The Schlachte Method

The Schlachte Method™ is our developed teaching style made to assist all children regardless of their abilities or disabilities, strengths or weaknesses, to learn and reap the benefits of a classical ballet education.

We believe every child has abilities that can be used as a springboard to learn new skills and enhance each child’s personal accomplishments. Therefore, the methodology uses a wide variety of teaching styles to accommodate all modes of learning and to strengthen each skill set area in all children.

Accommodates All

Learning Styles

Backed By Science.

A Dance Class Like No Other: Medical School Students Teach Ballet to Kids With Autism

Mount Sinai Health

A Medical Student’s Reflections on Autism, Movement, and Orthopaedic Collaboration

The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery • Icahn School of Medicine • Ballet For All Kids

The Health Benefits of Dance

Patricia T. Alpert • SAGE Publications

The effect of the Schlachte Method on the severity of autistic behaviors

University Of Pennsylvania • Wharton School • Ballet For All Kids

Parents’ long-term experiences in a recreational dance program for their children with autism spectrum disorder

Brown University • Barnard College • Ballet For All Kids

The effects of recreational dance interventions on the health and well-being of children and young people: A systematic review

Jan Burkhardt • Cathy Brennan • Arts & Health

Moving on the spectrum: Dance/movement therapy as a potential early intervention tool for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Mary Martin • Science Direct

Physical, cognitive, psychological and social effects of dance in children with disabilities: systematic review and meta-analysis

Tamara May et al • PubMed