2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. . 4.5 hours lab per week.
Ballet IV
Course Description
Designed to further build the strength, flexibility, endurance,
and control necessary for performance of advanced level ballet
barre exercises, adagio sequences and allegro enchainments.
Style, perfection, and performance quality will be emphasized.
Athena Title
Ballet IV
Prerequisite
Four hours of DANC 3663 and permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an advanced physical understanding ballet technique, including vocabulary.
By the end of this course, students will be able to perform advanced ballet steps with efficiency and clarity.
By the end of this course, students will be able to apply and retain physical corrections in technique.
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate mind-body coordination through quick response in executing ballet exercises.
By the end of this course, students will be able to display style, musicality and expressivity when performing movement phrases.
Topical Outline
• Exercises at the ballet ballet
• Exercises au milieu (in the center of the room)
• French terminology which is the ballet vocabulary (names of steps and movements)
• Practical application of balletic theory of order, tempo, physical placement (body alignment), musicality, artistic expression within the movement(s)
