DAN121 Ballet

Ballet includes barre and floor movements and combinations for the classical ballet vocabulary, emphasizing proper alignment, strength, speed, endurance and flexibility. The course will include a study of ballet history and the objective criticism of dance. It will also explore connections to music, theater and art. Students will participate in a dance performance. The general principles of dance technique requires proper alignment, center point of balance, opposition balance, transfer of weight, specific rhythm patterns, turns and turning techniques. See Dance coordinator if you have physical limitations that may prevent you from completing these activities.