Ballet

Our ballet curriculum is based on the American Ballet Theatre Curriculum. Our classes are progressive just as moving through primary level education.

Vivies Dance Factory is proud to include the AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE® National Training Curriculum, a breakthrough 9 level program that combines high quality artistic training with the basics of dancer health and child development. The ABT® National Training Curriculum consists of a comprehensive set of age-appropriate, outcome-based guidelines to provide the highest quality ballet training to dance students of all ages and skill levels.

Pre-Primary through Level 3 will be taught by ABT® Certified Teacher, Vivian Boateng, who has successfully completed the ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.

Petit Feet (18 Months – 3 years)

This is a 30-minute creative movement and music – based class for parents and children, where they get to do various creative movements and activities geared to help the children develop motor, social and listening skills. It also helps parents’ bond with their kids while exercising.

No special clothing or dance shoes are required for this class. We do 30 minutes for this class because children within the specified age range have limited concentration and attention.

Creative Ballet (3-4 years)

This class is full of exciting activities and monthly themes put together to enhance learning, confidence, language development, social and imaginary skills.

Each session has a clear format where children learn ballet techniques using nursery rhymes, fun music, and percussion instruments. The children learn to work in a group, listen, follow directions, and most importantly discover movement possibilities in their own bodies which helps them to coordinate body and mind.

Pre-Primary (4-5 years)

This class has similar features to Creative Ballet but at this point, students begin to learn the right terms in Ballet. This class introduces the students to a well-structured ballet class by taking them through a variety of movement and musical exercises. While building their ballet vocabulary, students are guided through proper warm-up, stretching, and strengthening exercises. Students are introduced to the seven movements in dancing through creative movements.

Seven Movements in Dancing

Plie:Tobend
Entendre:Tostretch/extend
Releve:Torise
Glisser:Toslide
Sauter:Tojump
Elancer: To dart (Moving quickly from one spot to another)
Tourner: To turn Emphasis for this level is to get children to demonstrate a joy in movement.

Primary A and B (5 - 6 and 6 - 7 Years)

All the vocabulary of the previous level are incorporated into this level. Students at this level should be able to stand in a poised manner at the beginning and end of every exercise. They must have a clear understanding of spatial instructions and must be able to perform a movement to a defined music. Also included at this stage are across the floor movement, centre exercises, Adage, turning movements, and Allegro.

Ballet 1 (8 years and older)

Ballet One begins the first year of formal ballet training. This is the first-time students are introduced to barre work. The classroom work is divided into floor work, barre work, Centre exercises, Adage, Pirouettes and Allegro exercises. Students are taught the fundamentals of ballet technique and develop self- discipline. Through repetition of exercises students gain strength and greater control of how the body works within the ballet exercises. This is a 2-year course. Students are required to take a minimum of 2 classes a week.

Ballet 2 (9 years and older; 9-year-old must be extremely talented)

Ballet Two students will continue to build upon movement concepts introduced in the previous level (ballet one) and will expand on the classical ABT ballet curriculum. This level is a 2 - 3-year course. Students are required to take a minimum of 2 classes a week. A greater emphasis is placed on proper body placement and alignment. For further advancement the students need to have good memorization, application of exercises and display good physical effort.

Ballet 3 (10 years and older)

All vocabularies of the previous levels are incorporated into this level with the addition of new materials. Pointe work begins at this level. ABT NTC recommends that students below age 11 do not study pointe work)

Beginner Ballet (8 years & above)

This is for students who have little or no prior ballet experience. Basic ballet vocabulary and rhythmical exercises are introduced along with posture, physical alignment and strengthening and stretching exercises.

Vivian Boateng

Vivian Boateng is an ABT® Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the
ABT® Teacher Training Intensive in Pre-Primary through Level 3 of the ABT® National Training Curriculum.

Jakarta - July 2, 2022

Classical Ballet Gala

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General Class Structure

All our dance classes have a consistent structure. The teacher usually begins with warm up exercises warm the body muscles for elasticity. We establish correct placement and execution of movement at the beginning of each class. There are barre exercises which are repeated in the Centre as Centre work. The exercises are aimed at building technique. Each class exercise is later used in choreography. We ensure this process is not rush.

1. Practice

At VDF, we have scheduled sessions with our students to help enhance their dance skills. We believe that constant practice makes perfect.

3. Growth

Dance is often the best way to develop key cognitive skills among children and the youth. Such development is key to the growth of the child/youth.

2. Training

Our skilled instructors utilize diverse proven strategies to train our students. Whereas most of the instructions may not be as rigorous, physical fitness is required from every student.

4. Improvement

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