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Introduction to Ballet and contemporary movement
For ALL AGES

8

Lessons

8

weeks

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Skill Level

1 hour

sessions

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Wednesdays,
4:30pm-5:30pm
Jan 6, 13, 20, 27 &
February 3, 10, 17, 24, 2021
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Overview

Introduction to basic ballet movements with a contemporary twist, providing students with inspiration and confidence to move freely and better comprehend terminology.

Who is the course for?

Whether you are 8 or 80 this class is designed as an open and fun experience for anyone who has never danced a ballet or contemporary class in their life.  Teaching the basic skills of ballet with the movement qualities of contemporary, this class will inspire you to move and keep moving the blues away and letting the sillies out.  So, if you always wanted to try ballet and never did now is your chance as this class is nothing but fun, judgement free, and inspiring.

4:30pm-5:30pm

Wednesdays 

November: 18th & 25th

December: 2nd & 9th

January: 6th, 13th, 20th & 27th

Facilitated by: Jessica Atkinson

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Learning Path

Theory

  • Hand placements
  • 8 points of the room
  • Positions of the feet

Exercises

  • Plies, rises, tendus, piques, hand and arm movement, sways, marching, skipping, sautes, trampoline jumps
  • Some exercises will be given additional contemporary movement

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques

Theory

  • Review
  • Positions of the body

Exercises

  • Plies, rises, tendus, piques, hand and arm movement, walking, galops, sautes 
  • Contemporary version, bum rolls

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques

Theory

  • Review
  • Positions of the arms

Exercises

  • Plies, tendus, grand battement, arabesque, 1st port de bra, galops, sautes, temps leve
  • Contractions, flat backs, contemporary additions

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques

Theory

  • Review
  • Positions of the head

Exercises

  • Plies, tendus, grand battement, arabesque, 1st port de bra, retires, exercise for use of head, sautes, temps leve, polka
  • Triplets and contemporary review

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques

Theory

  • Review

Exercises

  • Plies, tendus, ronds de jambe a terre, grand battement, echappes, , port de bras, sautes, petits jetes
  • Triplets turning, additional contemporary options for exercises above

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques

Theory

  • Review

Exercises

  • Plies, tendus, ronds de jambe a terre, echappes, adage, sautes, petits jetes, pas de chat
  • Leg swings, additional contemporary options for exercises above

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques both adage and allegro options

Theory

  • Review

Exercises

  • Plies, tendus, degage, ronds de jambe a terre, echappes, adage, head exercise, sautes, echappe saute, petits jetes, pas de chat
  • Chasse, chasse with jump additional contemporary options for exercises above

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques both adage and allegro options

Theory

  • Review

Exercises

  • Review everything learnt plus balances
  • Contemporary review 

Free Movement

  • Improvisation using learned techniques both adage and allegro options

Harbour City Theatre Alliance

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    Wednesday & Thursday
    12:00pm - 4:30pm
  • Info@hcta.ca
  • 25 Victoria Road,
    Nanaimo BC V9R 4N9

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