Advanced Ballet III
Recommended Prerequisite: Advanced Ballet II
Grades Offered: 11 - 12
Credit: 1/2 - 1
SDE Course Code: 3599
MNPS Course Code: PAR2352
Course Description
This course is a continuation of Advanced Ballet II.
Course of Study
In order to develop strength, flexibility, and endurance needed at this level, students must review all movements learned in Ballet I-IV and Advanced Ballet I-II and practice in various combinations.
· Barre
o Port de bras with leg raised at 90 degrees forward and backward on flat and demi pointe
o Grand battement jeté at 90 degrees
o Grand rond de jambe jeté
o Flic-flac (straight and turning, from pose to pose)
o Soft grand battement on demi pointe
o Double fouetté en tournant en dehors and en dedans
o Battement fondu (retiré) at 90 degrees
o Grand battement jeté (above 90 degrees)
o One tour from 2nd position at 45 degrees
o Port de bras with leg raised at 90 degrees forward and backward on demi pointe
o Penchée forward and backward on demi pointe
· Center
o Soft grand battement on demi pointe
o Battement fondu en tournant at 45 degrees with 1/4 and 1/8 turns with rise to demi pointe
o Double rond de jambe en l’air en tournant
o Pirouettes in all big poses from an échappé sauté to 2nd or 4th positions
o Two pirouettes from 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th positions, finishing in all big poses
o Temps lié with promenade and relevé in all positions and directions
o Port de bras in all big poses
o Battement developpés while doing promenade from pose to pose
o Battement relevé lent while doing promenade from pose to pose
o Penchée forward and backward with rise to demi pointe
o 16 fouetté tours en dedans
o Two pirouettes in all big poses from 2nd and 4th (en dehors and en dedans)
o Grand fouetté en tournant from pose to pose
o Temps lié with pirouettes à terre and at 90 degrees, finishing on demi pointe
o Three pirouettes from 2nd, 4th, and 5th positions en dehors and en dedans
o 32 fouetté tours en dehors
o Grand rond de jambe developpé on demi pointe
o Temps lié adagio with two tours
· Allegro
o Sissone simple en tournant en dehors and en dedans
o Double rond de jambe en l’air sauté
o Cabriole at 90 degrees in all directions
o Sissone ouverte with developpé to 90 degrees
o Brisé dessus-dessous
o Entrechat cinq
o Entrechat six
o Échappé en tournant with one tour
o Jeté battu with 1/2 turns
o Grand assemblé
o Sissone ouverte en tournant in all directions and small poses
o Grand jeté finishing in attitude
o Grand ballotté
o Grand jeté en tournant in a circle
o Boys: single and double tour en l’air from sussous, assemblé, piqué en dehors, etc.
o Grand pirouette (ladies-4 turns, men-16 turns)
o Temps de fleche
o Flic-flac en tournant sauté
o Gargouillade
o Boys: jeté entrelacé with beats
· Pointe
o Pas de bourrée dessus-dessous
o Jeté without traveling and also traveling in all directions
o Pas de polka
o Échappé to 2nd position en tournant with 1/4 turns
o Pas de bourrée suivi at a quick tempo
o Relevés on one foot at 45 degrees in all directions
o Chassé relevé into various arabesques
o Pas de bourrée en tournant, all versions
o Échappé to 4th position en tournant with 1/4 turns
o Échappé to 2th position en tournant with 1/2 turns
o Sissone ouverte at 45 degrees in all directions and poses, in place
o Jeté in the big poses and plié in the same place (piqué with fondu)
o Changement de pieds en tournant
o Assemblé soutenu en tournant to the side with 1/2 turns en dehors and en dedans
o Assemblé soutenu en tournant with full turns
o Sissone simple en tournant with 1/4, 1/2, and full turns
o One tour cou de pied from 4th position, en dehors and en dedans
o Two piqué tours en dehors and en dedans
o Two pirouettes from 4th position and from various movements, en dehors and en dedans
o Grand battement in all directions (barre and center)
o Relevés in arabesques (8-16 repetitions)
o Grand sissone ouverte travelling in all directions and poses
o Two tours (double pirouette) from 4th position and from various movements, en dehors and en dedans
o Consecutive tours from 5th position (16), en dehors and en dedans
o Changement de pieds traveling en diagonale
o Relevés in attitude, devant and derrière (4-8 repetitions)
o One tour from 4th position and from various movements, en dehors and en dedans (begin doubles)
o Two tours (double pirouette) from 5th position, en dehors and en dedans (begin multiples)
o Turns in big poses: arabesques, attitude devant and derrière (relevé and piqué)
o 16-32 fouetté tours en dehors
o 8 fouetté tours en dedans
Reading: In addition to reading teacher handouts, students are expected to read from a variety of sources including articles and biographies on history, terminology, injury prevention, and basic anatomy. Students are expected to gain literal understanding of readings and also to interpret, analyze, and evaluate information from the readings.
Writing: Students are expected to apply correct ballet terminology in written and oral communication. Suggested written assignments include journals, critiques, document‑based questions, and dance notation.
Standards
TN State Department of Education Standards
http://www.state.tn.us/education/ci/cistandards2001/music/cifadance68.htm
Textbook
No MNPS purchased textbook
Recommended and/or Required Resources
School of Classical Dance. London: Dance Books, 1995.
Inside Ballet Technique: Separating Anatomical Fact from Fiction in the Ballet Class. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Company, 1994.
Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet. Mineola, NY: Dover Publications, 1967.
The Pointe Book: Shoes, Training and Technique. Hightstown, NJ: Princeton Book Company, 1990.