Get the Bugs Out …. Stretch & Flex …. Art & Snack …. our Ballet ! Every Lesson will follow this same format so every Budding Ballerina will know what to expect; every Lesson !
Something called Free Expression ... Get the Bugs Out! We will begin every lesson with 10 minutes of Free Expression. It’s a time to get the bugs out, get aerobic, and get ready for our Lesson ! Something Perfectly Centered ! Here we’ll sit respectfully together in a circle asking questions, or sharing interesting new facts about today’s Ballet, Artist or Music that you've learned from the Budding Ballerinas Website all while Stretching ! Something Stretched & Flexed ...Our Floore work ! Stretching, Flexing, and Preparing our muscles for the Ballet ahead !
Something Musical & Artful about Dance ! Paint and Craft the Art of Dance while listening to the Music of Dance !
Something New ... Our Ballet ! Proper Posture and Alignment, Visualization and Meditation, Opening Curtain Walk, and Practicing, Introduced to Floore, Barre and Center work,
the 5
Positions of the Feet and Arms of Ballet,
Good-bye Dance and giving Reverance !
Adagio (slow) ( ah-DAZHEO )Releve( rih-leh-VAY )
Demi Plie( d’mee-plee-AY )Toure de Barre( toor ) Passe(pah-SAY)
Battu (BAH-tew)Rond de Jambe a terre( rohn dih ZHAHNBah TAIR )
Grand Battements( grahn baht-MAHN )Enchainment( ahn-shain-MAHN )
Developpe Devant( day-vloh-PAYdih-VAHN )Developpe en fondu( day vloh-PAYahn fohn-DIU )
Arabesque( ah-rah- BESK )Attitude ( ah-tee-TIUD )
Sissoneen le center( see-SOHN )Petite Jetes(p’teete zheh-TAY)
Rond de Jamb e en le aire( rohn dih ZHAHNB ahn LAIR )
SpottingandPirourettes( peer-oo-WETs )
Changementde pieds( shahnzh-mahn dih pee-ay ) across lefloore Pas de Chat( pah dih SHAH) (Cat Walk ! ) Balance (bah-lahn-say)
Choreography ~ ( chor-eh-GRAHF )derived from the Greek choreia, dance and graphia, writing.
Something Exciting to Choreograph and Rehearse ! Each lesson will be built upon the previous, to strengthen your ballet body, so as you progress you’ll have a repertoire of movements to create a dance all your own ! And Finally … Your Good-bye Dance ! A very special time for you to dance across the floor sharing your confidence of what you’ve learned ! ******************************************************************* Something to Journal & Practice at home...! It’s a Challenge to remember Everything your Dance Instructor teaches you so you can create and keep a Ballet-Art Journal ! It's a great way to practice each movement, properly! Download, Collect and Create your own Ballet Journal ! Just click on the underlined words below and download by yourself, or with your Mom, Dad or Friends to find Fun Activities to help commit your Ballet, Music and Art to memory ! Your Journal is just another fun way to PRACTICE Becoming a Better Budding Ballerina ! Welcome to the Family! Budding Ballerina Promise! Proper Posture and Alignment ! Properly Attired Dancer ! Tip to Toe ! Sketch like our famous Artists ! Stretch & Flex Glossary ! Ballet Feet Turnout and Flexing exercises ! Ballet Glossary ! Introduction to the Musical Eras ! Instruments in the Orchestra! the String section ~ the Woodwind section the Bass section ~ the Percussion section ~ the Keyboards the Conductor ! The Opera ! Read Biographies of our Artists or our Musical Composers ! Timeline of our Artist and Musical Composers ! Your Audience ! Choreography ! Meditation ! Practice, Practice, Practice ! Some Words to Dance by ! Budding Ballerinas Calendar ! (almost done !) Budding Ballerina Book! (in the works!) Something to Look Forward to ! Download your next lesson so you know what is coming and know what questions you want to ask of your Instructor ! Remember You must learn to stay one “ step ” ahead to become a Budding Ballerina! Your Lessons : OneTwoThree Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten Eleven Twelve Thirteen Fourteen Fifteen Sixteen ************************************************************************
