DANC 161 Beginning Ballet Technique I
This course provides a foundation for classical ballet at the beginning level with emphasis on placement and alignment of the body and other preparatory work necessary for the establishment of a sound technical foundation. This course provides development of knowledge, skills, abilities, and appreciation through daily practice and vocabulary of ballet. Students at this level must be competent at the introductory level and ready to perform longer and more complex movement sequences.
Hours Weekly
3 hours weekly
Course Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Alignment: (at a Beginning level)
a. Describe correct body alignment as it applies to ballet
b. Analyze correct body alignment as it applies to ballet
c. Demonstrate correct body alignment as it applies to ballet - 2. Anatomy/Kinesiology: (at a Beginning level)
a. Identify basic anatomical landmarks (bony and soft tissue) and major muscle groups
b. Define the actions of major muscle groups and joints
c. Apply and demonstrate an awareness of experiential anatomy and kinesiology to ballet
movements
- 3. Musicality: (at a Beginning level)
a. Identify musical structures most used in ballet
b. Classify ballet movements according to musical commonalities
c. Perform ballet movements with sensitivity to musical structure
- 4. Synthesis and Evaluation: (at a Beginning level)
a. Recognize body alignment and movement as pertaining to the ballet aesthetic in self and others
b. Use one’s own awareness in order to self-evaluate and self-correct
c. Measure one’s own progress through a written self-assessment - 5. Connection: (at a Beginning level)
a. Explain how the values of ballet are reflected in daily practice
b. Interpret historical context and aesthetic values of a ballet in a written analysis of a live,
professional ballet performance
c. Relate one’s own connection to the tradition of ballet in a written self-assessment - 6. Performance: (at a Beginning level)
a. Demonstrate a physical understanding of movement principles as applied to ballet
b. Demonstrate expressiveness in the performance of ballet movements
c. Integrate function of body and expressivity in the performance of ballet movement
Course Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Alignment: (at a Beginning level)
a. Describe correct body alignment as it applies to ballet
b. Analyze correct body alignment as it applies to ballet
c. Demonstrate correct body alignment as it applies to ballet - 2. Anatomy/Kinesiology: (at a Beginning level)
a. Identify basic anatomical landmarks (bony and soft tissue) and major muscle groups
b. Define the actions of major muscle groups and joints
c. Apply and demonstrate an awareness of experiential anatomy and kinesiology to ballet
movements
- 3. Musicality: (at a Beginning level)
a. Identify musical structures most used in ballet
b. Classify ballet movements according to musical commonalities
c. Perform ballet movements with sensitivity to musical structure
- 4. Synthesis and Evaluation: (at a Beginning level)
a. Recognize body alignment and movement as pertaining to the ballet aesthetic in self and others
b. Use one’s own awareness in order to self-evaluate and self-correct
c. Measure one’s own progress through a written self-assessment - 5. Connection: (at a Beginning level)
a. Explain how the values of ballet are reflected in daily practice
b. Interpret historical context and aesthetic values of a ballet in a written analysis of a live,
professional ballet performance
c. Relate one’s own connection to the tradition of ballet in a written self-assessment - 6. Performance: (at a Beginning level)
a. Demonstrate a physical understanding of movement principles as applied to ballet
b. Demonstrate expressiveness in the performance of ballet movements
c. Integrate function of body and expressivity in the performance of ballet movement