Dance Along Lesson, April 2018:
This month we utilise ‘ballet building blocks’ to learn and improve allegro steps. The children improved rapidly by breaking down the steps into their smaller parts before performing them in full. To complete the lesson we create a very enjoyable enchainment of steps.
Practise this lesson 2 or 3 times per week (or more!) A new lesson will be published in May 2018.
Essential Ballet Basics Glossary:
The tutorials compliment the Dance Along Classes. They explain the 'why' and 'how' of ballet steps.
Warming-up
Positions of the feet
Ballet Barre:
Introduction
Rise & releve
Grands battement
Centre:
Body alignment
Pose
Retire skips
Turning:
Introduction
Demi detourne
Jumping:
Introduction
Changement
Assemble
Reverence:
Curtsey/bow
Lesson Archive
March 2018
February 2018
December 2017
November 2017
October 2017
September 2017
August 2017
June 2017
Mat 2017
April 2017
March 2017
February 2017
January 2017
November 2016
October 2016
September 2016
August 2016
July 2016
June 2016:
May 2016:
April 2016:
March 2016:
February 2016:
January 2016:
Posture & placement
Positions of the arms
Plie
Battement tendu
Transfer of weight
Classical walks
Galops
Spotting
Saute
Petit jetes
Skips entournant
Turn-out
Sur-le-cou-de-pied
Demi-pointes
Battement fondu
Port de bras
Couru
Running waltz
Couru entournant
Soubresaut
Temps leve
