Ballet V

Catalog description

This course provides advanced intermediate level study of ballet for dancers within a university setting. Classes concentrate on foundational concepts within ballet technique and theory. Work focuses 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; and self-motivation and discipline. In keeping with contemporary practice in higher education, students continue to deepen their understanding of ballet as a historically-situated movement practice and oral tradition, learning and performing historical ballet repertory and the many ways this choreographic legacy is evolving over time. Permission of Instructor or prescreen placement required.