4. BALLET
Ballet was taken from the Italian word ballare,
meaning to dance, and ballo, refering to dance
performed in a ballroom. According to Haskeell
(1965) ballet is a combination of the arts of dancing
and poetry, music and painting. The essential quality
of the ballet dancer is grace that is phrasing, fluidity,
harmony, the making of words into a poetic whole;
bound up with the reaction to music that goes far
deeper than a purely rhythmic reaction.
5. Ballet originated in Italian courts during Renaissance
period. Entertainments in the royal court such as
dance, music and pantomime were included in
masquerade balls, plays and presentations between
courses in banquets. Choreographers during that
time were called dance masters, and terry were the
ones responsible for training courtiers and royalties
the proper dance etiquettes and social graces
(Aseron, 2018).
6. The American colonization paved the way for the
introduction of classical ballet in the Philippines. In
1915, distinguished ballet dancer Paul Nijinsky
performed classical ballet at the Manila Hotel Roof
Garden (Dimalanta, 2006). In 1927, uva Adameit
came to the Philippines and started a ballet school.
She trained the first few ballet dancers in the country.
Her dances, Sur les pointers, were inspired by local
dances like the Planting Rice, Carinosa and Maria
Clara that eventually influenced Leonor Orosa
Goquingco.
7. From then on, ballet has thrived in the country and
brought a number of foreign teachers and performers
to perform and teach as well. Ballet education
became widespread in the country. Form Luzon to
Mindanao, various dance studios and hundreds of
ballet dance classes are being offered in major areas
in the Philippines.
8. Ballet performances come in different forms.
Some tell a story; others develop a theme, and a
few are simply dancing for its own sake called
abstract ballets. Thus, the structure of ballet
class consists of a warmup, exercises for the
barre, center and across the floor like corner
drills.
12. ACTIVITY 1.1
BASIC MOVEMENTS OF BALLET
Do the following warm-up exercises for ballet.
Hold each stretch for at least 10 counts and
may be repeated for 10 times... Ask someone
in your house to take a picture while you are
doing this activity. Your subject teacher will
give you a criteria and further instructions.
13. BARRE-INSPIRED EXERCISES
PLIE
1. Look for a support –it can be a
chair or anything that you can hold
on to.
2. With your one hand on the
support and the other one on your
hips, make a V-shape out of your
feet.
3. Bend your knees, making a
diamond shape out of your legs.
Keep your back straight and
buttocks down.
4. Stretch your legs back to your
original position.
14. BARRE-INSPIRED EXERCISES
SIDE STRETCH
1. With one on the support, reach up
and to the side, stretching the side
of your body. As you do the
exercise, do not bend your knees.
2. Go back straight and recover to
your starting position.
3. Repeat on the other side.
15. BARRE-INSPIRED EXERCISES
LEG STRETCH
1. With a chair, prop up one leg in
the seat.
2. Extend your arms up, and reach
forward and try to touch your toes.
3. As you do the exercise, make sure
not to alter the position of your back
and legs t get the full stretch.
4. Hold the position for at least 8
counts.
5. Repeat on the other leg.
16. BARRE-INSPIRED EXERCISES
ONE LEG BALANCE
1. Stand behind a chair, or any other
support.
2. Lift one leg up in front. For greater
difficulty, lift the heel of your supporting
foot off the floor.
3. Stay in the position for at least 8
counts.
4. Switch leg.
5. For balance checking, you may let
go of the support every once in a
while.
17. BARRE-INSPIRED EXERCISES
RISES
1. Stand straight.
2. Looking straight ahead, lift your
heels off the floor.
3. Stay in tip-toe position for at least
two seconds then go back to the
original position.
4. Do the exercise for at least 8 sect.
18. ACTIVITY 1.2 MOVES LIKE A BALLET
Choose any ballet movements . At
least 5-10 movement perform then
take a picture each member should
perform. Submit a picture collage.
