Studio Workshop in Ballet II

Catalog description

An advanced-beginning technique course designed to be inclusive and accessible for all students. The class will begin with a warm-up to include center floor stretches, barre work, and alignment exercises within the ballet vocabulary. Locomotor patterns will include leaps, jumps, turns, and a variety of other ballet progressions. The class will culminate with center floor patterns composed of qualities and movements introduced during the barre work. Ballet videos of professional company repertoire will be shown periodically to illustrate a variety of movement styles and performance philosophies. Attendance to one live dance concert produced by the dance department and participation in one department-sponsored master class may be required. (CSU/UC) (AA/AS-7B)