Dance Class Curriculum

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1 Class: Tots In Motion Changing speed when traveling Control of gross motor skills Crawling Following directions Gallops Hopping Jumps Musicality Rhythm Skips Slides Spins Stretches Taking turns Tip toe walks Ages

2 Attitude poses Battement kicks Chaîné turns Chasses Cross touch Gravevine Hip hop squats Jazz square Kick ball change Lunges Pivot turn Class: Hip Hop Tots Push your socks down Raise the roof Rake Run leap Ski Snake Step cross Step touch Ages 3-5

3 Arabesque Class: Storytime Ballet Basic 5 positions understanding Bourrée turns Bourrée walks Chassés Curtsey Demi and grand plié Echappés Flex Grand battements Grand jeté Passé Point Port de bras Relevé Rond de jamb a terre Sautés Tendus en croix Ages 3-5

4 Ballet: Arabesque Class: Ballet & Tap I Basic 5 positions understanding Battements Bourrée turns Bourrée walks Chassés Curtsey Demi and grand plié Flex Passé Point Port de bras Relevé Sauté in 1st and 2nd positions Tendus Tap: Ball change Brushes Heel digs Heel toe steps Hops Jumps Marches Shuffle Shuffle step Stamp Toe digs Ages 3-4

5 Ballet: Battements Chaîné prep Changements Coupé Plié 1st-3rd Relevé 1st-5th Class: Ballet & Tap II Rond de jamb a terre Tendus en croix Tap: Ball change Flaps Heel drops Irish Perrididdle Riff Shim sham Shuffle ball change Stamp Sugar Toe heel steps Ages 4-5

6 Ballet: Basic 5 positions Chaînés Changement Echappés Grand jeté Class: Ballet & Tap III Grande battements devant Piqué preps Plié 1st-5th Reverence Single pirouette Switching chassés Tendus en croix Tap: Backward flaps Cramp roll Flap heel walks Maxi Perriddidle Riff Running flaps Scuff Sugar Ages 5-6

7 Attitude poses Battement kicks Chaîné turns Chasses Cross touch Gravevine Hip hop squats Jazz square Kick ball change Lunges Pivot turn Class: Mini Jazz Hip Hop Push your socks down Raise the roof Rake Rolls/squats Run leap Sassy walk Screwcrew Ski Snake Splits Step cross Step touch Ages 4-6

8 Articulation Class: Mini Musical Theatre Breathing endurance Broadway walks Chasse Chasse ball change Cross touch Facial expressions Flick kicks Grapevine Intonation Jazz square Kick ball change Pivot turn Step touch Vocal projection Ages 4-6

9 Class: Ballet I Barre: Dégagé en croix from 1st Demi and Grand plié Passé balance Relevé Ages 6-9 Rond de Jambe en dehors and en dedans, a terré and en l'air Sous-sus Tendu en croix from 1st Center: ¼ and ½ pirouette en dehors Arabesque a terre and en l air Basic 5 positions on their own Echappé from 1 st to 2 nd Sauté in first and second positions Across the floor: Ballet walks reaching toe ball heal Bourrée Chaîné Detourné Grand Battement Grand Jeté Piqué Passé Sauté Arabesque

10 Class: Ballet II Barre: Dégagé en croix from 5th Grand Battement en croix from 5th Sur le cou-de-pied/coupé Tendu en croix from 5th Center: Adagio Arabesque 1 st, 2 nd, and 3 rd cecchetti Changement Passé relevé Single pirouette en dehors Across the floor: Balancé Chassé Chassé en avant and de coté Chassé sauté in passé and arabesque Glissade Grande Jeté versus Saute de chat Pas de bourrée Piqué entournant Saute de chat Tombé Ages 8-11

11 Class: Ballet III Barre: Circular/grand port de bras Detourné Developpé en criox Fondu a terre and en l air en croix Frappé en croix Ages Pique a terre devant, a la seconde, and derriere sur le cou-de-pied/coupé Temps lié Center: 5 Arabesques Assemblé Bourrée en tournant Echappé from 5 th to 2 nd changing Emboîté in place Entrechat quatre Jeté Pas de cheval Petite Allegro Promenade a terré Single pirouette en dehors from 4 th and 5 th Across the floor: B+ position Ballet runs reaching toes first Chassé sauté in sur le cou-de-pied, passé, and arabesque Fouetté sauté Grand Allegro Pas de Chat Piqué arabesque Plié chaîné Waltz

12 Barre: Attitude balance Class: Elite Ballet I Battement en cloche Fondu in relevé Grand rond de jambe Petite battement Rond de jambe en l air Center: Basic body positions Cechetti (8) Ages with recommendation Double pirouette from 4 th and 5 th en dehors Echappé from 5 th to 4 th and 2 nd Jeté Pas de bourrée en tournant en dehors Promenade en l air Royal Sauté in 1 st -5 th Single pirouette en dedans from 4 th and 5 th Sissone Soubresaut Stage directions and terms Across the floor: Emboîte en tournat Fouetté en relevé Pas de basque Pas de valse/waltz en tournant Soutenu en tournant

13 Barre: Balançoire Class: Elite Ballet II Ages with recommendation Fouetté rond de jambe en tournant prep at barre Frappé doubles Penché Petit battement in relevé Rond de jambe en l air en dehors and en dedans singles and doubles Center: Assemblé battu Echappé battu Pas de bourrée en tournant en dedans Promenade Tendu en tournant Tour en l air Across the floor: Ballonné Ballotté Cabriole Contretemps Double Piqué en tournant Piqué en tournant in attitude and arabesque Pirouette in arabesque and attitude Sissone overte Tour jeté

14 Class: Elite Ballet III Barre: Demi and double demi rond de jambe Ages with recommendation Frappé doubles and in relevé with pointed foot Rond de jambe en l air in relevé Serré Center: Double Tour en l air Fouetté rond de jambe en tournant Grand pirouette a la second Triple pirouette from 4 th and 5 th Across the floor: Brisé Double Piqué en tournant in attitude and arabesque Double Pirouette in arabesque and attitude

15 Barre: Attitude balance Class: Teen Ballet Battement en cloche Fondu in relevé Grand rond de jambe Petite battement Rond de jambe en l air Center: Basic body positions Cechetti (8) Ages Double pirouette from 4 th and 5 th en dehors Echappé from 5 th to 4 th and 2 nd Jeté Pas de bourrée en tournant en dehors Promenade en l air Royal Sauté in 1 st -5 th Single pirouette en dedans from 4 th and 5 th Sissone Soubresaut Stage directions and terms Across the floor: Emboîte en tournat Fouetté en relevé Pas de basque Pas de valse/waltz en tournant Soutenu en tournant

16 Balancing Exercises Core strength Class: Pointe Prep I Leg Strengthening Work Port de bras Relevé alignment Ages with recommendation Sauté exercises, landing in plié with heels down Tendu/ankle rolls Thera Band Exercises

17 Class: Pointe Prep II Grand plié across the floor Relevé alignment Relevé balances across the floor Sauté exercises, landing in plié Toe isolations Floor barre: Plié Ages with recommendation Rotating from the hip- parallel to 1st and back Tendu/ankle rolls Thera Band exercises: "U" supinate to pronate Bent knee flexed foot dropping ball of foot to floor/returning Bent knee scooping toes from floor, back to flexed position Pointe and flex through demi pointe Pointe pulses Pointed in parallel pressing over the top Rotate flexed, pointe, return to parallel, flex

18 Barre: Ankle rolls Ballonné Bourrée Detourné Echappé in 2nd Class: Pointe I Forced arch strength Pas de bourrée Piqué to retiré Pirouette prep Plié balancé in sous-sous Prances Press overs Relevé and elevé in 1st-5th positions Tendu press overs- balance in retiré Across the floor: Bourrée turns Chaîné Piqué arabesque Piqué turns Pirouette prep Single pirouette Ages with recommendation

19 Barre: Prances Ankle presses Class: Pointe II Battement en pointe Ages with recommendation Elevés in 1st-5th positions & in coupé right and left Fondu developpé sur les pointes Fouetté prep Pirouettes to balance en de hors and en dedans Plié & tendu with balancé in sous-sous & retiré Center: Ballonné Echappé in 2nd & 4th Pirouette single & double en dehors & en dedans from 4th & 5th Across the Floor: Arabesque Bourreés Chaîné Lame ducks Piqué entournant Piqués Pirouettes Soutenus

20 Arch Class: Jazz I Battment holds into splits Chaîné turn clap Contraction Flat back Head Isolations Hinge Hip isolations Jazz split Jazz square Kick ball change Leaps Leg hold Lunge Paddle turn Pivot turn Ribcage isolations Sassy walks Shoulder isolations Single pirouette turns Splits Ages 6-10

21 Chasse pivot Grapevine Hitch kick Jazz walk Leg hold Lindy Pas de bourrée Passé walks Pike jump Class: Jazz II Single pirouette turns Stag leaps Straddle jump Tuck jump Ages 7-11

22 Attitude turns Capezio leaps Chaîné turns Chassés alternating Class: Jazz III Double pirouette turns Hinges on mats Isolations Layout Orbit turns Pas de bourrée Pencil turns Single pirouette turns Single stag leaps Tuck jumps with 1/4 and 1/2 turns Ages 8-12

23 Class: Jazz IV Capezio to the floor, hinge and roll up Chaîné in relevé and plie C-Jumps Double pirouette turns Double stag leaps Knee drops into splits Orbit to the floor, hinge and roll up Shoulder rolls Shoulder rolls and hinges Single pirouette turns Tour Triplet series Ages with recommendation

24 Axel turns Barrel jumps Barrel turns Double pencil turns Class: Jazz V Double pirouette series Double pirouette turns Fan kick Hinge from a stand Hinge kicks in forced arch Hitch kick Illusion Pas de bourrée with arms Right and left splits Single pirouette turns Stag leap Tilt Jump Triple pirouette turns Turning pas de bourrée Ages with recommendation

25 Battment turns Chaîné center Class: Jazz VI Double pirouette turns Double tour Fan kick Firebird Handstand into passe Improv Jazz walks Jazz walks and runs in forced arch Knee drops Layout Leg grab/hold Piourette splits Pirouette into a heel stretch Quadruple pirouette turns Reverse leap Second turns into floats Single pirouette turns Surprise leaps Triple pencil turns Triple pirouette turns Ages with recommendation

26 1st-5th position Class: Jazz Lyrical I Plie-Demi and Grande Tendu Battement Battement Series Chaîné turns Single Pirouette Right and Left Leap Chasse Piqué Piqué Turn Drag walk Stag Leap Body Rolls Lunges Arabesque Kick Ball Change Struts Pas de bourrée Flexibility Facial Expressions Storytelling Ages 8-11

27 Single Pirouette Class: Jazz Lyrical II High & Low Chaîné Turns Center Leap Forced Arch Attitudes Fan Kick Triplet Piqué Turns Heel Stretch C Jump Balance Flexibility Facial Expressions Storytelling Ages 10-12

28 Double Pirouette Double Stag Leap Calypso Waltz Attitude Turns Class: Jazz Lyrical III Turning Pas de bourrée Inverted Fan Kick Tilt Battement Tilt Jump Pencil Turn Compass Turn Flexibility Rhythm Ages 11-13

29 Illusions Over Split Double Pirouette Shoulder Roll Layout Class: Jazz Lyrical IV Prep for Fouetté at the barre Barrel Turn Turning C Jump Turning Disc Firebird Axel Flexibility Balance Torso Control Ages with recommendation

30 Triple Pirouette Fouette Turn Turns in 2nd Penché Tour jeté Battement Leg Hold Class: Jazz Lyrical V Fouetté across the floor Reverse Leap Knee Drops Lame Duck Flexibility Musicality Extensions Ages with recommendation

31 Switch leap Double Piqué Triple Pirouette Fouetté Turns Turns in 2nd Battement Turn Scorpian Flexibility Musicality Extensions Class: Jazz Lyrical VI Ages with recommendation

32 Arabesque turns Battements Chaînés Chassés Dance runs Dance walks Developpé Figure 8s Flatback Grand Jeté Hinge Inversions Isolations Pas de bourre Pencil turns Piqué preps Plié Prances Relevé Class: Contemporary Lyrical I Single pirouette en dehors Stag Leaps Tendus Triplets Twists Ages 8-19

33 Body rolls Compass turns Double piqué turns Class: Contemporary Lyrical II Double pirouette en dehors Enloppé Falls to floor Layout Rolls to the ground Saute de chat Shoulder rolls Single piqué turns Split rolls Ages with recommendation

34 Abstract jumps Attitude turns Capezios Changing turns Chassé tour jeté Contractions Coupé turns Horton T's Sauté fouette Tables Class: Contemporary Lyrical III Triple pirouette en dehors Ages with recommendation

35 Center: Drop swings Legs swings on floor Class: Modern Ages Martha Graham floor contractions/releases Across the floor: Double attitute contracted leaps Drop release chasses Hand stand & double attitude hand stand Hinges in parallel 4th Lateral side curve turns Leg swings Lunge contractions Modern runs Prances Sauté arabesque Sauté passe high release/contract Triplets with arm rotations

36 Attitude poses Battement kicks Chaîné turns Chasses Cross touch Gravevine Hip hop squats Jazz square Kick ball change Lunges Pas de bourrée Pivot turn Class: Jazz Hip Hop I Push your socks down Rake Rolls/squats Run leap Sassy walk Screwcrew Single pirouette turn Ski Step cross Step touch Tri-star Ages 6-9

37 Class: Jazz Hip Hop II Battement kick series Chasse ball change Chasses step leap Coffee grinder Compass turn Cross touch cross-heel Fan kicks Pas de bourrée Rack Single pirouette turns Sky Sky jump Socks & kicks Stag leaps Struts Tuck jump Ages 8-11

38 Axel Jumps Axel turns Calypso Contractions Class: Jazz Hip Hop III Double pirouette turns Flat back grande battements Head isolations Hip circles Hip isolations Jazz splits Layout Lunges Pas de bourre turns Piqué turns Pivot turn Shoulder isolations Side leaps Single pirouette turns Spotting Torso isolations Tour jeté turning battement series X-jumps Ages 10-19

39 3 step 6 step Barrel jump/turn Body rolls Chaînés Chassés C-Jumps Coffee grinder Contract/release Core strength Fall and recover Class: Contemporary Hip Hop I Ages 6-12 Isolations (head, shoulders, hips, chest, arms) Kick and twist Kick ball change Leap (side and center) Pirouette (inside/outside) Pivot turns Popping/locking Power steps Side-step Squats/lunges Top rocks Up rock

40 Attitude turns Barrel jump/turn Chaînés Chassés C-Jumps Contract/release Core strength Extensions Fall and recover Floor rocks Freezes Class: Contemporary Hip Hop II Glides, floats, moonwalk Illusions Ages Isolations (head, shoulders, hips, chest, arms) Leap (side, center, switch) Leg holds Pirouette (inside/outside) Popping/locking Running man/shuffle Secondes Straddle jump Straight jump Surprise Leap Top rocks Transitions Tuck jump

41 Cross-heel Hip hop kick Hip hop squats Class: Hip Hop for Boys Push your socks down Rack Raise the roof Sky Sky jump Snake Tri-star Ages 6-19

42 Buffalo Cincinnati Cramp roll Double pullbacks Double time step Drawbacks Flap ball change Flap turns Flaps Maxi Maxi turn Military time step Nifties Paradiddles Pullbacks Riff Riffs: 4-6 counts Shuffles Side essence Single time step Toe stand Toe-heel trenches Triple time step Waltz clog Class: Tap I/II Ages 6-19

43 Buffalo Cincinnati Cramp roll Double pullbacks Double time step Drawbacks Flap ball change Flap turns Flaps Maxi Maxi turn Military time step Nifties Paradiddles Pullbacks Riff Riffs: 4-6 counts Shuffles Side essence Single time step Toe stand Toe-heel trenches Triple time step Waltz clog Class: Adult/Teen Tap Ages 12-Adult

44 Articulation Class: Musical Theatre Breathing endurance Broadway walks Chasse Chasse ball change Cross touch Facial expressions Flick kicks Grapevine Intonation Jazz square Kick ball change Pivot turn Step touch Vocal projection Ages 6-19

45 Class: Acro for Dancers Back walkover into turns Backbend Backbend Battement Backbend into fish flop roll Bridge into leg extension Cartwheels Chin roll Chin stand Fishflop Hinges into rollup Partner cartwheels Roundoff Shoulder roll Sommersault into stand, then turn Splits roll through Walkovers Ages 9-19

46 Class: Intro to Poms Arms: hi V, low V, punches Chaîné turns Chasses Cheering onto floor Counting/timing Cross touch Formations (canon, V, lines) Grapevine Jazz square Jumps (herky, tuck, toe touch, small split) kick ball change Kicks Pas de bourrée Push/Pivot turns Single pirouette turns Splits, half splits and Straddle Step Touch Ages 5-8

47 Flexibility: Bow and Arrow Needle Penché Scorpion Splits (right, left, and center) Class: Flexibility, Jumps, Turns Ages 9-19 Strong held developés (front, side, and back; holding attitude and straight leg) Tilt Jumps: Axels Barrel Jumps Calypso Grande Jetés Hitch Kicks Russian (leap and stationary) Russian Switch Saut De Chats Sissone Stag Leaps (double and single) Switch Leaps Tour Jete Tuck Jumps Turns: Chainé (on relevé and in plié) Double Barrel Turn Fouetté rond de jambe en tournant Fouetté, a la seconde Piqué turns Pirouettes opening into various positions (parallel and turned out) Single and Double Compass Turn Single and Double Pencil Turn Single and Double Pirouette (parallel and turned out Passé) Single Barrel Turn Triple Pirouettes (parallel & turned out Passé, attitude, arabesqué, multiple pushes)

48 "V" Balances 1/2 plank hold Arm circles Arm pulses Class: Strength & Conditioning Cat and cow into leg work Crunches Down dog Extensions Frog Grand pliés Jumps & Leaps Leg pulses in 2nd and circles Leg pulses to extension Planks Pushup Splits Tricep bends Wall Stretch in 2nd Ages 10-19