제 38회 SOMATIC BALLETⓇ PEDAGOGY WORKSHOP
taught by KyungHee Kim (Ph.D., CMA, RSDE)
《During this time of ‘Social Distancing’》
Date : July 6, 13 (Mon), 2020 (via Online)
- On-Line Ballet Class for ‘Distance Learning’ -
Place :
· http://www.facebook.com/CERTIFIED.SOMATICBALLET.TEACHER/
· http://www.somaticballet.com
Theme : Center Barre (Ⅲ, Ⅳ)
Goal : To improve the performance skills of all Ballet dancers.
Objectives : “BRACED” - To prevent Ballet Dancers from being injured -
· Breathe
· Relax
· Align
· Connect
· Expect, &
· Dance
Contents (Ⅲ, Ⅳ) :
- Fluid Exercises for warm-up
- Unconscious (sub-conscious) movements for warm-up
- How to Fondus, Retiré, & Developpé
- How to Rond de jambe à terre & en l’air (en dehors & en dedans)
- How to jump?
- How to turn? (Where to rotate your neck?)
Guidelines
DOs  | DON’Ts  |
- Do optimal breathing. - Release unnecessary tension. - Find your plumb line. (ideal alignment) - Push the floor away.* (feel grounded) - Find your lumbar curve and cervical curve. - Pull apart the sitting bones in plié.* - Do lateral shift first before you transfer your weight. - Walk by psoas muscles. - Jump with the spine.* - Dynamic stretch before class. - Static stretch after class. - Enjoy ‘Dancing’ | - Copy your teacher.* - Compete with others. - See only your feet.* - Grip your buttock muscles. - Try East-West(180°) turn-out.* - Turn-out in frog position.* - Force & Bounce when you stretch. - Push the heels even more forward in plié.* - Twist your pelvis when you do arabesque. - Die Hard! |
Erroneous Verbal Cues |
- Hold your breath. - Tighten your buttocks.* - Tuck under. - Hold your tummy in.* - Push your heels forward.* - Turn-out your feet. - Turn-out your knees. - Put your leg straight to the side.* - Put your arms straight to the side.* - Pull-up* - Ribs in, chin up.* - Try to make your spine straight vertical line. |
* Autere, A. (2013). The Feeling Balletbody.
PA: Dorrance Publishing.
* Kim, KyungHee. (2016). Somatic Perspectives on Ballet
Pedagogy. Dance Research Journal of Korea, 74(5), 17-31.
* Kim, KyungHee. (2017). A Study of Principles for Somatic
Movement Education/Therapy. Dance Research Journal
of Korea, 75(1), 21-36.