DANCE 320 - Ballet

Institution:

American River College

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Description:

General Education: AA/AS Area III(a); CSU Area E2 Course Transferable to UC/CSU Hours: 54 hours LAB This course is offered as beginning or intermediate ballet. Beginning ballet covers basic skills, alignment, steps and technique suitable for beginners. It gives a foundation in the etiquette, vocabulary, history and traditions of classical ballet. Intermediate ballet refi nes the basic skills, introduces more complex steps and initiates more diffi cult center combinations. Both levels include a progression of barre exercises and warm-ups designed to develop strength and range of motion as well as balance and alignment. Classical ballet technique, and vocabulary are emphasized at the barre and repeated across the fl oor and in center. This course may be taken four times for credit.

Credits:

1.00

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Instructional Type:

Multiple

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Institution Website:

www.arc.losrios.edu/

Phone Number:

(916) 484-8011

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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