Dance Around the World With Advance Beginner Ballet Dance Class

SIGN UP FOR 2 ADVANCE BEGINNER CLASSES AND RECIVE $5 DISCOUNT EVERY WEEK. 

WEEKLY SCEDHULE STARTS ON MONDAY AND ENDS ON SUNDAY

What will be taught? Each Week we will focus on Ballet Barre and stretching. Every other week we will either Focus on Technique such as nailing a perfect pirouette every time or learning new steps. The other week will feature a Ballet Combination. We will also learn some fun facts about some countries. 

What topics will you cover?  In Ballet Barre topics will include:  Demi Plié  and Grande Plié, Tendu into fifth, Dégagé in fifth position, Ron de Jambe's, Grand Battments, Demi-détourné, Relevé, Passé, and More.
In Ballet Center topics will include: Pas de chat, Jeté, Passé, and Arabesque, Assemblé, Pioroutte's, Piqué Turns, Chaîné Turn, Sous-sous, Splits, Soutenu, Échappé, Balancé, Révérence (to end ballet), and more. In addition, every week we will switch between doing a dance combination and focusing on technique combinations. 

Week 1 (week of 1/3/22) Country Mexico: Ballet Combination to the song Remember Me
Week 2 (week of 1/10/22) Country Canada: Ballet Technique Combination Focusing on Focusing on Turns and Adagio 
Week 3 (week of 1/17/22) Country Norway: Ballet Combination to the song Into the Unkown
Week ( week of 1/31/22): Country Germany: Ballet Technique Combinations Petite Allegro and Adagio 
Week( week of 2/7/22): Country China: Ballet Combination to the song Reflection
Week 4 (week of 2/14/22) Country France: Ballet Technique Combinations Focusing on Turns and Adagio
Week 5 (week of 2/21/22) NO DANCE CLASS WINTER BREAK
Week 6 (week of 2/28/22) Country England: Ballet Combination to the song supercalifragilisticexpialidocious


How is your class structured? 20min of Ballet Barre and 20min of Stretching, combination and technique.

How will you teach?  I will be teaching through a live Zoom class. I encourage all students all students to have their video camera and microphone on, but it is not required after attendance. 

What's your teaching style?  I believe that Ballet, and all types of dance, can be fun if taught properly. We will be doing a balancing game as well as a 5 positions game. In every step we do I will focus on breaking down each part. for example a pas de chat passes through Passé before you jump. I also named my left and right sides to avoid confusion verses being mirrored/not mirrored through the camera.  I also encourage my students to speak up in my class in they are confused with anything, or they feel that they are ready to be challenged even more. for example if balancing in Passé is easy then we can add on by making it a Pirouette turn. 

How much will learners get to interact with you and each other (mention specifics like: lecture, games, slides, video clips, discussion)? We will be interacting throughout class by the use of the combination as a group as well as playing many games that will help us learn the faces and corners of a dancers area, terminology of dance terms, and finally just to have fun like in freeze dance. In addition, I will interact with each student individual by giving them comments of praise and small corrections to help us grow as a dancer or a class. 

Any required experience or knowledge learners need? One Must have about 2-3 years of dance experience, knows all 5 positions, arabesque, simple barre like tondu's, plie's, etc. Center includes, balance's, jete's, chaine's, etc. Finally has almost mastered a single pirouette. 

I do recommend each child to have something that can take place as a "Ballet Barre" such as a chair, door knob or door handle or the end/bottom of a banister. In addition, Students will be participating in a physical fitness/movement activities though out the class. Please be aware that your child can end up injuring  themselves. Therefore please make sure your child has sufficient dance space, proper foot ware (choice of ballet shoes or barefoot/socks).  I encourage all students to have a water bottle near by and the student warmed up before class to avoid injury’s. Parental supervision is strongly encourage to help your dancer assure there safety and spatial awareness.