How to Do the 5 Basic Positions | Ballet Dance (3:07)
Activity
a) Learn ballet 5 positions.
b) Record your self using the five positions to create a movement phrase. Post it on Discussion Board.
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Pierre Beauchamp
There
are five basic positions in modern-day classical ballet, known as the
first through fifth positions. In 1725, dancing master Pierre Rameau credited the codification of these five positions to choreographer Pierre Beauchamp.
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Jean-Georges Noverre
He was a French dancer and balletmaster, and is
generally considered the creator of ballet d'action, a precursor of the
narrative ballets of the 19th century. His birthday is now observed as
International Dance Day.
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Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo
The company Ballets Russes de Monte-Carlo was formed in 1932 after
the death of Sergei Diaghilev and the demise of Ballets Russes. Its
director was Wassily de Basil, and its artistic director was René Blum.
They fell out in 1936 and the company split.
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II - Video 2
Ballet Evolved: How ballet class has changed over the centuries
Question
a) Write a brief reflection on ballet technique as you perceive it in this video
"Ballet is the last integral manifestation of the Renaissance spirit"
a) Based on what we have studied about dance in the Renaissance, what do you think this quote means?
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IV - Ballet as Ethnic Dance
It
is good anthropology to think of ballet as a form of ethnic dance.
Currently, that idea is unacceptable to most Western dance scholars. By
ethnic dance, anthropologists mean to convey the idea that all forms of
dance reflect the cultural traditions within which they developed.
Question
a) Based on the statement above, say if you agree or disagree.
b) Explain why.
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V - Famous Ballets: Classical vs. Neoclassical vs. Contemporary
Classical ballet is any of the traditional, formal styles of
ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known
for its aesthetics and rigorous technique, its flowing, precise
movements, and its ethereal qualities. It tells a story.
Neoclassical ballet is the style of 20th-century classical ballet
exemplified by the works of George Balanchine. The term "neoclassical
ballet" appears in the 1920s with Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, in
response to the excesses of romanticism and post-romantic modernism.
Contemporary ballet is a genre of dance that incorporates elements of classical ballet and modern dance.
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Activity
a)
Watch the videos bellow and identify which one of the ballets is classical, neoclassical or contemporary. Explain your choices.
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