Expressive Movement: Introduction to Basic Ballet, Tap, and Dance.

I taught 3-and-4-year olds Ballet and Tap through body movement and exploration, imaginative play and age appropriate technique.

Lesson topics included:

My Body is an Instrument

Rythm and Patterns

Numbers and Counting

Weather

Shapes

Animals

Bugs

Music and Music Types

Opposites

Transportation

Technique Taught:

Plie

Tendue

1st Position

2nd Position

Passe

Pique

Chasse

Arabesque

Ron de Jambe

Coupe

Releve

Port de Bra

Toe Taps

Heel Taps

Weight Shifting

Learning Right and Left

Stamp

Stomp

Flap

Shuffle