Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse and interpret the grade syllabus
- Demonstrate understanding of the syllabus at the individual grade levels
- Identify and interpret the syllabus requirements for barre work for each grade level
- Identify and interpret the syllabus requirements for port de bras for each grade level
- Identify and interpret syllabus requirements for centre practice for each grade level
- Distinguish syllabus requirements for adage for each grade level
- Identify and interpret syllabus requirements for pirouettes for each grade level
- Distinguish syllabus requirements for allegro for each grade level
- Analyse the syllabus requirements for studies for each grade level
- Design warm-up exercises
- Demonstrate and deliver grade-specific exercises
- Demonstrate range of travelling movements appropriate for the individual grade level
- Identify faults and suggest corrective exercises
- Identify and define French terminology for individual exercises
- Demonstrate an ability to break down grade-specific exercises into individual steps
- Monitor quality of ballon and footwork
- Analyse line and quality of position
- Monitor students’ control through body and legs
- Encourage in students a sense of enjoyment and confidence in movement
- Teach students to perform grade-specific enchaînements
- Demonstrate a combination of exercises to create a series of steps, or enchaînements, specific to the grade level
- Perform enchaînements to music as specified in the grade syllabus
- Encourage a sense of performance, musicality and artistry
- Give positive feedback on rhythm, quality and coordination of movement
- Prepare students for grade examinations
- Teach students to perform grade-specific enchaînements
- Demonstrate a combination of exercises to create a series of steps, or enchaînements, specific to the grade level
- Perform enchaînements to music as specified in the grade syllabus
- Encourage a sense of performance, musicality and artistry
- Give positive feedback on rhythm, quality and coordination of movement