Intermediate Ballet II

Course Description

A continuation of the course work established in Intermediate Ballet I. DANCE 332 Intermediate Ballet II (1) Dance 332 allows the student who has a strong background in the basics of ballet technique to be challenged with more difficult movements and choreography and to develop a more mature approach to healthy alignment. The Zena Rommett floor barre and the Pilades techniques will be explored with more emphasis than in the beginning semesters of ballet study. The student is expected to know the terms used in ballet in French, their meaning, and how to execute them. The student should be able to perform choreography with a sense of character and style, as well as strong technique. The attitude should be positive, receptive to correction, and exhibit an eagerness to work, and the student's progress should reflect growth in their abilities to perform the choreography and to know the terms used. Required dress for the course for women is black leotard, pink or tan tights, pink ballet shoes and for men it is black tights, white T-shirt, black ballet shoes, and dance belt. Belts, suspenders, leg warmers are optional. Sweat clothes are not to be worn. All hair must be secured so that it cannot fly into the face.

Code

DANCE 332

Credits

1.5

Subject

DANCE