Imperial Syllabus and Assessment
The aim of Imperial Class Work and Assessments is to provide an assessment scheme for dance, which gives the basis for measurement of the individual candidate’s progress and development. There are ten practical assessment standards, starting with Pre-Primary, Primary, Standards 1-6, and Higher Standards 7&8, in order to indicate to increasing order of difficulty (8 represents the highest level of attainment). The syllabus is pre-arranged by the Imperial Faculty, to music commissioned to stimulate and educate the child’s musical knowledge and feeling of interpretation. The students participate in an end of year assessment that allows consolidation of technique before embarking on to the next grade. This is especially beneficial for the more demanding higher grades where greater strength and maturity are required.
Ballet
The ballet syllabus is created to promote an appreciation and enjoyment of classical ballet, through both understanding and performances. The vocabulary and technique complexity increase at each successive level and there is a progressive combination of ballet technique and music appreciation.
Goals
- To educate by providing a progressive awareness of the culture and technique of ballet through a graded program of training and assessment.
- To provide a form of physical training that is safe, working both sides of the body evenly, alongside the development of artistic and musical interpretation.
- To provide a structured system that can be followed by children who are studying ballet as a recreational pursuit and the child who wishes to progress to vocational training in ballet and other theatrical dance forms.
- A sense a performance which incorporates a suitable awareness of style and expression.
- Use of space in relation to other members of the group and dance area available.
- Rhythmic awareness and suitable interpretation of the musical qualities.
- Correct alignment and placing of the body to the best of the individual physical ability.
- Appropriate use of limbs, with an understanding of the purpose of each exercise, thus developing motor skills.
- Sense of line and co-ordination of movement.
- An appreciation of artistry in one’s own movement and that of others.
- Consideration and respect.
- Creativity within a disciplined environment.
Objectives
The syllabus seeks to develop the skill and understanding of ballet dance by developing the physical ability to communicate through movement, music and mime in an expressive and artistic way.
Attire
Black Leotard, Pink Tights, Pink Ballet Shoes, Hair in a bun.
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