Classical Ballet Pedagogy 2B

Subject 756-814 (2008)

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Credit Points: 12.500
Level: Graduate/Postgraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

Semester 2, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: 5 hours per week
Total Time Commitment: 10 hours per week
Prerequisites: Classical Ballet Pedagogy IA and 1B
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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Subject Overview: An advanced study of the training of children and adolescents in classical ballet. Planning the teaching year(s) is examined. There are practical teaching sessions involving ballet students of the appropriate age and level of training. Advanced Pointe Work is studied. Basic partnering skills in the study of Pas de Deux technique are also taught. Assessing and reporting skills are analysed.
Assessment: Participation and contribution to tutorials and classes (10%); the structure and composition of a Pointe Work exercises taught in a practical situation at the end of the Week 6 (30%); a written presentation of 1,000 words at the end of the Semester (20%); the structure and composition of a classical ballet class for Years 4 8 taught in a practical situation at the end of Semester 2 (40%)
Prescribed Texts: None
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills: On completion of this subject students should have acquired the following skills:

  • The ability to communicate orally and in writing

  • The capacity for kinaesthetic awareness

  • The ability to interpret and analyse

  • The capacity to evaluate and synthesise data and other information

  • The ability to identify aesthetic domains

  • The ability to apply theory to practice

Links to further information: http://www.vca.unimelb.edu.au/
Related Course(s): Postgraduate Diploma in Classical BalletTeaching

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