Beginner Ballet | Fundamentals Lesson 5

"This is a beginner ballet class program at Chace Dance Company known as ""Ballet Fundamentals"" for ages 6-8 years old.

we start with 5 exercises at the barre, 5 exercises in the center, and then across the floor, and finish with a stretch or two =).

This is class content I am myself teaching our students at Chace Dance Company.

In this lesson we do a lot of muscle-strengthening at the barre with a lot of plie releves and starting extension work for the first time. Then in the center plies, tendus, and rond de jambes become smoother and faster. We also beging to incorporate more of the epaulement. Travelling across the floor is still a bit rocky with their progress, but they are getting there. This month we sped up the chaine turns, we combined the pas de bourres and leaps together into one phrase, and started saute arabesques for the first time. There is A LOT of coordination happening this month. "