Our Mission
PETRA School of the Arts 2017-2018 Schedule
Single Class - $15
Private Lesson - $50 per hour
Registration Fee - $30 per student or $45 per family
Christmas Costume Fee - $60, due by October 1 (Applies to Ballet 1-5, Creative Movement/Beginning Ballet optional)
Spring Costume Fee - due by February 15th
-20% discount on tuition is given to each additional family member.
-Tuition is due by the 10th of each month to avoid a late fee of $15.
-No refunds will be given for missed classes.
-Please make checks payable to Petra Ballet Company.
Tuition (per student)
Class Policy
Attire
Thank you for choosing modest and appropriate dancewear for all classes.
Creative Movement ~ Girls: Black or pink leotard, pink footed tights, pink leather ballet shoes. Pink or black skirts may be worn. Hair must be pulled back in a secure pony tail or bun with no wisps. Boys: Black athletic pants or gym shorts (knee length), black or white T-shirt or tank, white socks, black leather ballet shoes.
Beginning Ballet - Ballet 5 ~ Girls: Black leotard, pink footed tights, pink leather ballet shoes. Black skirts may be worn. Hair must be pulled back in a secure bun with no wisps.
Boys: Black athletic pants or dance pants, black or white T-shirt or tank, white socks, black leather ballet shoes.
Jazz ~ Girls: Any colored leotard, pink footed tights, black leather jazz shoes. Shorts are optional. Hair must be pulled back in a secure pony tail.
Boys: Black athletic pants or gym shorts (knee length), any colored T-shirt or tank, black leather jazz shoes.
Irish ~ Girls: Any colored leotard, black footed tights, black leather jazz shoes. Shorts are optional.
Boys: Black athletic pants or gym shorts (knee length), any colored T-shirt or tank, black leather jazz shoes.
Tap ~ Girls: Any colored leotard, pink footed tights, black tap shoes. Shorts are optional. Hair must be pulled back in a secure pony tail.
Boys: Black athletic pants or gym shorts (knee length), any colored T-shirt or tank, black tap shoes.
Pointe Class ~ Black leotard, pink footed tights, black skirts may be worn. Hair must be pulled back in a secure bun with no wisps. Please sew ribbons neatly on pointe shoes with no safety pins.
Contemporary ~ Girls: Any colored leotard, pink convertible tights, barefoot. Shorts are optional. Hair must be pulled back in a secure pony tail.
Boys: Black athletic pants or gym shorts (knee length), any colored T-Shirt or tank, barefoot.
Conditioning ~ Comfortable, flexible clothing. Junk is allowed.
Adult Ballet ~ Comfortable, flexible clothing such as leggings, sweat pants or shorts may be worn with a T-Shirt or tank top. Please wear leather ballet shoes (pink for ladies, black for men). Hair should be pulled back securely away from the face.
Contact Information
Kim Raymond, Artistic Director
info@petraballet.com
Kim Raymond
In August 2004, Kim Married Jason Raymond, who was later employed as the company’s Road Manager. The couple moved to Springfield in 2007 and founded Petra Ballet Company the following year. Kim’s teaching experience includes six years at Ballet Magnificat! School of the Arts, Ballet Magnificat! Summer Dance Intensives, and workshops at Credo Dance Academy, Ozark Dance Academy, Red Door Dance Company, and Springfield Ballet. She moved to Jackson, Mississippi to join the Trainee Program at Ballet Magnificat! in 2001. Kim guested as an instructor and choreographer on tour in the United States and internationally, including master classes in Soust, Holland and the Prague Conservatory of Dance.
As the Founder of Petra, Kim also serves as Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer. Jason and Kim are the proud parents of their three children.
Kristyn Paulos
At age 17, she became a Cecchetti instructor, and today is a Licentiate member of the Cecchetti Council of America (LCCA), having attained through Teacher Grade VI, Intermediate Certification. Kristyn enjoys coaching and representing her own students for examinations. In the RAD method, she earned her Student Intermediate Certificate. Kristyn danced at the Cecchetti International Ballet Competition Intensive in Richmond, Virginia; Christ in the Arts’ intensive in Lubbock, Texas; and Credo Dance Academy’s intensive with modern instructor Steve Rooks in Springfield, Missouri.
For six years, Kristyn has attended Ballet Magnificat! intensives in Jackson, Mississippi where she really began to develop a love for dance and knew that Lord was calling her to pursue it further for ministry. Kristyn joined Petra Ballet Company in Fall 2015, and Petra School of the Arts as an instructor in January 2016.