Pre-Ballet - Frances Pre-Ballet is for 2-3 year olds who can't wait to start dancing! While it may take new dancers a couple of weeks to get used to it, students must be able to stay in the classroom for the full 45 minutes. The class utilizes songs and games to introduce the fundamentals of ballet. Students also exercise coordination skills, learn classroom etiquette and practice rhythm and musicality. Steps will include ballet basics such as pliè, relevè, passè, piquè, arabesque, 1st and 2nd positions, hopping, skipping, galloping and walking on tip toes. Students must be in ballet clothing and wear ballet shoes. Parents can watch classes through observation windows. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ballet I - Frances Ballet I teaches the fundamentals of classical Ballet to students ages 4-7. The 45-minute class will include a mix of focused, traditional exercise and educational games. Students will work on proper alignment and posture, positions of the feet and arms, jump and turn preparation, rhythm and musicality. Class will follow a classic Ballet class format: warmup, Barre work, stretches, center and across the floor exercises, choreography and Reverence. We will take breaks (when earned) from traditional exercises to play games such as Red Light Green Light (a balancing exercise,) freeze dance and others. For Ballet I, students need a leotard, tights and ballet shoes. A ballet skirt is optional. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ballet II - Frances
This class focuses on proper alignment and technical development. Students will warm up, develop technical strength through Barre work, work on flexibility, petit and grande allegro, pirouettes and choreography. Students are expected to stretch and practice regularly at home. Students should wear a leotard, tights and ballet shoes; a ballet skirt or ballet shorts are optional.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Open Level Ballet 7-13 - Frances
This class focuses on proper alignment and technical development. Students will warm up, develop technical strength through Barre work, work on flexibility, petit and grande allegro, pirouettes and choreography. Students are expected to stretch and practice regularly at home. Students should wear a leotard and ballet shoes, ballet skirt/shorts optional.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ballet & Jazz 8-18 - Maranda
Ballet & Jazz takes the two building blocks of dance technique and introduces them together for ages 8 through 18. This class focuses on alignment, technique, and flexibility. Students will warm up, work on flexibility, and choreography. Students are expected to stretch and practice regularly at home.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Adult Ballet Open Level - Frances
This class is an open level ballet class geared for adults. The practice of ballet increases flexibility and stamina, as well as fostering an awareness of healthy posture and alignment. Classical ballet also provides a basic understanding of musicality and coordination used in almost every other form of dance. Class curriculum will include a barre warm-up, followed by combinations in the center and across the floor. Attire should be comfortable and form fitting with ballet slippers. Beginners are encouraged to sign up.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ballet Pop - Maranda Students will breathe deeply as they stretch and strengthen muscles while releasing tension and stress. Classes will focus on perfect alignment and placement of the spine, shoulders, hips, knees and feet. Students practice floor barre technique, which builds strength and aids in injury prevention. Progress with us as we stretch to develop muscle control with light dance steps to today's popular songs, followed with a cool down. No dance experience required! |
