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Senior Ballet Class Lesson Plan

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CENTRE WORK SAMPLE

  1. Adage

1- 8 Chasse en avant to degage derriere, lunge lowering to a small 4th, lunge again to bigger 4th, with port de bras reverse arms to 5th.

1- 8 Circular port de bras, recover to arabesque a terre,

1- 8 Lift leg en lair to 1st arabesque, retire passé, develop devant, lower to pointe tendu devant and small cambre back.

1- 8 Step forward to attitude, and promenade in attitude ,

1- 8 Allonge, pas de bouree, releve demi pointe 5th and detourne other side.

1- 8 Retire passé to develop arabesque

1-8 Penche and recover

1- 8 Chasse passé to 4th arabesque a terre

Repeat other side

2.. Tendu

1- 8 Tendu devant, close 5th, tendu devant close plié, extend devant from the plié, transfer the weight to straight leg degage derriere & close 5th , petit retire passé over, & close 5th

1- 8 Repeat above devamt again but with other leg

1- 8 Repeat decote

1- 8 Tendu devant & close 5th, tendu decote & close 5th, tendu derriere & close 5th, cloche devant & soutenue turn

Repeat all other side

Waltz

1- 4 4 waltz decote with port de bras

5-6 Soutenu endedans

7- 8 2 circular waltz

1-4 Pose aqabesque, chasse passé, coupe chasse pas de bouree

5-8 Pirouette en dehors

Pirouettes from 5th

1- 4 4 single pirouettes from 5th

5-6 1 double pirouette fro 5th

7 Echappe releve 2nd

8 Releve 5th

Repeat 4 times

Warm up sautés

1st, 1st, 5th

1st, 1st, 5th

5th, 5th, 1st

5th, 5th, 1st

Repeat

Assemble

1- 4 Glissade derriere, assemble over

5-6 Assemble devant croise

7-8 Saubresaut

Repeat other side

1-4 Coupe chassse assemble devant

5- 8 Assemble derriere, assemble under

1-4 Tour sauté land in cou de pied

5-8 Assemble under, assemble over

Jete

1- 2 2 petit jetes derriere

3-4 3 quick petit jetes derriere

5-6 Coupe ballone under, pas be bouree under

7-8 Step, step, jete en avant in attitude croise

1-4 Coupe ballone under, pas de bouree under, jete derriere, pas de bouree under, jete derriere

5-6 Temps leve en tournant in cou de pied

7-8 Tombe to coupe, coupe assemble devant

Repeat other side

Grand Allegro

1 Temps leve arabesque right leg

2 Temps leve retire left leg

3 & 4 Temps leve retire right leg

5-6 Gallop

7-8 Grand jete en avant

1-2 Pose arabesque

3-4 Grand jete en tournant

5-6 Gran jete entournant

7-8 Soutenou

1-2 Chase pas de bouree

3-4 Glissade Russian pas de chat right

5-8 Repeat chasse pas de bouree Russian pas de chat left

1-4 Repeat to right

5 Tendu second

6 Place fourth

7-8 Multiple pirouettes

Finish in optional grand pose

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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