Dance studies
Children’s ballet
Children’s ballet is an experiential, playful and creative dance. children’s ballet teaches the basic elements of dance, body control and dance expression. The primary aim of a class is to make the experience of ballet a real experience, and this class is therefore well suited to future ballet dancers. Sometimes we dress up in costumes that fit the theme of the dance class, which can be conveniently found in the dance school’s costume shop next to the ballroom.
Ballet
Ballet is a traditional dance form characterised by airy and controlled movement, leg lifts and extensions, pirouettes, jumps and soft hand movements. At Loimaa Dance School, ballet is taught in a modern way with an emphasis on dance ability. Pointed shoes are part of the ballet class from the age of about 10.
Advanced and basic ballet studies
In the Basic Ballet Studies groups, skills are acquired through eight modules:
– ballet and creative dance
– dance expression and music interpretation
– dance and basic elements of music
– dance interpretation and music interpretation
– dance and other arts
– ballet style
– body structure and the basics of body care
– watching a dance performance
Advanced studies in ballet
In the advanced studies of ballet, skills are refined in four modules:
– development as a dancer
– dancer’s well-being and dance in society
– ballet expression and knowledge of music
– creating and performing one’s own choreography
Contemporary dance
Contemporary dance is an art form characterised by versatile and holistic movement, the use of gravity, expressiveness and variation in the use of force. Contemporary dance classes at the Dance Academy also include jazz dance, improvisation and elements of street dance.
Basic and advanced studies in contemporary dance
The basic studies in contemporary dance include five modules for different age groups:
– Introduction to contemporary dance
– the use of space in dance
– creative process
– dance improvisation
– contemporary dance style
Advanced studies in contemporary dance
There are four modules in the advanced studies of contemporary dance:
– compositional design in group work
– improvisation as a group activity
– elements of a dance work
– designing one’s own choreography
