Tutus, Tap and Tumbling Ages 3-5
This class is designed to build coordination and rhythm while learning the basics of ballet. Class starts with a warm up consisting of butterfly stretches, straddles, pointing and flexing the feet, isolations of the head, shoulders, etc to establish body awareness. The warm up is the same every time to allow the children to learn from repetition. By the end of the year the goal is to have the children lead the entire warm up. After the warm up we will stand up and review our ballet terminology. I believe in teaching correct ballet terminology and meaning at a young age. We will learn the five positions of the feet and arms, as well as plié, tendu, relevé, arabesque, passé, rond de jambe, pas de bourrée, sauté and curtsey. You will be amazed when your child comes home speaking French! Across the floor we work on ballet walks on relevé (our toes), skips, hopping on one foot, grand battements, grand jetés, arabesque sautés and marches. To teach the importance of listening to the music we do the “Freeze Dance”. “Animal Action” is also a favorite to build creativity. To help us learn right from left we do “The Hokey Pokey”. At the end of class students will demonstrate for the teacher one thing they learned in class.