The reason we want to have these requirements is because as we build and grow this program we want the dancers to have something to work for, and something to strive for that is clear for both dancer and parent. We want to be transparent and clear about how we hope the kids are able to excel in the program and that means creating a tangible set of standards that we can all check in with that will set a bar as kids grow and shift in their classes at the Hayden center.
Perry-Mansfield’s Mission is to provide young people superior arts training in body, heart, and mind and to promote creativity, a sense of the close association of the arts, and the values of a way of life close to nature. So these “standards” are to help the students find organized physical growth as we also explore and dive into the hearts and minds aspects of the arts in every class.
Students experience the fundamental components of a ballet class—barre and center work—and learn characteristics essential to success in ballet.
Respect for teachers and classmates, self control, persistence and patience.
Dancers will obtain understanding for basic ballet positions including first, second, and fifth. Students will gain an understanding for Demi, and grand movements specifically pertaining to Plié. Students will reconize the following terms: demi plié, grand plié, arabesque, rond de jambe, sauté, tendu, chaīnés, passé, leap, pointe and flex, balls of the feet, turn out and elevé.
Students should be able to execute pliés at the bar with minimum demonstration.
Students should be able to execute slow rond de jambe’s at the bar with minimum demonstration.
Students should be able to execute basic tendu combinations at the bar with minimum demonstration.
Students should be able to demonstrate arabesque positioning, and Passé as a stationary pose.
Students should have a basic understanding of traveling with leaps and the idea of begging to understand Chaīnés.
Students should be starting to understand turnout, and how it’s used in ballet.
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