Dancing "The Sleeping Beauty": From Fairy Tale, to Ballet, to Film

Does your child love the story of the Princess Aurora? Learn how the story, characters, and music transitioned from the original fairy tale, to the stage, and to the big screen, and learn a dance from the classical ballet.

Showtime Dance

357 total reviews for this teacher

Completed by 5 learners

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35 minutes

per class

Meets once

3-6

year olds

4-10

learners per class

per learner

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Description

Class Experience

This class will explore the history of the many versions of "The Sleeping Beauty" story. We will discuss the original fairy tale, and how it was adapted for the stage by choreographer Marius Petipa. We will watch clips of different parts of the ballet, and compare to the cartoon film, especially how the film makers used Tchaikovsky's music from the ballet to tell a different part of the story on screen. Finally we will learn a short section of the original choreography from the ballet "The...

The students will learn gain an appreciation of ballet history and story telling, and how characters and music evolve with different versions of the classic story.

All our instructors are industry professionals, with years of experience teaching children of all ages. Each instructor has their own style, but all are passionate individuals who love their art, and are adept creating a positive learning experience, and a personal connection with each and every child.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

35 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

To ensure safety, children should be supervised by a parent or guardian during dance class, and please make find a slip-proof area to dance. If dance shoes are not worn, bare feet are preferable over socks. We do not offer makeups or refunds for missed classes.

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Showtime Dance

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Family-friendly, age-appropriate dance training that is educational and FUN!

357 total reviews

143 completed classes

About Us

Showtime Dance has been sharing the JOY of Dance with the children of Southern California since 2001. We teach Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary/Lyrical Dance, Hip Hop, Musical Theatre, Pointe, Stretching & Strengthening, and Yoga for ages 3...