| Class: | Beginner Ballet | |
| Age: | 3-5 year olds | |
| Class Segment | Skill/Position | Activity Description |
| Stretch/Warm-up | attendance/question | Tell me about something you are thankful for. |
| butterfly | pick a place to fly to | |
| pick a color of wings | ||
| flap your wings | ||
| pike / legs out in front. | arms to 5th/down | |
| Flex and point feet | ||
| stretch forward | ||
| straddle | reach towards each foot and “rainbow to the other side” | |
| reach towards the middle, without rolling in toes/hips | ||
| flex and point feet | ||
| lay on stomach | press up on hands “like a mermaid” | |
| bend knees and reach feet to head | ||
| En Centre | Plies | 8 plies in 1st > rise to releve with arms in high 5th |
| 8 plies in 2nd > rise to releve w/ arms in high 5th | ||
| Repeat plies with releve turn (arms in high 5th) | ||
| Tendus & Piques | 8 tendus to the front (start w/ hands on hips) | |
| 8 tendus to the side | ||
| Repeat with piques to front and side. Repeat to the left | ||
| Port de Bras | Start with arms in 1st, then rise to 5th | |
| Our ballon “pops” and our arms float down to demi. repeat 3 more times and reverse | ||
| Across the Floor | Tip Toe walks | Changing paces from fast to slow |
| Focus on staying on releve | ||
| Add in different arms (high 5th, “butterfly arms” etc.) | ||
| Allegro/Jumps | Skips w/ hands on hips. | |
| Posse hops with hands on hips | ||
| Chasses: Facing the mirror, arms in 2nd | ||
| Arabesques | Set out 3-4 dots across the floor | |
| Have students ballet walk to each dot, land in 1st | ||
| tendu to arabesque, can lift leg off ground once ready | ||
| Elective/fun elements | “Party freeze song” can be found on Spotify/Apple Music | |
| Song tells kids when to hop, turn, skip, dance, and freeze. | ||
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Lesson Plan for Toddler Ballet (3-5 years old)
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