Traditional Ballet: Level 4
Sample Video
“Dance: The Cutting Edge – Traditional Ballet: Level 4” truly teaches stage presence for dancers ages 11 years and older. The barre is more complex as steps are choreographed in intricate patterns to help build not only the dancer’s body, but also their mind. Level 4 is a preparation to Pre-Pointe work and therefore utilizes the most effective warm up and strengthening elements. Center work is emphasized greatly. Dancers are now executing more than 25 new steps, like Double Turns, and moving confidently through a full class pattern: Barre, Adagio, Petit Allegro, across the floor, and Grande Allegro.
The instructor offers detailed breakdowns of each move, offers corrections for common mistakes, and has students demonstrate exercises and new material. At this point, dancers are gracefully executing all eight positions of the body and Épaulement (head and shoulder placement). Kneeling is added to Reverence to stress the importance of professionalism in all settings. Our “Traditional Ballet” video series is full of exceptional learning and teaching tools stemming from the artistic vision of Elizabeth Acuña Nuevo, owner and director of Artistic Dance Center located in Doral, Florida. Elizabeth teaches Levels 1-4 alongside Nadine Barton. Nadine is currently in her fourth season with the Alabama Ballet, performing soloist and corps de ballet roles in works such as Don Quixote and Coppelia.
Syllabus
DTCE’s Traditional Ballet: Level 4 course truly teaches stage presence for dancers ages 11 years and older. Level 4 is a preparation to Pre-Pointe work and therefore utilizes the most effective warm up and strengthening elements, while also emphasizing center work. The Syllabus includes a full class pattern of Barre, Adagio, Petite Allegro, Across the Floor, and Grande Allegro! You can follow the full course guide, or mix and match to create your own class from over 25 new steps like Piques and Dégagés, Double Turns, Fouetté Turns, Attitude Turn-Arabesque, Tour Jeté Big Split, and Piqué Arabesque-Tour Jeté.
DTCE’s detailed syllabi allow you to create your own course of study from the plethora of innovative drills we offer- or follow our complete lesson plans to guide your students through progressive exercises to obtain skill level mastery. Syllabi offer a list of steps that correlate with each video, making it easy to find exactly what you’re looking for!
Syllabi can be used as a teacher training resource or class planning guide for your studio, saving you time in curriculum development! Teachers, assistants, trainees, and substitutes can all easily be on the same page using this sequenced tool. Syllabi are also useful for dance parents as a reinforcement guide to what children are learning in their weekly classes.