Task 1: Key ballet concepts
Learning to dance involves personal engagement with the disciplinary concepts and knowledge of the dance tradition. In this introductory task you will have an opportunity to examine key ballet concepts used in a couple of texts by Roger Tully (2011) and Anna Paskevska (2005).
Activity 1.1
First of all, read a few pages (pp. 17 -19) from this text paying attention to key ballet concepts.
Tully, R. (2011) The Song Sings the Bird. A Manual on the Teaching of Classical Dance. Rome: Gremese.
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Ballet concepts
Tully defines the following terms in a particular way. Match these concepts to these descriptions derived from the text. |
Activity 1.2
You are going to continue thinking about basic concepts in ballet reading some extracts (pp. 25-27) from a different text.
Paskevska, A. (2005) Ballet Beyond Tradition: The Role of Movement Concepts in Ballet Technique. New York and London: Routledge.
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