Childrens Ballet Lessons. We run ballet
classes for babies through to adult based in York.
Learning the ropes: Babies learn the basic technique
for example how to stand in first position, how to run
on tip toe, how to skip, how to curtsy and most important
how to stand still and listen.
Once moved out of the baby class the children then move
on to graded work, at the moment classes are held in preparatory
to grade 4 under the BTDA (British Theatre Dance Association)
syllabus.
Special ballet classes: We also run invite classes these
are extra ballet classes for those children who show promise
in ballet. In these classes the children learn the ISTD
(Imperial Society of Teachers of Dance) syllabus. At the
moment classes are held in grade 1 to grade 3.
What is ballet? ………. Ballet is the
base of all dance, it gives you the correct posture and
strength to be a good dancer. Although when you are young
ballet is fun, it still gives you the concentration and
discipline needed for everyday life.
Ballet is the hardest form of dance as it is a very strict
discipline although the real pressure of this doesn’t
come into affect till grade 3 and above where the work
in the syllabuses becomes harder. The perfect ballerina
is very rare to find but doing ballet for fun and to keep
fit is great for children to learn even if it is just
to help with confidence.
Children doing ballet classes get very excited when moving
into grade 1 as they get to have ribbons instead of elastics
on their ballet shoes; this is a big step towards being
a ballerina. The next step when they get excited is when
they are told they can go on Pointe.
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