Summary
A complete beginner ballet class for early-elementary dancers. Sarah works through warm-ups, basic positions, and simple traveling steps at a steady, follow-along pace, building the movements up so a whole class can dance together at home from start to finish.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
- Which basic position or step from class was new to you?
- What does it feel like to travel across the floor with a ballet step?
- Why does the class start with a warm-up before the harder steps?
Quick work-a-long
Warm up: Stand tall with your heels together and toes apart in first position.
Try it: Dance the whole class with the video, then pick one traveling step and do it three more times.