Introducing Ballet Turns for Ages 6-8 with Rebecca Tsivkin

Experience Level:

Pre-School

Type:

Master Class Video Series

Category:

Ballet

This class will demonstrate fun exercises to introduce the concept of turning, give examples of teaching a pirouette for the first time, and share tips and ideas on how to improve the technique of your students’ pirouettes.

Breakdown

Author

Rebecca Tsivkin

Rebecca Tsivkin

Rebecca Tsivkin graduated with a Licentiate from the Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) in London, and earned an Associate of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD). Rebecca has taught ballet in universities, private dance studios, and company schools for over two decades. Her students have gone on to attend advanced training programs in such places as the School of American Ballet (SAB) and the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theater (JKO), and to dance in professional companies such as Ballet Austin, Sacramento Ballet and BalletX, among others. Rebecca was on the teaching faculty at American Academy of Ballet, where she was also the executive coordinator and international judge for the Performance Awards program under the direction of Mignon Furman. In addition, Rebecca was the Head Children’s Instructor at the Gelsey Kirkland Academy. Rebecca is co-director of Ballet Extensions NYC and International Dance Acclaim. She is on the faculty at Ballet Hispanico in NYC, teaching in both the General and Pre-professional Divisions, and travels frequently as a guest-teacher across the United States and internationally.

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