4 semester hoursUndergraduateLecturerepeatable for credit
Examines the kinesthetic principles and discipline of classical ballet. The instruction of movement sequences requires a basic foundation in both vocabulary and physical awareness. Focuses on the comprehensive study of postural alignment; the refinement of French ballet terminology, both in its written and physical form; as well as introducing skills in writing self-evaluations. Students create and perform a final movement phrase that incorporates physical analysis, spatial awareness, movement patterning, musicality, and the correct application of the terminology. Incorporates the continued investigation of social and historical aspects of the discipline to inform and enrich the physical study of ballet. May be repeated twice.