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Ballet Lesson Plan Center Work Ages 11-12

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CENTRE WORK

11-12 Years

  1. Port de Bras/Adage

    Prepare: 5th position croise

    Introduction; demi allonge, bras bas

    1-4 Reverse right arm to 5th position

    5-8 Reverse left arm to 5th position

    1-4 Port de bras from 5th position to 2nd position

    5-8 Port de bras through 1st position to a deux bras

    1-4 Retire devant

    5-8 Developpe devant, close 5th

    1-4 Retire de cote

    5-8 Developpe ecarte devant, lower to pointe tendu decote

    1-4 Small releve lent ecarte

    5-8 Step to 1st arabesque changing direction

    1-8 Tour lent in arabesque

    1-4 Fondu lifting leg higher

    5-8 Pas de bouree to preparation 4th position

    1-4 Single pirouette, finishing in large 4th

    5-8 Degage derriere and close 5th position, demi allonge arms

    Repeat all other side

  1. Tendu

    Prepare: 5th position croise

    Introduction; demi allonge, bras bas

    1-4 Two tendu devant and temps lie en avant

    5-8 Two tendu derriee and temps lie en arriere

    1-4 Four tendu decote with alternating legs

    5-8 Chasse pas de bouree en face to second and pirouette in cou de pied, finish 5th croise

    Repeat all other side

    Repeat all with battement glisse

3.Ronds de Jambe

Prepare: 5th position en face

Introduction; demi allonge, bras bas

1- 2 Fondu devant, ronds de jambe en dehors stretching supporting leg

3- 8 3 ronds de jambe en dehors a terre

1 close 5th position

2 Lift leg to 45 degrees second

3- 7 3 single ronds de jame en lair en dehors

8 Close 5th position

Repeat all left

Repeat exercise en dehors

  1. Pirouettes with Waltz

    Prepare: Classical pose UP

1- 3 Balance waltz en avant

4-6 Balance waltz en arriere

1-6 2 waltz decote with arms 3rd position

1-3 Chasse pas de bouree to 4th position

5-6 Single pirouette endehors

1-6 Soutenue turn

1-3 Chasse pas de bouree to 4th position

5-6 Single pirouette endehors

1-6 Pose arabesque, waltz entournant arms 4th crosssed

1-6 Pose aqabesque, waltz en tournant arms 4th crossed

1-6 Chasse pas de bouree, single or double pirouette en dehors, finish large 4th arms 5th

  1. Warm up sauté

Prepare; 1st position en face

1- 4 Plie and stretch and rise lower

5-8 Sauté 1st, 1st, 1st, 2nd

1-4 Plie in second and rise and lower

5-8 Sauté 2nd, 2nd, 2nd, 5th

1-4 3 changement finish 5th plié crosie

5-8 3 changement finish 5th plié croise

1-4 4 small soubresaut travelling forward

5-8 releve 5th

Repeat all other side

  1. Echappe Saute

1- 2 Echappe sauté to 4th, jump back to 5th

3-4 Echappe sauté to 2nd, jump back to 5th

5-6 Echappe sauté to 4th, jump back to 5th

7-8 Echappe sauté to 2nd, jump back to 5th

1-2 Swish back leg to second and pose to retire on demi pointe

3-4 And pas de bouree close 5th

5-6 Swish back leg to second and pose to retire on demi pointe

7-8 And pas de bouree close 5th

Repeat all starting with left leg

  1. Assemble

Prepare; 5th position croise centre back

1- 2 Glissade derriere, assemble over

3-4 Glissade derriere, assemble over

5-6 Glissade derriere, assemble over

7-8 Saubresaut, entrechat arms a deux bras

1-2 Glissade derriere, assemble over

3-4 Glissade derriere, assemble over

5-6 Glissade derriere, assemble over

7-8 Saubresaut, entrechat arms a deux bras

1-2 Glissade devant, assemble under

3-4 Glissade devant assemble under

5-6 Glissade devant, assemble under

7-8 Saubresaut, entrechat arms a deux bras

1-2 Glissade devant, assemble under

3-4 Glissade devant, assemble under

5-6 Glissade devant, assemble under

7-8 Saubresaut, entrechat arms a deux bras

  1. Sissone

Prepare; 5th croise in corner

1- 2 Sissone en avant stretch bend

3-4 Sissone en avant stretch bend

5-6 2 Sissone en avant

7 Sissone ferme decote

and 8 Changement to change direction

Repeat other side

Can repeat all in reverse

  1. Grand Allegro

1 Temps leve arabesque right leg

2 Temps leve retire derriere

3 Temps leve arabesque right leg

4 Temps leve retire derriere

5 Temp level arabesque

6-8 Run to opposite corner and chase en arriere, arms arabesque preparation

1-4 2 grand jete en avant

5-8 Pose arabesque to finish

  1. Corner turns or Menage turns

1- 4 4 pose turns

5-6 2 soutenue turns

7-8 2 chainee turns

Repeat 3 more times

Pose arabesque to finish

  1. Reverance

Prepare: 1st en face

1- 4 Port de bras right

5-8 Port de bras left

1- 8 Port de bras forward and demi plié at bottom of port de bras

1-4 Recover and rise

5-8 Turn parallel

1-8 Port de bras forward in parallel

1-4 Plie at bottom parallel port de bras

5-8 Recover up through flat back

1-4 Rise and rotate back to first position

1- 8 Upper back bend head right arms 4th crossed

1-8 Upper back bend head left arms 4th crossed

5-6 Step curtsey right

7-8 Step curtsey left

Author

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney re launched the Melbourne Ballet Company in 2007 and she carries responsibilities in artistic direction, programming and professional development for the company. Her successful career as a Principal ballet teacher at Gay Wightman School of Ballet for over 20 years is ably supported with an Advanced Diploma in Dance Teaching from the Australian Ballet School (Distinction), Borovansky Memorial Australian Academy of Dancing Diploma, Australian Institute of Classical Dance Licenciate Diploma, Bachelor of Applied Science (RMIT) and Bachelor of Business Administration (RMIT), plus multiple certificates in pedagogical studies that enhance her career in dance education. As Principal of the Gay Wightman School of Ballet she puts on 3 student productions annually with over 400 performers, teaches the Vaganova based BMAAD syllabus from Pre-Primary to Solo Seal and is a teacher of VCE and VET Dance as well as private coaching. Alisa has developed a 13 level elite student dance program- the Melbourne Ballet Company Coaching School, and she delivers and co- ordinates teachers development days in this system of training. Students are submitted in exams for this through the Australasian Dance Assessment. A vision to create a ballet company has been hers for many years. As a manager of a performing arts organisation she has taken the primary role to initiate and develop the Melbourne Ballet Company, securing its clear direction and future through bringing in key alliances and ensuring a stable management structure for the company. To maintain the momentum of a professional company that is high in integrity with committed and loyal personnel in the competitive environment that is Melbournes arts scene has earned her great respect within the industry and abroad. Now in its fourth year of operation, and with nine successful performance seasons, Alisa has provided a surety for Melbourne Ballet Company’s future.

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