Dance at Waverly Academy 

6th Grade Classes – Semester 1

 

Physiology and Injury Prevention for Dancers (Week 1 & 2)

 

(Major Muscle Groups, Uses, How to Warm up/cool down, Injury Care)

 

Stretches/ Intro to Barre/Terminology(Week 2-4)

 

Music and Ballet History, Continuing Barre (Week 2-5)

 

Full Barre, Intro to turns, Allegro (Week 5 – 8)

 

1st Quarter Review (Week 9)

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Progressively build Barre, Center (Allegro/Adagio) and Coda’s (Q2 Week 1-5)

 

Variations/Technique Building (Q2 Week 6-9)

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7th Grade Classes – Semester 1

 

Physiology and Injury Prevention for Dancers (Week 1 & 2)

 

(Major Muscle Groups, Uses, How to Warm up/cool down, Injury Care)

 

Stretches/ Intro to Barre/Ballet Terminology/ Intro to Improv (Week 2-4)

 

Music and Ballet History, Contemporary Dance History, Continuing Barre (Week 2-5)

 

Full Barre, Intro to turns, Improv. and Intro to Choreography (Week 6 – 9)

 

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Group Choreography (Q2 Week 1-4)

 

Duet Choreography (Q2 Week 5-7)

 

Solo/Reaction Choreography  (Q2 Week 7-9)

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