Ballet Birthday Party Ideas
By Kat Saveal, Sat Dec 10th

Ballet Party Ideas

As a professional dance teacher I love hosting either in homeballet parties or studio parties. I bring special dance costumesfor each child to wear during the party. We sing somesongs,learn a few dance steps and perform a dance.

Here are just a few simple ideas to have an enchanting balletparty.

1. Call up your local dance studio. Most studio's will rent outtheir space with a teacher. This is ideal for those that want aparty without all the hassle and clean up afterwards.

2. If you prefer to have a party at your house, think abouthiring a professional dance teacher to provide entertainment.Children really love the idea of having a 'real' ballerina cometo their party all dressed up.

3. Want to do the party yourself? Make tutu invitations. You canuse pastel colored card stock. Take a small piece of lace andglue it on the front to look like a tutu.

4. Have each child come dressed in a ballet outfit or costume(could

be from Halloween) of their choice.

5. Think about doing a craft during the party. A favorite craftof mine is making tiara's. You can do this using pipe cleaners.I found some great deals on foam tiara's at my craft store aswell. The kids can put glitter and sparkles on them. Do thisactivity in the beginning to allow the tiara's time to dry. Itmakes a great party favor.

Game Ideas:

1. Pin the Crown on the Ballerina. I like to draw a ballerina ona big piece of poster board. I found some gold colored posterboard at a local craft store and used that to cut out crowns.

2. Freeze Dance. I play this game a lot during the end of mydance classes. Have all the children dance as music is playing.They can dance however they would like, but when the musicstops, they must freeze. Whoever is seen moving,is out and getsto sit down. The last person standing wins a small prize.

3. Be a Star. All of the children sit down and pretend to be theaudience. One by one each child takes turns dancing in front ofthe audience. A small artifical bouqet of flowers, or flowingscarf can also be used as a prop to dance with. When each childis done dancing, she curtsey's to the audience and passes theflower/scarf to the next person to dance.

Disney soundtracks are great to use during ballet parties.

Author Kat Saveal

Kat Saveal is married and the mother of 3 young daughters. Sheis a professional dance instructor with Southlake Dance Academyin Southlake, Texas www.southlakedanceacademy.com. She is alsoto Co-Owner of The Cue Zone www.thecuezone.com

About the author:Kat Saveal is married and the mother of 3 young daughters. Sheis a professional dance instructor with Southlake Dance Academyin Southlake, Texas www.southlakedanceacademy.com. She is alsoto Co-Owner of The Cue Zone www.thecuezone.com