PROGRESSING BALLET TECHNIQUE  

Stars, Tween, Pre-Teen, Seniors & Elite 

 

Primary school Grades 2-6

Secondary School Years 7-12

 

We are excited to introduce for 2023 our Progressing Ballet technique classes. These classes are available to students enrolled in UCANDANCE ballet classes who would like to extend and enhance their classical ballet technique.

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Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) is an innovative body-conditioning and strengthening program that has been designed to enhance students' technique by focussing on training the muscle memory required in each exercise in all forms of dance. It is a unique training system using ballet-technique specific exercises to train skill acquisition in a graded and progressive manner from junior through to advanced levels.

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The program helps with injury prevention and rehabilitation and enhances the ability of athletes to perform at their best. It can be difficult for students to feel which muscles initiate the correct alignment in ballet training. However, with the use of an exercise ball, the students gain a great sense of posture and weight-placement whilst feeling each correct muscle group working throughout each exercise, which then stays with them when whilst performing in dance.

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PBT focuses on core strength, weight placement and alignment of the body with a gradual approach of carefully designed exercises and repetitions of these exercises that trigger their muscle memory. The program is designed with safe dance methodology to promote a long, healthy career.

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Students will require equipment for this class:

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• Resistance Band (Thera band)

• Exercise Ball

• Fusion Ball

• Massage Ball

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Progressing Ballet Technique is an extension class and does not perform in concert.

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