| Class Segment | Skill/Position | Activity Description | Teacher notes |
| Stretch/Warm-up | attendance/question | What do you want to be when you grow up? | |
| butterfly | stretch your nose to your toes & repeat | ||
| pike / legs out in front. | Straight legs, pointed toes. Stretch forward | ||
| Flex heels and grab your toes | |||
| flex and pointe one foot at a time, alternating | |||
| leg extensions on the floor | start with feet in butterfly, grab the middle of the right foot | make sure they keep both hip bones connected to the floor (dont lift hips to get legs higher) | |
| extend to the side. Repeat with left leg | |||
| Repeat with both legs in a straddle | |||
| Back stretch | lay on the floor and press up on your hands | ||
| bend your knees back towards your head | |||
| Barre | Demi plies | 8 plies in first, rise to releve and balance | |
| 8 plies in 2nd, rise to releve and balance | |||
| Tendus and rond de jambes | 4 tendus en croix (front, side, and back) | ||
| 4 rond de jambes en d’hourre | |||
| Repeat with left side | |||
| Changement prep | Face the barre, 2 fingers on the barre, feet in 3rd position | Make sure they dont push up on the barre | |
| Practing doing changements using the barre | |||
| Across the Floor | Chasses | Facing the mirror, tendu to the side | Dont let their arms drop/bounce |
| Chasse across the floor with arms in 2nd | |||
| Arabesques | Place 4 dots across the floor | ||
| Walk to each dot and land in 1st, tendu to the back | |||
| Can lift leg off the ground once balanced | |||
| Posse Saute | Hands on hips, saute posse across the floor | ||
| Focus on turning out the knee in posse | |||
| Glissades | From 3rd or 5th, keep hands on hips at first | ||
| repeat with left side | |||
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Lesson Plan for Beginner Ballet (6-8 Years Old)
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