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Task overview

Here you can see at a glance a calendar of the online tasks you are expected to complete in this module and how they fit with your classwork. You should aim at completing the online activities before your lesson.

Task Concepts Online activities Classwork
1: Key ballet concepts Geometry, en place (centre), en dehors, en dedans 1.1-1.2 Work on key ballet concepts.
2: Dance training Truthful, correct, good
Vulnerability
2.1-2.4
Forum: vulnerability
Discuss key aspects of training.
3: Somatic approach Somatic experience
Somatic techniques
Dance diagrams
3.1-3.2
Mind map: somatic techniques
Discuss collaborative mind map on somatic techniques.
4: Visualising the body Verticality, the line of aplomb, gravity 4.1-4.2 Develop an image of the 5th position and use it as a tool for your practical understanding.
5: Moving from the five positions Opposition, alignment 5.1-5.3 Work on the feeling of alignment and opposition.
6: Exploring inside and outside space Épaulement, tendu, éffacé, croisé, écarté 6.1-6.4
Mind map: attending to space
Practise the feeling of key concepts.
Examine contributions to collaborative mind map on attending to space.
7: Discussing descriptions and performance Musicality,
rhythm
7.1-7.3
Forum: musicality
Create tendu sequence.
8: Understanding a battement tendu Battement tendu 8.1-8.4 Refine tendu sequence.
9: Describing through metaphors 9.1-9.3 Discuss students' metaphors for a tendu.
10: Reflecting on your practice 10.1-10.2
Forum: quotes
Integrate understanding as performance.