Unit One - Intro to Ballet

Days 1 & 2, 1/22 - 1/23 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Essential Question: What is Dance?

Vocabulary: Concert Dance, Social Dance. Vernacular Dance, Ballet, Modern

Standards: B.C.1. Understand cultural, historical, and interdisciplinary connections with dance.

B.C.1.1. Use dance to explore concepts in world history and relate them to significant events, ideas, and movements from a global context.

Agenda

1. What is dance to you? (Google Classroom Question)

2. Syllabus & Social Contract

3. Contact Form (Google Classroom Form)

4. Discussion on "What is Dance?"

5. Social VS. Concert Dance Youtube Playlist and discussion.

6. Chunked Reading on Social VS. Concert Dance

7. Can you define social dance? Concert Dance? What kind of dance will we be doing in this class? (Answer the question on Google Classroom.)

Homework: Return signed syllabus form. Sign up for remind. Add yourself to our Google Classroom.

Day 3, 1/24 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercised at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: turn Out, First Position, Second Position, Fifth Position, plie, releve, tendu, point, flex, supporting leg, working/gesture leg, port de bras

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Using a Ballet Dictionary or materials in the classroom, familiarize yourself with the following terms: Plie, First Position, Tendu, Port de bras

2. Barre Etiquette

3. Plie Combination

4. Tendu Combination

5. Port de bras Combination

6. Definition Review and Temperature Check

Day 4, 1/25 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercised at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: degage, ronde jambe, grand battement, en l'air

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Using a Ballet Dictionary or materials in the classroom, familiarize yourself with the following terms: releve, degage, ronde jambe, grand

2. Port de bras Combination

3. Plie Combination

4. Tendu Combination

5. Degage Combination

6. Ronde Jambe Combination

7. Grand Battement Combination

8. Vocabulary Exercise (in class)

Day 5, 1/28 (Monday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: petit allegro, saute, echappe, changement, sous sous, releve, 5th position (feet),1st position (arms), 2nd position (arms), 5th position (arms)

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Using a Ballet Dictionary or materials in the classroom, familiarize yourself with the following term: petit, allegro, saute, echappe

2. Review and execute barre exercises with teacher feedback: Port de bras, plies, tendus, degages, ronde jambes, grand battements

3. Intro to 5th position and sous sous.

4. Petit Allegro exercise at center.

5. Petit Allegro Check & Barre Check (Google Classroom)

Day 6, 1/29 (Tuesday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: Adagio, arabesque, spot, chaines turn, pique, passe

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Using a Ballet Dictionary or materials in the classroom, familiarize yourself with the following term: adagio, arabesque, spot, pique, passe

2. Review and execute barre exercises with teacher feedback: Port de bras, plies, tendus, degages, ronde jambes, grand battements, petit allegro

3. Intro to adagio.

Day 7, 1/30 (Wednesday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: Spot, chaines turn, pique, passe

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Complete "Who am I - Ballet #1" on Google Classroom.

2. Review and execute barre exercises with teacher feedback: Port de bras and plies, tendus, degages, ronde jambes, grand battements

3. Exercises at center with peer feedback: Petit allegro, adagio

4. Intro to skills across the floor: Pique passe, chaines turns

Day 8, 1/31 (Thursday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary: Spot, chaines turn, pique, passe

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Complete "Who am I - Ballet #2" on Google Classroom.

2. Review and execute barre exercises with teacher feedback: Port de bras and plies, tendus, degages, ronde jambes, grand battements

3. Exercises at center with peer feedback: Petit allegro, adagio

4. Skills across the floor with teacher feedback: pique passe, chaines turns

Day 8, 2/1 (Friday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Quiz Review Game

2. Review and execute barre exercises with teacher feedback: Port de bras and plies, tendus, degages, ronde jambes, grand battements

3. Exercises at center with teacher feedback: Petit allegro, adagio

4. Skills across the floor with teacher feedback: pique passe, chaines turns

Day 9, 2/4 (Monday)

Essential Question: Can you execute basic Ballet exercises at the barre using correct technique?

Vocabulary:

Standards: B.DM.1.1 Use whole body movements, strength, flexibility, endurance, and proper alignment to develop dance technique

B.DM.1.3. Execute technical skills from a variety of dance forms.

Agenda

1. Ballet Vocabulary Quiz

2. Ballet Movement Assessment