How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

Complete with syllibi for each of the three years of beginning ballet instruction, this book helps beginning ballet teachers enter the studio with knowledge and confidence. It begins with the basics of how to prepare for teaching and follows with what to do on the first day of class and how to model terminology and demonstrate positions. Helpful, age-appropriate photographs accompany the outlines of each level of study, and novice instructors are able to adapt each syllabus to the needs of their students. From demonstrating the five positions of the feet and using French terminology to teaching exercises on pointe, this guide is perfect for helping dancers transition into dance teachers or refreshing the skills of current dance instructors.

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How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

Complete with syllibi for each of the three years of beginning ballet instruction, this book helps beginning ballet teachers enter the studio with knowledge and confidence. It begins with the basics of how to prepare for teaching and follows with what to do on the first day of class and how to model terminology and demonstrate positions. Helpful, age-appropriate photographs accompany the outlines of each level of study, and novice instructors are able to adapt each syllabus to the needs of their students. From demonstrating the five positions of the feet and using French terminology to teaching exercises on pointe, this guide is perfect for helping dancers transition into dance teachers or refreshing the skills of current dance instructors.

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How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

by Judith Newman
How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

How to Teach Beginning Ballet: The First Three Years

by Judith Newman

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Complete with syllibi for each of the three years of beginning ballet instruction, this book helps beginning ballet teachers enter the studio with knowledge and confidence. It begins with the basics of how to prepare for teaching and follows with what to do on the first day of class and how to model terminology and demonstrate positions. Helpful, age-appropriate photographs accompany the outlines of each level of study, and novice instructors are able to adapt each syllabus to the needs of their students. From demonstrating the five positions of the feet and using French terminology to teaching exercises on pointe, this guide is perfect for helping dancers transition into dance teachers or refreshing the skills of current dance instructors.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780871273741
Publisher: Princeton Book Company
Publication date: 10/11/2012
Pages: 200
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Judith Newman trained at the Miami Conservatory and the School of American Ballet in New York City and performed as soloist with the National Ballet, the Bayerische Staatsoper, and the Pennsylvania Ballet. She began teaching ballet in 1970 and was formerly associate professor at the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

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