Advanced Ballet Technique I

Course Description

This course provides pre-professional level study of ballet for dancers within a university setting. Following the structure of a traditional ballet class, the course places emphasis on rhythm, musicality, dynamic phrasing, and development of personal voice in performance. Students work collaboratively with each another and the instructor to expand, deepen and refine their grasp of the component parts of ballet technique and theory. Classes focus on: alignment and core connection; balance and/or aplomb; physical strength and flexibility; upper and lower body integration; clarity of line and direction in movement; qualitative range and expressivity inside movement; use of dynamics, weight and breath; mental dexterity; self-motivation and discipline. In this advanced class, students incorporate compositional and pedagogical perspectives and strategies to participate in the choreographic design and composition of technique class and enchainments. Students combine embodied and theoretical material at an advanced level physically, intellectually, and affectively, using a personal somatic lens that allows for a holistic understanding of ballet as a culturally responsive movement practice and aesthetic philosophy.

Code

DANC 4832

Credits

2

Subject

DANC

Programs That Include This Course

• Bachelor's Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance
• Minor Minor in Dance