Level Up Their Lines – The Ballet Teacher’s Guide to Elevating Technique
Your dancers know the basics—now it’s time to sharpen lines, refine phrasing, and step into real classical polish. DTCE’s Ballet: Level 3 is your go-to course for transforming solid fundamentals into stage-ready sophistication. With 45+ advanced ballet skills, 3+ structured syllabus guides, and 3+ hours of expert-led instruction, this level helps dancers develop the precision, grace, and strength that define pre-professional training.
Whether you’re training ensemble dancers or grooming soloists, this system gives you everything you need—barre, center, grand allegro, and expert insight—paired with hands-on correction tips, what-not-to-do breakdowns, and real-time fixes that keep technique clean and progress on track.
You’ll see age-appropriate student demonstrators, with both correct and incorrect execution, plus multi-angle footage that makes spotting issues and delivering corrections easier than ever. Every lesson is designed to support long-term dancer development with technical depth, clear progression, and an emphasis on refinement, artistry, and control.
Because at this stage, it’s not just about knowing the steps—it’s about dancing them with confidence, elegance, and intention. And with DTCE’s Ballet: Level 3, you’re equipped to guide them there—one polished pirouette at a time.
Key Features of DTCE’s Ballet: Level 3
✔ 45+ Advanced Skills, 3+ Syllabus, 3+ Hours of Tutorials
✔ Step-by-Step Breakdown with Demonstrators, Do’s & Don’ts, and Teacher Tips
✔ Progression-Based Exercises for Precision, Strength & Artistic Control
✔ Designed for Classical Ballet Barre, Center, and Grand Allegro Training
Train for Technical Excellence
✔ Fouetté Preparation + Développés & Fondus – Strengthen control and fluidity at the barre
✔ Double Pirouettes en Dehors/Dedans + Attitude Turns – Build stability and turn confidence
✔ Glissade Jeté + Assemblé + Sissonne Fermée/Ouverte – Elevate jumps with clean execution
✔ Tour Jeté + Grand Allegro – Develop traveling grace and explosive performance
✔ Échappé Battu + Entrechat – Introduce advanced petit allegro coordination and clarity
…plus waltz turns, pas de basque, piqué box turns, 8 body positions, and reverence combinations that bring artistry full circle.
Why Ballet Teachers Rely on DTCE’s Level 3
This course was built to give dance educators a crystal-clear path to teaching intermediate-to-advanced ballet—with multiple filming angles, technique dos and don’ts, and corrections made in real time. You’ll feel like you’re getting a behind-the-scenes ballet masterclass, while your students build the technique that wins on stage and in the studio.
Meet Your Instructors – Elizabeth Acuña Nuevo & Nadine Barton
DTCE’s Ballet Complete Genre Series: Levels 1–4 is led by Elizabeth Acuña Nuevo and Nadine Barton, two seasoned ballet educators whose combined experience brings both technical precision and artistic depth to every class.
Elizabeth is the Director of Artistic Dance Center in Doral, FL, with a background in classical and contemporary works like Giselle and Sleeping Beauty. She blends traditional technique with modern methods to build strong foundations in posture, alignment, and musicality.
Nadine is a current company dancer with the Alabama Ballet and an award-winning choreographer and teacher. She’s known for combining refinement, strength, and artistry, helping dancers connect movement with intention.
Together, they bring clear, progression-based instruction that supports dancers from beginner to advanced—balancing discipline with expression at every level.
Raise the Barre with DTCE’s Ballet: Level 3
No more guessing what comes next. This progression-based system empowers you to build technically strong, artistically expressive dancers—step by step, skill by skill. It’s the structure you need to challenge your dancers while still supporting their growth with clarity and consistency.
Train smart, teach strong—take your ballet program to the next level with Level 3!
Instructor Credibility
Built by a Dance Educator Who Gets It
Created by Kimberly Beck Thomson, a certified dance curriculum specialist with 35+ years of experience and former owner of one of the Top 50 studios in the U.S. (17 instructors, 600+ students). She built DTCE to solve the real challenges dance educators face—teacher burnout, inconsistent training, and skipped progressions. Today, the DTCE Method is trusted by thousands and delivers the structure, clarity, and support every studio needs.