdVentures™ are designed to be flexible for a variety of teaching environments including dance studios, preschools, enrichment programs, community classes, and school-based movement programs. Teachers can adapt pathways, props, pacing, and lesson flow based on their classroom structure and available space.
Yes. Dance to Learn® encourages flexible teaching that meets children where they are developmentally. Many activities can be simplified or expanded depending on dancer readiness, classroom needs, and teaching goals.
No. Many Dance EdVentures™ can be adapted for smaller studios, classrooms, or multipurpose spaces. Teachers are encouraged to simplify pathways, reduce station sizes, or rotate activities based on their available environment and class size.
Upon purchase, email [email protected] with the email addresses of the individuals to which you would like to provide access to the lesson plans. We will provide access within 48 hours of purchase. Users will receive an email inviting them to create a password to access their Dance to Learn® Library.
Single User License: Log in using the email and password created at checkout. Click the "My Dashboard" link to be taken to your Library. Multi User License: Upon purchase, please email [email protected] with a list of email addresses for each user. Each user will be manually added as authorized users. Each user will receive an email to create a password. Once their password is created, they can log in using their email and password. Once logged in, they can click the "My Dashboard" link to be taken to their Library.

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Guide dancers through imaginative movement exploration, whole-child learning, and concept-based ballet experiences designed for young children.

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