CDC - A Company Requirements

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Pointe Work Guidelines

Celebration Company Requirements for Company A

Company A Ballet Curriculum
Continue to improve skills learned in Apprentice level.
Improve musicality: Dancers must move in rhythm with the music.

Teachers will focus on the following skills during Company A ballet classes:
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Barre
1. Begin to do releves with all Apprentice barre exercises.
2. Plie: correct weight and hip placement in 4 th and 5 th positions and in cambre back.
Tendu
1. Press feet into floor.
2. In 5th position, foot must go through small 4th position to open and close.
Degage
1. With pique and demi rond de jambe.
2. With coupe.
Begin to teach pas de cheval.
Rond de jambe
1. On demi pointe
Fondu
1. On releve
2. Begin to teach double fondu.
Begin to teach petit battement.
Center
1. Continue to improve upon Apprentice barre exercises.
2. All barre exercises should be performed in the center.
Tendu
Degage
Adagio
Preparation for pirouettes.
Begin to teach single pirouettes.
Chainne turn.
Allegro
Continue to improve upon allegro from Apprentice level.
Jumps should begin to suspend in the air.
Begin to teach
1. Grand echappe.
2. Sissonne, tombee.
3. Sissonne ouverte with extended leg at 45 degrees.
4. Soubresaut.
5. Emboite at 45 degrees Front and back.
6. Torjete.

In order to move up to Company B, the Company A dancer must demonstrate:

Proper posture and alignment at all times
1. Stomach lifted, spine elongated, shoulders down, ribs in, lifted knees and turnout from the hips.
2. Proper pelvic alignment with no tilting, straight and not swayed back, weight forward in the balls of the feet and not back in the heels of the feet.
3. Proper weight placement in 4th position with weight evenly placed between both legs.
4. Stretch in cambre must lift out of the hips in all directions. Pelvis should not tilt forward or back in cambre.
5. Shoulders in alignment with hips.

Plie
1. Body lifted and no tilt in the pelvis.
2. Legs must push into the floor while straightening.
3. Coordinated arm, head and eye movement in port de bras.
Tendu: Open and close tendus with heel forward and toes back.
Rond de jambe: Leg must rond de jambe independently of hips while keeping the body still.
Frappe
1. Double frappes must be clean and sharp with an accent out.
2. Must perform on releve with proper posture and alignment.
Developpe: Must be able to fully extend the leg and hold it with both knees straight while maintaining proper body and hip alignment.
Grand battements: Quick battement up and slowly lower to floor with resistance.
Correct arm placement in 1st and 2nd position
Work to improve flexibility.
Stong, solid placement and alignment in center barre:
1. Correct arm placement.
2. Close in 5th position.
3. Must feel lifted.
Perform clean single pirouette endohors and en dedans.
Petit allegro:
1. Pointed feet
2. Land jumps with proper alignment.
3. Land jumps lightly, no heavy landings.
4. Lifted stomach.
5. Pelvis down.
6. Demonstrate knowledge of suspension.
Musicality: Move in rhythm with music and listen to cues in music.
Must be strong enough to start Pointe work
1. Flexible ankles.
2. Ball of foot and toes should extend below ankle bone when foot is pointed.

In the previous year, dancer should have had:
An excellent attendance record for class and rehearsals.
A positive attitude during all classes in the previous year.
Good work ethic and enthusiasm.

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