Help Your Beginning Ballet Students with Retiré

By the age of 7, children have much better control and awareness of their bodies. We also work much more on turnout, especially turning out correctly and safely at this age. Because of this, we work more on a turned out retiré.

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How do You Know if You’re Correctly Teaching Turnout in Pre-Ballet?

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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Ballet Classroom Etiquette

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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Planning Successful Parent Observations

Many ballet schools have a set time every month, session, or semester, in which they invite parents into the classroom to watch their child dancing.

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How to Use Props Effectively

The right props can liven up a preschool or pre-ballet class and of course, bring out the creativity in your children. What's more, good dance props can fire up preschoolers to learn faster, and that's great for the class!

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