DANCE 148C: POINTE

University of California, Santa Barbara

This course teaches ballet pointe technique, focusing on foot alignment and strength while learning the barre warm-up exercises, and center practice e xercises that are vital to the training of all serious ballet dancers. Atte ntion will be paid to various classical solo and duet pointe variations fro m well known ballets. This course is intended for Advanced dancers who have advanced experience with ballet pointe technique.