Classes
Ballet LVL1
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Age: 16+
Suitable Clothing/Equipment:
Clothes:- Close fitting, comfortable clothes:
• For girls, leotard and tights/socks worn with an (optional) skirt is ideal, but dance/jazz pants, shorts, leggings, or tracksuit bottoms (shorter leg length to avoid trips/falls), worn with T-shirt/camisole top is also suitable.
• For boys, a T-shirt worn with shorts or leggings/dance tights is ideal, but tracksuit bottoms (shorter leg length to avoid trips/falls) are also suitable.
Shoes:- Soft ballet shoes are ideal, soft jazz shoes or socks would be a suitable alternative.
Description of a typical class:
Ideally suited to those with some previous ballet experience wishing to further develop their skills, Level 1 Ballet classes focus upon advancing physical capabilities and technique (including strength, flexibility and coordination), and expanding classical vocabulary. Yet, while these classes do involve analysis of movement concepts and technique, emphasis throughout is strongly upon participation; simply experiencing ballet, giving it a go, and having some fun!
Although providing an ideal progression from Adults Beginners Ballet Classes (although it might feel fast paced at first!), Level 1 Ballet classes are also perfect for those wishing to return ‘ease in’ after a long break!
NB: For this class, knowledge of all the basic foot and arm positions, posture and alignment, along with a good understanding of foundational classical movements (such as pliés, battement tendus, développés, and others) would be a great advantage.
Music:
For most classes, traditional piano ‘ballet class’ musical accompaniment is used; often including extracts from various Operas and Musicals, folk songs from Europe, and music by composers such as George Gershwin, Richard Rodgers and Scott Joplin, played alongside extracts from famous classical ballets such as ‘Coppélia’, ‘Don Quixote’, ‘Romeo and Juliet’, ‘Swan Lake’, ‘Giselle’, ‘Les Sylphides’, ‘La Bayadère’, and ‘The Nutcracker’. Occasionally classical orchestral pieces are also utilized if learning a specific dance or enchaînement from classical repertoire, while pieces from other musical genres may also be used on occasion for specific activities.
More Details
Every
Thursday 6:00-7:00pm*
£5 / £4.50
*Excludes Thursday 29th March 2012
For more information please call: 0191 261 05 05
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*All tickets are non-refundable