COURSE SUMMARY

CORE ‘Ballet Barre’ is a group based exercise program that emphasizes proper ballet technique.  The workout demonstrates and teaches the protocol and format for designing a ballet syllabus at the barre. 

 

A warm-up is performed in a standing center bringing an awareness to posture and form while warming up large muscle groups and bringing mobility to the spine.  Proper carriage of the arms (port de bras) is introduced and used throughout the class.  Traditional Barre work starts with ‘demi-plies’ and ends with a ‘grande battements’. 

 

A simple movement combination and small jumps are performed and taught in the center and the 55 minute class concludes with a short ‘reverence’. 

 

The CORE ‘Ballet Barre’ workout is set to classical music and is formatted for adults to encourage the joy of ballet to all fitness levels and promotes  grace, confidence and poise with and a balance between flexibility and strength.

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Learn how to offer your clients a traditional ballet class that is safe and available to all fitness levels. 

 

Develop the skills to effectively demonstrate and verbally teach ballet steps that follow a traditional syllabus in a group setting. 

 

Review ballet terminology and learn how to effectively format a 55 minute group class that caters to the non-dancer but is also appreciated by clients that have an extensive dance background and wish to take a solid class again, but without the excessive joint flexibility or heavy impact.

 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Introduce the knowledge already gained through the traditional CORE BARRE certification course by taking a class to higher level by introducing a standard and formal ballet syllabus and technique.

 

Gain an understanding of what is working anatomically and how to safely progress through the exercises at the BALLET BARRE gaining both kinesthetic and biomechanical awareness. 

 

Learn how to keep the class moving while giving proper visual, verbal and tactile cues.  Learn how to encourage and motivate the dance enthusiast with a joy for movement and and appreciation of a good ballet technique that has produced beautiful bodies for decades.

 

 

 

COURSE LENGTH

1 day – 6 hours

 

DATES OFFERED

2019 tba 

 

COURSE FEE

$160

 

COURSE MATERIALS

Workshop PDF will be distrubted to all particpants as well as updated CORE BARRE Comprehensive Teacher Training Manual-Copyright 08/2017 and is included in the workshop fee.

 

COURSE REQUIRMENTS
CORE BARRE Smart Movement® Certified Instructor or a strong background in classical ballet.

 

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS

CORE BARRE: 6