$9
weeklyBallet With Themes, Crafts, Stories, and Lots of FUN!
Completed by 9 learners
Ages 5-9
Live Group Class
Live video meetings
1x per week
3-6 learners per class
30 min
What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
During this on-going ballet class, we will use stories, crafts, seasons, themes and characters to enjoy and learn a variety of classical ballet techniques. This class is recommended for ages 5-8 and dancers should have previous experience with basic Ballet. Below you will find our weekly schedule. Starting in October, we will enjoy some Halloween Costume parties, Holiday themes (non-denominational or religion based in anyway), and, of course, learning classical ballet along the way. Week 1: story/craft: Tallulah’s Tutu by Marilyn Singer Lesson: talk about what it takes to be good at something Ballet skill: 5 positions of the feet + plies in all 5 Week 2: theme: Halloween - dancers are welcome to dress up in a costume Lesson: putting together a few ballet steps to create a routine Ballet skill: Spring points, Spring Heels, and traveling movements. Week 3: story/craft: T is for Tutu Lesson: What other ballet/dance terms start with T? Ballet Skill: Tendu, turnout, and stretching our Toes. Week 4: story/craft: popsicle stick ballerinas Lesson: What are different ways we can balance on one leg? Ballet Skill: Passes (parallel/turned out) – balancing, balancing in releve, turning, and walking/skipping Week 5: story/craft: Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet Lesson: we will listen to our music and do the ballet techniques that are called out in the song. Ballet skills: plies, releves, tendus, passes, jetes, arabesques Week 6: theme: dancing like different animals Lesson: creative free-movement and how we can turn animal movement into dance moves. We will look at different pictures & videos of animals to try to replicate them. Ballet skills: standing tall like a giraffe, walking like a flamingo in passe, turned out like a penguin Week 7: Nutcracker Ballet Lesson: We will watch a short clip from the Nutcracker Ballet and point out techniques we know. Ballet Skills: What do we see the dancers doing? Can we learn that and replicate it? Week 8: Theme/Story/Craft: Nutcracker Ballet – We will make a Holiday Card with a ballerina on the inside. Lesson: We will watch a short clip from the Nutcracker Ballet and point out techniques we know. Ballet skills: What do we see the dancers doing? Can we learn that and replicate it? Week 9: Theme/Craft: 5 positions of the feet Holiday Tree Lesson: The progression of our feet positions is similar to all ballet/dance techniques; you need to be able to do the basics prior to advancing. Ballet skills: plie vs. grand plie, tendu to degage to grand battenment, passes to pas de chat, etc. Week 10: Pinkalicious Tuturific Lesson: Being able to do the basics is important before advancing in level at dance class. Ballet Skills: introduce a jete and using a chasse into a jete Week 11: theme: Snowman Building! Lesson: Using our arms, we will build a snow man and create shapes. Ballet Skills: Our “port de bras” is translated to “carriage of the arms” which is meant to be graceful and an accent to the movements of the legs kind of like when snow falls and how the wind moves together with it. Week 12: theme/craft: Prop Dancing – Make your own prop and dance with it! Lesson: We can dance with props to make different shapes, create new movement, and have lots of fun! Ballet Skills: What skills can we do while incorporating our hand-made props? What shapes can our prop make to make our dancing more interesting? Week 13: theme: Let’s choreograph a ballet routine together! Lesson: Using our Ballet knowledge, we will each add our favorite ballet techniques to our routine. Ballet skills: Putting a series of steps together is a hard task and the learners will learn how it is done. We will choose a song and learn how to count to our music, what a music cue is, and how to make our moves blend together nicely from one to another. Week 14: theme: Ballet Variations & Learning Variation #1 Lesson: Let's talk about what a Variation is so that we can study them each week! Ballet skills: In all variations, there are ballet techniques that we will recognize and work to replicate in a way that is doable for the dancers. Week 15: theme & Craft: Firebird book & Firebird Ballerina Craft Lesson: We will read the book Firebird by Misty Copeland and watch excerpts from the Ballet. Ballet Skills: Similar to creating a variation to fit our techniques, we will do a similar ballet skill by mapping out our Firebird Variation. Week 16: theme: The Snow Dancer Lesson: Read the book and see what kind of dancing is in the book. Ballet skills: There are pictures in the book that we will look at and try to replicate the style of dancing. Week 17: theme: Ballet Variations & Learning Variation #2 Lesson: Let's talk about what a Variation is so that we can study them each week! Ballet skills: In all variations, there are ballet techniques that we will recognize and work to replicate in a way that is doable for the dancers. Week 18: Easter Bunny Ballerina & Easter themed class Week 19: theme: Book: Joslyn Learns to Dance Lesson: Let's learn 5 different styles of dance through a story. Ballet skills: There are many styles in addition to Ballet and we are going to experience them! **More classes added as needed***
Other Details
Parental Guidance
With any sort of movement or exercise, there is risk. Dancers should clear their dance space of any hazards, wear comfortable clothing, and bring water as needed. If there are any injuries or risks, the instructor (me) should be informed prior to class.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Meet the teacher
Teacher expertise and credentials
CURRENT COUPONS OFFERED:
*MEGHANCOUPON2 for $2 off any class.
*MEGHANJOINME2 for $2 off any class.
**Ask me about sibling discounts!
I teach Movement classes in studio and online as well! I have been teaching dance for 15+ years to all ages (18months - adult) as well as Fitness classes to kids and adults. Dance has been a major part of my life for 32 years and I love bringing that passion to others. I've worked with young and old, special needs, low-impact or injured, wheel-chair bound, and all others!
I believe that Dance/Movement is a rare "sport" that is all-inclusive; gross and fine motor skills, spatial awareness, emotionally stimulating, builds self-confidence, improves discipline & listening skills, and much more.
My family consists of my super supportive husband, my oldest daughter (10) youngest daughter (8), and then the littlest one is 5years old, but he was born 3-1/2 months early. We spent a significant amount of time in the NICU in the city we live in and are forever grateful for modern medicine! Our life has been a rollercoaster and, as crazy as this sounds, I wouldn't have it any other way... mostly. haha!
Being a mama myself, I try to be flexible with my schedule and appreciate the understanding from parents as I navigate our medically complex son's needs as well as two active girls!
I offer discounts to siblings, love to work with groups that want to dance together online, and I am always willing to work with you on group discounts, multi-class discounts, and one-on-one private lessons!
Please message me for more info on classes or to ask any questions!
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