LJ | PreK Ballet/Tap | PRE-K

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Please bring your own refillable water bottle, sweat towel and other necessary items. You may record/take video at the end of class with the permission from the teacher. Drop-In rate available. Monthly class packages/contracts available. PREK BALLET Suitable for students ages 3-5 years old with little or no previous experience in Ballet or dance. Attendees must be potty trained. Unless it’s the child’s first class, parents are not allowed to watch from inside of the classroom. This class introduces the basics of ballet technique with an emphasis on learning dance and spacial awareness concepts through fun dance lessons. The study of ballet improves technique, spatial awareness, direction understanding, musicality, posture, general health, and coordination. There is NO work done at the barre. Required Attire: Anything that makes your little one feel their best and comfortable. Flexible shoes, grippy socks or ballet shoes. Hair: pulled back and neat. If hair is shoulder length or longer it must be pulled back off of the face. Prerequisites: None Recommended Supplementary Classes: PreK Ballet/Hip Hop, PreK Ballet/Tap, PreK Acro Skills necessary to advance to next level: Knowledge of direction Knowledge of level changes Understanding of tempo differences Can follow directions with ease Basic stretching Ballet feet and arm positions (Jazz 1st, 1st, 2nd) Plie Chasse Tendu and Flex Pique Degage Battement Passe in parallel Releve on two feet Chasse (side and front) Sautes (emphasis on Plie, Saute, land Plie, stretch in 4 counts) Bourree Turns (introduce concept of spotting) Ballet walks (specifying toe, ball, heel) Ballet runs Marches Pas De Chat (parallel) Ballet curtsy/bow PREK TAP Skills: Rhythms Stomping Shuffles

From Ooh La La Dance Academy, Inc.