Study year and course duration
AD 1 and AD 2 full years
Study load (weekly)
AD 1 = 5 x 1.75 hours
AD 2 = 5 x 1.75 hours
And several Saturdays
Builds these competencies
1. Creative skills
2. Technical skills
3.Problem Solving Skills
4. Communicative Skills
5. Capacity for growth and innovation
6. Collaborative skills
Course content
In AD1 the student builds on the classical ballet technique learned in the preliminary course, acquiring a more extensive and complex idiom as he/she connects and perfects what he/she has learned. Students devote half an hour each day to their barre technique, before working on perfecting their allegro and adagio.
The student combines musicality, coordination, feeling for dance, jump and turn techniques, becomes increasingly conscious of his/her own body and abilities, and gains a command of classical technique to the level required to perform corps de ballet and solo roles in classical ballets. The student must develop an understanding of how to utilise his/her classical technique in contemporary work, and be able to work with choreographers. In AD2 the student develops a personal understanding of his/her own body and technique, to the extent that he/she is able to complete an entire class without much correction, and by self-correction. For the boys, the focus is on jumping and turning techniques. For the girls, the focus is on pointe techniques, and they must be able to properly execute these techniques for the duration of a class.
Learning objectives
The student:
-Has a command of the basic classical ballet techniques.
-Displays a command of classical ballet techniques at the bar and in the centre.
-Can dance on pointe for an entire lesson (girls only).
-Displays the capacity to self-correct his/her own technique and to execute complex combinations in a musical and coordinated manner with the correct port de bras.
- Is able to execute classical repertoire at a high level and can bridge what is learned in Classical Ballet and Repertoire classes.
Working methods
Assignments, training, instruction/lectures.
Study material (specialist literature, case histories, assignments, videos, etc.)
None
Assessment method
Evaluation and feedback based on ongoing permanent feedback and directions (op de vloer), and execution of assignments/presentation/Examination class.
Assessment criteria
1) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6
3) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
4) 1
5) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
6) 1, 2, 3
Remarks relating to overall context of the study programme (e.g. connectional and sequential requirements), or other remarks
Connects with Male Technique / Pointe classes and must be properly applied in all other classes, including Repertoire and Variation.