Classical Ballet Pedagogy: The Art of Teaching Ballet Technique, Pointe, Male Technique, and Pas de Deux

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Upper Division studio course in classical ballet instruction. The fundamentals of teaching ballettechnique from Vaganova, Balanchine, and the ABT Curriculum. Students learn how to structure a ballet class, understand alignment corrections, ballet vocabulary, step progression, and combination development for optimal dancer development. The course also covers pointe work, male technique, and partnering. The course stresses how to use positivity, encouragement, psychology, and emphasize using correct vocabulary when teaching to avoid physically handling students.