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		<title>Grade III Cecchetti Arabesques</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
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I recorded this for my sister who wanted to see me dance. This was about all I was willing to do! LOL! I wanted to archive it here on my ballet site. I will post more as time allows.
Presently I am recovering from a sore ankle which has proven slow to heal. There will be [...]]]></description>
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<p>I recorded this for my sister who wanted to see me dance. This was about all I was willing to do! LOL! I wanted to archive it here on my ballet site. I will post more as time allows.</p>
<p>Presently I am recovering from a sore ankle which has proven slow to heal. There will be no dancing for a while the good Dr. says!!</p>
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		<title>Summer Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Mar 2008 21:37:14 +0000</pubDate>
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CECCHETTI COUNCIL OF AMERICA
INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
2-WEEK WORKSHOP FOR DANCERS AGE 11 (by Dec. 1) &#38; UP
Pre-Registration date: February 29, 2008
Dates: Sunday - Saturday, July 6 - 19,2008
Place: Hope College, Holland, MI
What: Classes in non-syllabi ballet; pointe; pas de deux; variations; jazz; improvisation; mime; performance workshop; character dance; nutrition; dance history; and injury prevention [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;">CECCHETTI COUNCIL OF AMERICA</span></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;">INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL</span></span></p>
<p align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial;">2-WEEK WORKSHOP FOR DANCERS AGE 11 (by Dec. 1) &amp; UP</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Pre-Registration date:</strong> February 29, 2008</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dates</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">: Sunday - Saturday, July 6 - 19,2008</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>Place</strong>: Hope College, Holland, MI</span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong>What:</strong> <span style="font-family:Arial;">Classes in non-syllabi ballet; pointe; pas de deux; variations; jazz; improvisation; mime; performance workshop; character dance; nutrition; dance history; and injury prevention and care.</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">Faculty</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">: Catrina Choate; Dawnell Dryja; Mark Holland; Kathleen Mitchell; Olivier Munoz; Peter Pawlyshyn; Kate Simmons; Christopher Tabor; Lynn Brennan Tabor; Kimmary Williams; and members of the National and Examining Boards</span> </span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">REGISTER EARLY AS THE SUMMER SCHOOL FILLS QUICKLY </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">CONTACT</span></strong><span style="font-family:Arial;">: DAWN GREENE, 8205 MACOMB ST., GROSSE ILE, MI 48138</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color:#000000;"><strong><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;">ONLINE: <span> </span><a href="http://cecchetti.org/main.php?smPID=PHP::ui_summer_schools.php&amp;type=student">For Full Information Click Here</a></span></strong></span></p>
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		<title>January 17, 2008 Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spring Semester is in full swing and I am not able to accept any new students into the dance program. If you are interested in having your child join Pure Ballet, please send me an email at swalston3 AT yahoo.com and I will place your name on a waiting list for 2008/2009 enrollment. There [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><br /><p>The Spring Semester is in full swing and I am not able to accept any new students into the dance program. If you are interested in having your child join Pure Ballet, please send me an email at swalston3 AT yahoo.com and I will place your name on a waiting list for 2008/2009 enrollment. There will be a Summer Intensive. Details will be announced at a later date.</p>
<p>Additionally I am in the process of updating the site with more concise information regarding the syllabus, policies and procedures for Pure Ballet as well as reorganizing the side bar to help make finding the information easier. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or are unable to find information you are looking for.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for everyone&#8217;s support this semester. I am enjoying teaching each and everyone of my students and truly thank each parent who is entrusting their child&#8217;s ballet instruction to me. The students are all working very hard towards their examinations and each, in their own time, will succeed in the Cecchetti Method IF they are determined to press on toward the goal!</p>
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		<title>Grade III Cecchetti Syllabus</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 15:48:10 +0000</pubDate>
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Grade III Syllabus 
Prerequisite: Pass Gr. II Cecchetti Exam or Teacher Approval
With my approval, some Gr. II students may be eligible for participation in the Gr. III class.  Style, quality and coordination are the elements focused on in Gr. III. The more advanced work in Gr. III directly relates to the development of strong ankles [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Grade III Syllabus </u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Prerequisite: Pass Gr. II Cecchetti Exam or Teacher Approval</strong></p>
<p>With my approval, some Gr. II students may be eligible for participation in the Gr. III class.  Style, quality and coordination are the elements focused on in Gr. III. The more advanced work in Gr. III directly relates to the development of strong ankles and core balance, which are both critical for pointe work. Almost everything in Gr. III relates, somehow, directly to preparation for pointe work.  I also like to call this the “pay attention grade” because it is the first time that the choreography is not completely mirrored in each exercise. Gr. III students will also begin pre-pointe work at the barre in soft slippers.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The syllabus consists of increasingly more sophisticated movement patterns utilizing, but not limited to, the following movements and steps:<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>BARRE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Demi plié et grand plié avec cambré</i></li>
<li><i>Battement tendu en croix </i></li>
<li><i>Battement degagé en croix et à la seconde </i></li>
<li><i>Rond de jambe à terre en dehors et en dedans et port du corps </i></li>
<li><i>Battement frappé</i></li>
<li><i>Fondu en croix</i></li>
<li><i>Grand battement et retiré passé </i></li>
<li><i>Petit battement sur le cou de pied et relevé devant</i></li>
<li><i><span>Développé avec relevé et degagé en arabesque </span></i></li>
<li><i><span>Échappé relevé à la seconde changé et relevé en cinquième, relevé passé en arrière,<span></span></span>relevé passé en avant </i></li>
<li><i>Exercice pour battues</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>AU MILIEU</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Première, seconde, troisième, et quatrième port de bras</span></i></li>
<li><i>Battements tendus à la seconde</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ADAGE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Positions du corps</i></li>
<li><i>Cinq Arabesques</i></li>
<li><i>Trois Relevés</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>PIROUETTES</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li>Balance exercice</li>
<li><i>Deux tendus à la seconde, relevé devant, pirouette en dehors</i></li>
<li><i>Pirouette de quatrième position</i></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ALLEGRO</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Basic Steps</u></b><i> </i></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Pas de bourrée dessous avec bras</i><b><u></u></b></li>
<li><i>Soubresaut</i></li>
<li><i>Assemblé coupé devant et derrière</i></li>
<li><i>Grand jeté en tournant</i></li>
<li><i>Sissonne en avant fermé et ouverte</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Enchaînements</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Trois glissades changés, deux changements de pied</i></li>
<li><i>Glissade derrière, assemblé dessus, glissade devant, assemblé dssous </i></li>
<li><i><span>Deux sissonnes en avant fermé, un sissonne en avant ouverte en troisième arabesque, pas<span> </span></span>de bourrée dessous</i></li>
<li><i>Trois petits changement et deux soubresauts</i></li>
<li><i>Temps levé, chassé à la seconde, pas de bourrée dessous, relevé en cinquième</i></li>
<li><i>Échappé sauté à la seconde changé, fermé avec un battement, deux changements de pied </i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>En Diagonale</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Demi-contretemps et assemblé dessus élancé en écarté en diagonale</span></i></li>
<li><i>Petits tours</i><i><br />
</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students who have achieved the appropriate skill level for Grade III may be presented  for examination under the auspices of the Examining Board of the Cecchetti Council of America.<span>  </span>Following successful completion of the Grade II material, a minimum of two years’ study is recommended for students to master the technical and artistic skills necessary for Grade III.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, students may prepare for the spring “Parent Day” dance presentation by learning a dance that incorporates many of the concepts and steps learned throughout the year.</p>
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		<title>Grade IV Cecchetti Syllabus</title>
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Grade IV Syllabus*
*This class will be offered in the Fall of 2008*
Students in Grade IV are introduced to the Cecchetti Ballet  syllabi Grade IV material.  Students continue learning the concepts of alignment and  rotation as well as exercises related to the Grade IV material to reinforce  these concepts.  French vocabulary and English [...]]]></description>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b><u>Grade IV Syllabus*</u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center">*This class will be offered in the Fall of 2008*</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students in Grade IV are introduced to the Cecchetti Ballet  syllabi Grade IV material.<span>  </span>Students continue learning the concepts of alignment and  rotation as well as exercises related to the Grade IV material to reinforce  these concepts.<span>  </span>French vocabulary and English translations  are used in class and the children are expected to memorize the dance  vocabulary as well as the theories of movement related to five basic feet plus  three fourth positions, five basic arm positions, and five head positions; eight  body positions; seven movements in dance; five arabesques; two attitudes; and  to be able to identify the numbering system for the walls and corners of a  dance space.<span>  </span>The syllabus consists of increasingly  more sophisticated movement patterns utilizing, but not limited to, the  following movements and steps:<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> <br />
<b><i><u>BARRE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Demi pliés, relevés en cinquième, grand pliés,  avec port du corps en avant et en arrière Battements tendus et demi-pliés à la  quatrième devant, à la seconde, à la quatrième <span></span>derrière,  huit battements tendus à la seconde</span></i></li>
<li><i><span>Battement degagés et battement piqués à la  quatrième devant, à la seconde, à  la <span></span>quatrième  derrière et quatre battements degagés à la seconde</span></i></li>
<li><i><span>Ronds de jambe à terre en dehors et en dedans  avec </span></i><span>traditional  ending<i></i></span></li>
<li><i>Trois battements frappés  à<span>  </span>la seconde avec demi-plié, trois  double battements frappés à<span> </span>la seconde avec etendre</i></li>
<li><i>Fondus en croix avec  demi-detourner</i></li>
<li><i>Battements retirés</i></li>
<li><i>Petits battements sur  le cou de pied avec </i>traditional endin<i>g</i></li>
<li><i>Développés avec grand  ronds de jambe en dehors en l’air, développés en relevés fouettés <span></span>en première arabesque</i></li>
<li><i>Grands battements en  croix</i></li>
<li><i>Battements balancés</i></li>
<li><i>Relevés en cinquième,  échappés relevés changés, relevés devant, relevés passés en<span>  </span>arrière et en avant</i></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i><u>AU MILIEU</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Première, seconde, troisième, et quatrième port  de bras</span></i></li>
<li><i>Battements tendus à la  quatrième devant, à la seconde, à la quatrième, six battement<span> </span>degagés à la seconde</i></li>
<li><i>Grands battements  croisé devant, croisé derrière, à la seconde, tendu à la seconde</i></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i><u>ADAGE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Huit positions du  corps,</i></li>
<li><i>Cinq arabesques </i>alternating  sides<i></i></li>
<li><i>Deux Grand Ronds de  Jambe en l’air avec l’Arabesque</i></li>
<li><i>Attitudes et Pirouettes  en Dedans Étude</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>PIROUETTES</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Pirouettes de  quatrième position</i></li>
<li><i>Échappé, soussus, relevé  devant, pirouette en dehors</i></li>
<li><i>Battement tendu,  fondu, pirouette en dedans</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ALLEGRO</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Basic Steps</u></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Posé en première  arabesque</i></li>
<li><i>Pas de bourrée couru</i></li>
<li><i>Entrechat royale </i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Enchaînements</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Deux échappés sautés changés, un échappé sauté  à la seconde, pas de bourrée dessous,<span> </span></span>changement</i></li>
<li><i>Deux glissades  derrière assemblé dessus, deux pas de bourrées dessous</i></li>
<li><i>Soussus, posé en  première arabesque croisé, relevé en cinquième, pas de bourrée couru,<span> </span>changement de pied</i></li>
<li><i>Deux relevés en  cinquième, entrechat royale, deux échappés sautés à la seconde fermé<span> </span></i><i><span>avec battu, un relevé  en cinquième, entrechat royale</span></i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span> </span></i><br />
<b><i><u>EN DIAGONALE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Chassé, temps levé en  première arabesque, posé en avant, jeté en attitude en avant</i></li>
<li><i><span>Trois demi-contretremps, assemblé élancé en  écarté, un chassé en troisème arabesque,<span> </span></span>pas de bourrée couru en arrière, grand  jeté en tournant, un coupé assemblé, derrière,  sissonne ouverte en avant</i></li>
<li><i>Petits tours en  diagonale</i></li>
<li><i>Posé pirouettes en  dedans en diagonale</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i> </i><b><u>Pre<i>-pointe Pas</i></u></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Deux posés coupés,  deux poses développés, posé en arabesque</i></li>
<li><i><span>Échappé relevé en quatrième en croisé, à la seconde  en face, en <span> </span>quatrième en croisé, à<span> </span></span>la  seconde en face, trios relevés passés en arrière, relevé en cinquième en croisé</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students who have achieved the appropriate skill level for  Grade IV may be presented for examination under  the auspices of the Examining Board of the Cecchetti Council of America.  <span> </span>Following successful completion of the  Grade III material, a minimum of two years’ study is suggested to for students  to master the technical and artistic skills necessary for Grade IV.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The exam candidate must be prepared to perform a one-minute  dance (not in costume) in keeping with the technical and artistic standard of  this grade and preferably choreographed by the student under the supervision of  the instructor.<span>  </span>The music and dance  should be of a classical style, but must not be a traditional variation. </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, students may prepare for the spring “Parent Day” dance presentation by learning a dance that incorporates many of the concepts and steps learned throughout the year.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students at this level are HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to audition for and perform in traditional ballet performances through other local ballet companies. I will have information for the students on upcoming auditions and local companies looking for apprenticeships and/or even corps de ballet dancers.</p>
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Grade II Syllabus
Prerequisite: Pass Grade I Cecchetti Exam or Teacher Approval
In Cecchetti Grade II the student will continue to develop strength and coordination with more technically demanding work. There is still a heavy focus on posture, alignment and placement of the feet to insure a strong foundation for the upper grades and pointe work. The student will [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Grade II Syllabus</u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Prerequisite: Pass Grade I Cecchetti Exam or Teacher Approval</strong></p>
<div class="Section1">In Cecchetti Grade II the student will continue to develop strength and coordination with more technically demanding work. There is still a heavy focus on posture, alignment and placement of the feet to insure a strong foundation for the upper grades and pointe work. The student will be challenged to learn all the material in French, whereas in Gr. I there was still quite a bit of English in the material. Older/more advanced students who can demonstrate a mastery of Gr. I material may take the Gr. II exam without having previously passed the Gr. I.</div>
<p class="MsoNormal">The syllabus consists of slightly more sophisticated movement patterns utilizing, but not limited to, the following movements and steps:<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>BARRE</u></i></b></p>
<div class="Section1">
<ul>
<li><i><span>Deux demi pliés et un grand plié</span></i></li>
<li><i>Battement tendu en croix et battement degage à la seconde </i></li>
<li><i><span>Rond de jambe à terre en dehors et en dedans </span></i></li>
<li><i>Battement frappe </i></li>
<li><i>Grand battement </i></li>
<li><i>Petit battements sur le cou de pied </i></li>
<li><i>Développé</i></li>
<li><i>Échappé relevé à la seconde avec relevé devant </i></li>
<li><i>Coupé dessous et dessus avec pas de bourrées dessous </i></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>AU MILIEU</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Première, troisième, et quatrième port de bras </span></i></li>
<li><i>Positions du corps</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ADAGE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Développé et temps lié </i></li>
<li><i>Première, seconde, et troisième arabesques</i><i> </i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>PIROUETTES</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Échappé relevé sans changer, soussus, relevé en cinquième, demi-detourner</i></li>
<li><i>Préparation pour pirouettes en dehors</i></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></u></i></b><b><i><u>ALLEGRO</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Basic Steps</u></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Coupé dessous et dessus (allegro </i>style)</li>
<li><i>Assemblé de suite dessus et dessous</i></li>
<li><i>Assemblé soutenu </i></li>
<li><i>Échappé relevésur les demi-pointes </i></li>
<li><i>Glissadedevant et derrière</i></li>
<li><i>Pas de bourrée dessous, soussus, </i></li>
<li><i>Chassé</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Enchaînements</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i><span>Trois pas de bourrées dessous et un posé en avant </span></i></li>
<li><i>Trois soussus et un échappé changé</i></li>
<li><i>Trois glissades sans changer et un battement tendu</i></li>
<li><i>Quatre changements et deux échappés sautés changes</i></li>
<li><i>Trois assemblés dessus et un assemblé soutenu </i></li>
<li><i>Trois assemblés dessous et un assemblé soutenu </i></li>
<li><i>Deux jetés temps levés, coupé dessous, coupé dessous, pas de chat, changement </i></li>
<li><i>Balancé en avant, en arrière, posé de coté, chassé en arrière en croisé devant</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>En Diagonale</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Chassé en avant, coupé dessous, chassé en avant, temps levé en troisième arabesque </i></li>
<li><i>Tour en cinquième</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students who have achieved the appropriate skill level for Grade II may be presented for examination under the auspices of the Examining Board of the Cecchetti Council of America.<span>  </span>Following successful completion of the Grade I material, a minimum of two years’ study is recommended for students to master the technical and artistic skills necessary for Grade II.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, students may prepare for the spring “Parent Day” dance presentation by learning a dance that incorporates many of the concepts and steps learned throughout the year.</p>
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Grade I Cecchetti Syllabus
Recommended Ages: 9+
Students in Grade I are introduced to the Cecchetti Ballet syllabi Grade I material.  Students begin learning the concepts of alignment and rotation as well as simple exercises to reinforce these concepts.  French vocabulary and English translations are used in class and the children are expected to memorize the dance [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Grade I Cecchetti Syllabus</u></b></p>
<p align="center" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Recommended Ages: 9+</strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students in Grade I are introduced to the Cecchetti Ballet syllabi Grade I material.<span>  </span>Students begin learning the concepts of alignment and rotation as well as simple exercises to reinforce these concepts.<span>  </span><span></span>French vocabulary and English translations are used in class and the children are expected to memorize the dance vocabulary as well as the theories of movement related to feet and arms, body positions, movements in dance, and to be able to identify the numbering system for the walls and corners of a dance space.<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>There is a heavy focus on posture, alignment and placement of the feet to insure proper development for the upper grades and the prepare for pointe work. This is the &#8220;Phonics Level&#8221; of academic ballet, I like to say. It is technically demanding for the beginner student and not at all an easy level to master. It takes a lot of work and perserverance but in the end it can produces a well-balanced, centered, strong, and graceful beginning dancer!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The syllabus consists of simple movement patterns utilizing, but not limited to, the following movements and steps:<span>  </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>BARRE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Tendu à la seconde, demi plié, grand plié</i></li>
<li><i><span>Battement tendu en croix et à la seconde </span></i></li>
<li><i><span>Préparation pour posé et jeté</span></i></li>
<li><i><span>Rond de jambe à terre en dehors et en dedans</span></i></li>
<li><i>Battement frappe</i></li>
<li><i>Grand battement</i></li>
<li><i>Retiré</i></li>
<li><i>Développé </i></li>
<li><i>Échappé relevé</i></li>
<li><i>Relevé en cinquième</i></li>
<li><i>Temps levé</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>AU MILIEU</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Port de bras</i></li>
<li><i>Positions du corps</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ADAGE</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Retiré passé, </i></li>
<li><i>Première arabesque</i></li>
<li><i>Troisième arabesque</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>ALLEGRO</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u>Basic Steps</u></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Coupé dessous et dessus </i></li>
<li><i>Changement </i></li>
<li><i>Pas de chat </i></li>
<li><i>Jeté </i></li>
<li><i>Posé en avant </i></li>
<li><i>Échappé sauté </i></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></u></i></b><b><i><u>Enchaînements</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Trois changements avec relevé en cinquième et bourrée tour</i></li>
<li><i>Trois grand <span> </span>pas de chats et un petit changement de pied</i></li>
<li><i>Jeté devant et derrière</i></li>
<li><i>Jeté devant et temps levé <span> </span></i></li>
<li><i>Posé en avant </i></li>
<li><i>Deux posés coupés, un posé fermé en cinquième, changement </i></li>
<li><i>Un échappé sauté et deux changements de pied </i></li>
<li><i>Balancé</i></li>
<li>Polka.</li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Students who have achieved the appropriate skill level for Grade I may be presented for examination under the auspices of the Examining Board of the Cecchetti Council of America.<span>  </span>A minimum of two years’ study is recommended for students to master the technical and artistic skills necessary for Grade I.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, students may prepare for the spring &#8220;Parent Day&#8221; dance presentation by learning a dance that incorporates many of the concepts and steps learned throughout the year.</p>
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Recommended Ages: 5-8
The Cecchetti Council of America offers 3 primary levels. Presently I teach the Primary Levels as 1 grade and the children stay in that class while they progress through the 3 different levels. Students are introduced to the Cecchetti Primary I, II, and III material and begin learning the [...]]]></description>
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<p align="center" style="text-align:center;" class="MsoNormal"><strong>Recommended Ages: 5-8</strong></p>
<p class="Section1">The Cecchetti Council of America offers 3 primary levels. Presently I teach the Primary Levels as 1 grade and the children stay in that class while they progress through the 3 different levels. Students are introduced to the <span class="SpellE">Cecchetti</span> Primary I, II, and III material and begin learning the concepts of alignment and rotation as well as simple exercises to reinforce these concepts.  French vocabulary and English translations are used in class and the children are expected to memorize the dance vocabulary as well as learn concepts of spacing.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Children also are introduced to creative movement, mime, characterization, and understanding musical moods.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Students may take Cecchetti Primary exams but are not required to do so. </strong>I do not present children for primary exams unless they wish to go through the exam process.  Parents should know that any child who presents for a Primary Exam ALWAYS passes….no matter how many errors are made. The purpose of this is to help alleviate anxiety before the student takes their Gr. I exam </p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The syllabus consists of simple movement patterns utilizing, but not limited to, the following movements and steps:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Exercices à la Barre</u></i></b></p>
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<ul>
<li><i>Demi-pliés et tendus</i></li>
<li><i>Battements tendus en croix</i></li>
<li><i>Battements degagés en croix</i></li>
<li><i><span>Rond de jambes et demi-rond de jambes</span></i></li>
<li><i>Retirés</i></li>
<li><i>Grands battements</i></li>
<li><i>Échappés relevés</i></li>
<li><i>Cou de pied exercices</i></li>
</ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Exercices au Milieu</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Girls</u></p>
<ul>
<li>Arms lifts from a low to a high position</li>
<li>Arm waves from a high to a low position</li>
<li>Opening arms from a crossed position at the chest</li>
</ul>
<p><u>Boys</u></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Presenté </i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i></i><u>Girls and Boys</u></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Première port de bras</i></li>
<li><i>Troisième<span> </span>port de bras</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Adage</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Troisième arabesque</i></li>
<li><i>Chassé en arabesque</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Pirouettes</u></i></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i></i><u>Girls</u></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Sautés et bourrée tour</i></li>
</ul>
<p><u>Boys</u></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Pas marchés</i></li>
<li><i>Tour en l’air à quatre</i></li>
</ul>
<p><b><i><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:'Times New Roman';"></span></u></i></b><b><i><u>Allegro</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li>Marches</li>
<li>Skips and gallops</li>
<li>Spring points and spring heels</li>
<li>Polkas</li>
<li>Running on the balls of the feet</li>
<li><i>Sautés</i></li>
<li><i>Échappés sautés</i></li>
<li><i>Échappés sautés changés</i></li>
<li><i>Changements</i></li>
<li><i>Petits jetés devant</i></li>
<li><i>Préparation pour pas de chats</i></li>
<li><i>Préparation pour jetés</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><u>Diagonale</u></i></b></p>
<ul>
<li><i>Chassés, temps levés</i></li>
<li><i>Polkas with partner</i></li>
<li><i>Traveling waltz</i></li>
</ul>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, students may prepare for the spring “Parent Day” dance presentation by learning a dance that incorporates many of the concepts and steps learned throughout the year.</p>
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Recommended Ages: 3-5
A fun “creative movement” class for toddlers in which children are encouraged to explore rhythm, tempo, and musicality along with theatrics, musical moods, miming, and other dance related thematics. Gross and fine motor skills are developed while the children are engaged in games and songs.
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<p align="center"><strong>Recommended Ages: 3-5</strong></p>
<p>A fun “creative movement” class for toddlers in which children are encouraged to explore rhythm, tempo, and musicality along with theatrics, musical moods, miming, and other dance related thematics. Gross and fine motor skills are developed while the children are engaged in games and songs.</p>
<p>This class is limited to siblings of students already enrolled in the traditional Cecchetti course work.</p>
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		<title>Welcome</title>
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Thanks!
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<p>You can contact me for more information by emailing me. Contact info can be found on &#8220;Contact Information&#8221; Page.</p>
<p>Thanks!<br />
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