Five Feet Dance (clarissa k. ko)

class with clarissa.

Photo of dancers at a ballet barre with their leg out in a tendu.

upcoming adult classes with Clarissa

Saturday Mornings: September 6th, 2025 – May 30th, 2026

Belmont, CA – HeartBeat Dance Academy

9:00am | Adult Ballet
Ballet for mixed levels that blends traditional ballet training, updated and adapted to suit the needs of the adult student. Dancers will be provided options to build their foundations or take it to the next level. 
 
10:00am | Adult Contemporary
Contemporary for mixed levels. Starts with a thorough warm up infused with Modern Dance techniques and culminates in learning a short dance combination at the end. Learn ways to dance to and from the ground into the air, access your spine in multiple pathways, and build strength and balance. 
 
 
  • Clarissa in front of six young dancers listening intently.

Clarissa K. Ko is a spirited dance educator, with 10+ years of experience. She encourages supportive and reflective dance spaces for all ages. She grew up training with RAD and CSTD ballet syllabus and modern/contemporary technique. Her teaching is highly influenced from her mentor in somatic principles as a young dancer by Ms. Juna Koo and later as a teacher and professional dancer by, master teacher, Ms. Augusta Moore. In addition to teaching somatic-based ballet and contemporary technique at dance studios she has also designed arts integrated curriculum in K-8 schools.

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