Quote of the Month

"Leapin' lizards!"
--Annie

Fishweir Elementary

3977 Herschel Street
Jacksonville, FL 32205
 
(904) 381-3910
Marianne Lee, Principal

Questions? Email us!

FishweirBallet@gmail.com

Only email with Fishweir parent and student names in the subject line will be opened!

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Class Schedule

Monday - Performance practice as needed

Tuesday - Ballet I, 3:00-4:30
             

Wednesday - Performance practice as needed

 

Thursday - Ballet II, 3:00-4:30
  
Friday - Tap and Dance History, 1:45-2:30
 


Ballet I
  • 3rd grade girls/4th and 5th grade beginning girls
  • sense of placement and beginning technique (alignment)
  • basic dance vocabulary
  • dance etiquette (working well with others)
  • body confidence/awareness
  • beginning barre and centre work
  • musicality and dynamics

 

Ballet II
  • 4th and 5th grade girls with some ballet experience
  • sense of placement and intermediate technique (alignment)
  • expanded dance vocabulary
  • dance etiquette (working well with others)
  • body confidence/awareness
  • intermediate barre and centre work
  • musicality and dynamics

Dance History

  • exploration and discussion of various styles, techniques and artists through the ages


Tap
  • all dance ensemble members (girls and boys)
  • basic steps (brush, shuffle, slap, dig, hop, jump, ball change, cramp roll, buffalo, time step, waltz clog, etc.)
  • musicality and dynamics
  • percussive accent awareness
  • Just plain fun!