Improvers Pointe Course (level 2)
Day: Thursdays
Time: 19:30-21:00
Teacher: Adela Ramirez
Start Date: 23rd June 2022
End Date: 14th July 2022
Length: 4 weeks
Fee: £66
The Improvers Pointe Course is perfect for any dancer that has had an introduction to pointe work and feels confident to improve their range of pointe vocabulary. The course will run over a period of ten weeks where you will be working with the same teacher and the same group of dancers. This will create a familiar environment where your progression will be carefully monitored and will give you the confidence to try new, more complicated enchainments. There will be a massive focus placed on getting you to go onto pointe with less support at the barre, so that there can be an easy transition into doing more complicated steps in centre work.
What you can expect to learn in the Improver Pointe Course:
Barre exercises using the vocabulary you learnt at a beginner level, but using one hand on the barre.
– Warm up exercises for feet and ankles
– Simple relevés combinations onto pointe on two feet and on one foot
– Correct alignment of the feet and body to achieve solid balances on two feet and on one foot – Improving mobility of the ankles to get onto pointe fully
– Articulation of the feet to ensure correct rolling on and off pointe on two feet and on one foot – Posé combinations
– Embouette
– Temps lié onto pointe
– Pas de Bourree Pique
Centre work
– Temps lié onto pointe
– Relevé combinations
– Posé combinations
– Introduction to petit tours
– Bourree
It is advised that you go for a professional pointe shoe fitting at a ballet shop, where you will get a pair of shoes that are suited to your feet. A proper fitting shoe is crucial for your training and to avoid injuries. Clothing should be comfortable but tight enough for the teacher to check body alignment.
Our Ballet Courses are carefully constructed to allow you to develop your ballet skills at a suitable pace. This will ensure that you will avoid injuries and will feel very confident to progress to a more challenging level after the completion of the ten weeks of classes. Our team at Danceworks are all very qualified teachers that have a massive amount of experience and will make sure that you feel satisfied in your progression in ballet while having loads of fun
