DAN-1200 Beginning Ballet I

Credits 2
A beginning level of classical ballet technique with emphasis on the execution and demonstration of the fundamental principles of static and dynamic body alignment that include breath support, foot articulation, natural turn-out (90 degrees, or 45 degrees for each leg), stance, weight distribution, and squareness. Students demonstrate the positions of the feet (1st, 2nd, and 3rd positions) and arms (preparatory, 1st, 2nd, and 5th). Students execute plie, tendu, degage, and rond de jambe exercises at the barre in the basic standard directions of the feet (front, side, and back). Students will demonstrate movement principles of ballet vocabulary. Students discuss a professional performance of classical ballet on its historical significance to the genre.
Prerequisite(s): Reading readiness.
Course Outcomes
1. Demonstrate static and dynamic principles of body alignment. 2. Demonstrate the classical ballet positions of the feet and arms. 3. Execute beginning ballet exercises in the basic standard directions of the feet. 4. Explain fundamental movement principles using classical ballet vocabulary. 5. Discuss a professional performance of classical ballet on its historical significance to the genre.