DANCE 173: OPEN-LEVEL BALLET

University of California, Santa Barbara

This course teaches ballet technique focusing on the concepts of barre prac tice and warm-up along with center adagio, petite allegro, grand allegro an d areas of practice in turning and pirouettes for advanced and intermediate dancers. Analysis of placement for proper ballet form is emphasized along with artistry, strength and flexibility. Historical practices in ballet wil l be considered and contextualized against modern movements in ballet and t he changing aesthetic of the form.