Intermediate Ballet

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Intermediate Ballet This class is designed for proficient and experienced dancers with a minimum of five years of training who possess a deep understanding of ballet terminology and alignment principles. The curriculum focuses on strengthening and fine-tuning core technique while expanding artistic and physical limits. Dancers should be confident executing double pirouettes en dehors and en dedans, clean petit and grand allegro, and navigating complex spatial patterns like dancing en manège. While maintaining high technical and artistic expectations, this class moves at a deliberate pace, allowing dancers to concentrate on precision, musicality, and fluid movement. Students must be fully proficient in classroom etiquette and traffic flow to support this advanced environment. All material from previous levels is included. Additional Skills Covered: Circular port de bras in grand fourth Grand rond de jambe jeté Promenade en dehors and en dedans - with tendu, with rond de jambe a terre and en l'air, in adagio En dehors and en dedans pirouettes in attitude and arabesque Renversé Batteries in petit allegro Temps de fleche Grand jeté in attitude derrière Assemblés en tournant Brisés fermé and volé Fouetté turns

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