Mermaids and Princesses-Ballet Class Level 2

In this class, the basics and fundamentals of ballet dance will be reviewed and perfected, including the 5 positions, proper ballet warm up stretches and barre work. We will always start with some stretches to warm-up our bodies. We will review plie's, tondu's, and chasse's, pique's, and passe's, and introduce more ballet tecniques. Princess and Mermaid journey dances, continuing a choregraphed dance from Level 1, and mermaid stretches for cool down. Learners will interact frequently with me and the other learners as I teach a lot by asking them creative questions, letting them ask questions. Talking about mermaids and princesses and their characters while ending our time with mermaid stretches, all the while learning about ballet.

Week one: Warm-up stretches- butterfly stretch, straddle stretches, arm streches, head, neck and shoulders. Review: First and Second Positon arms and legs, Chasse's, Buree's. Barre Work & Review. Explanation and talking more in depth with new moves for the Princess/Mermaid Journey Dances,  Princess or Mermaid Journey Dance. End with Mermaid cool-down activities and final mermaid stretch.

Week two:  Warm-up stretches- butterfly stretch, straddle stretches, arm streches, head, neck and shoulders, start introducing more stetches for ballet. Talk more about technique and posture for ballet. First, Second, and Third Position of ballet, feet and arms review. Review Chasse's, Buree's, Pique, and Passe work on the floor and the Barre. Barre work-tondus, degages, and plies. Begin Review on chorgpraphed Dance.  Princess or Mermiad Journey Dance. End with Mermaid cool-down activities and final mermaid stretch.

Week three: Warm-up stretches- butterfly stretch, straddle stretches, arm streches, head, neck and shoulders, with new stretches.
Review Third and Fourth Positions on both sides.  Barre work-tondus, plies, with releve, rond de jambe, Technique with arms at the barre, begin using pique and passe at the barre.  Review choreography again. Princess or Mermiad Journey Dance. End with final mermaid stretch.

Week four: Warm-up stretches-Head, neck and shoulders. The rest of the warm-up stretches will now be at the barre.  
Review Third, Fourth, and Fifth Positions, both sides. Review all floor work up to this point including First and Second Position Jumps and pique and passe. (Petite Allegro Jumps-Plie, Saute, Plie.) Introduce 3-step-turn.  Princess or Mermiad Journey Dance.  Review  movements and add on choreogaphy. End with Mermaid cool-down activities and final mermaid stretch.

Week five: Warm-up stretches- Review all 5 positions and better technique.  Barre work-tondus, plies, grande plie, releve, degage, rond de jambe. Princess or Mermaid Journey Dance. Introduce Changement with 5th position. Review chasse's, front and side kicks, all position jumps, review 3-step-turn. Add on more choreogaphy. End with final mermaid stretch.

Week six: Warm-up stretches- Review 5 positions where needed.  Barre work-tondus, plies, releve, and degage, rond de jambe, introduce batma. Review Changement with 5th position. Review 3-step-turn. Review more pique and passe, and start learning the beginnings of pirouette turns with lifts on releve. Review choreogaphy and add on. End with Mermaid cool-down activities and final mermaid stretch. 

Week seven: Warm-up stretches- Barre work Review all including batma, and if ready grande batma. Review lifts for pirouettes, Changements, and 3-step-turns. Ballet combos across the floor. Princess or Mermaid Journey Dance. Review Dance Choreogaphy. End with Mermaid stretch. 

Week eight: Warm-up stretches-Barre work review everything at the barre and introduce a harder ballet barre combo. Review attitude at the barre. Review all position jumps, piroutte lifts with arms, and proper pique passe with these lifts. Princess or Mermaid Journey Dance. Ballet Combo across the floor.  Dance Choreography. End with Mermiad Stretch. 

Week nine: Warm-up stretches- Barre work. Start turning with piroutte once releves and techniques are secured. Review all other techniques with combos across the floor. Princess or Mermaid Journey Dance. Finish up and Review Choreographed Dance. End with Mermaid cool-down activities and final mermaid stretch. 

Week ten: Warm-up stretches-Barre work with final technique fixes. Piroutte and 3-step turns.  2-3 Princess and Mermaid Journey dances. Free dance game. Review Dance several times. Final Dance.