When it comes to teaching turnout in ballet, there are many schools of thought on when to begin teaching turnout, how much turnout a student should be able to maintain while dancing, and when to introduce what positions.
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When children come to ballet class, their dance activities take them through a fairy tale story, allowing them to be part of the fairy tale.
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Classroom etiquette may vary slightly from school to school and from teacher to teacher. To me, classroom etiquette is basically how students are supposed to behave in a ballet class.
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In today's post, we are going to begin covering tips for managing a classroom of young children in a preschool or pre-ballet class (which we will call “pre-ballet” throughout this article).
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Most of us started dancing simply because we loved it. But did you know ballet provides more benefits to children than just joy of movement?
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Two of the first “real” ballet steps we teach in our preschool ballet classes are plié and tendu. These are also almost always the first two exercises older dancers do at the barre in ballet class.
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