In this ongoing course students will be introduced to the basic ballet steps! Students will learn steps including plies, tendu, degage, saute, and even more! Students will have fun learning new ballet vocabulary, new steps, and fun combinations each class.
Each class will consist of a 5 minute introductions/answering question of day if students would like to share (ex: students can share what butterfly they would like to be during class) and ballet warmup, 15-20 minutes of learning ballet steps and ballet vocabulary through various combinations and 3-5 minutes of a fun dance game and 3-5 minutes for an end of class reflection.
Each week we will focus on something new (this is subject to change) but each week we will focus on learning ballet vocabulary, steps, and technique.
This class will focus on repetition of steps so students can really learn each ballet step each week!

Appropriate Dance Attire:
If students wear a dress or skirt, students must wear leggings or shorts under as we will be doing lots of jumps and twirls. Even if students wear tights with their dress/skirt they must also have shorts or leggings on under. Please no sports bra or crop tops.
It is recommended that students wear ballet attire such as ballet leotard, ballet tights, and ballet skirt or athletic attire such as leggings and t-shirt and leotard. Please no socks as this can be slippery while dancing. Ballet shoes are recommended but not required.

Music:
Music for this ballet class will consist of a combination of instrumental, classical, and vocal music and the specific songs may vary for each class meeting and section but some music for the combinations may repeat each class (this depends on what the focus of the class is). For more information on the artists that I will choose music from for class, please see the sources section of this class listing.

Class Rules:
-Per Outschool policy, parents should supervise at a reasonable distance but please stay off camera as much as possible
-Only learners that are signed up for the course can take this class
-Please no eating during class as eating and dancing can be a safety concern
-Students mics will be muted for most of the class except when asking questions, or during breaks. If students have a question when mic is muted they should raise hand first before unmuting their mic.

*Recordings are not shared for this class due to proprietary reasons related to my unique choreography for my ballet classes*
*Refunds are not generally provided for missed classes*


Spring Schedule:
-Week of 8/1:  Focus will be on pointing and turning out feet.
-Week of 8/8: Focus will be on the 5 positions of ballet arms and feet and basic ballet poses
-Week of 8/15: Focus will be on the five ballet positions, arabesque, and arms with sways/bourrees (No class for Thursday Section)
-Week of 8/22:  Students will focus on balancing (students will need chair, ballet barre, or table to hold to balance)
-Week of 8/29: Students will focus on musicality and counting music 
-Week of 9/5: Focus will  be on posture
-Week of 9/12: Focus on port de bras (movement of the arms)
-Week of 9/19: Focus on quality of movement
-Week of 9/26: Focus on small jumps (saute) and march in place
-Week of 10/3: Focus on jumps that travel side to side and in small circle (skips, chasse, glisse)
-Week of 10/10: Focus on big jumps (leap)
-Week of 10/17: Focus on completing steps at the barre (students can use a ballet barre, chair, table, or counter for these combinations)
-Week of 10/24: Focus on ballet walks/runs
-Week of 10/31: Focus on releve/bourree
-Week of 11/7: Focus on fun teddy bear dances including jumps and turns! (students can bring a stuffed animal to this class

*To prevent injury, all students must be dancing in an open and safe space with no socks on. Students should also be supervised by a parent to prevent injury.*
*By signing up for this class you understand that dance, like any physical activity, involves some risk and take responsibility for any physical injury that may occur during class.*