A Perspective on Teaching Contemporary Ballet
Abstract Research on contemporary ballet teaching in Finland has focused on the pedagogic perspective, but work on the teaching content is scarce. In this article, I describe my pursuit to outline core elements of contemporary ballet through two pilot workshops. I present four elements that seemed m...
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crdegruyter:10.2478/njd-2016-0005 2023-05-15T17:00:13+02:00 A Perspective on Teaching Contemporary Ballet Marttinen, Fox 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/njd-2016-0005 https://www.sciendo.com/pdf/10.2478/njd-2016-0005 en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 CC-BY-NC-ND Nordic Journal of Dance volume 7, issue 1, page 42-49 ISSN 2703-6901 journal-article 2016 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.2478/njd-2016-0005 2022-04-14T05:02:48Z Abstract Research on contemporary ballet teaching in Finland has focused on the pedagogic perspective, but work on the teaching content is scarce. In this article, I describe my pursuit to outline core elements of contemporary ballet through two pilot workshops. I present four elements that seemed meaningful in my teaching (improvisation, interpretation, partnering and off-balance) and their nexus with classical ballet. In addition, I share my experiences of teaching contemporary ballet using these core elements to vocational dance students at North Karelia College Outokumpu. Here, I address contemporary ballet as a part of the evolution of ballet, not as a combination of contemporary dance and classical ballet. The overall aim is to develop a method of teaching that equips dancers with the skills they need when performing and co-creating contemporary ballet. Article in Journal/Newspaper karelia* De Gruyter (via Crossref) Nordic Journal of Dance 7 1 42 49 |
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Abstract Research on contemporary ballet teaching in Finland has focused on the pedagogic perspective, but work on the teaching content is scarce. In this article, I describe my pursuit to outline core elements of contemporary ballet through two pilot workshops. I present four elements that seemed meaningful in my teaching (improvisation, interpretation, partnering and off-balance) and their nexus with classical ballet. In addition, I share my experiences of teaching contemporary ballet using these core elements to vocational dance students at North Karelia College Outokumpu. Here, I address contemporary ballet as a part of the evolution of ballet, not as a combination of contemporary dance and classical ballet. The overall aim is to develop a method of teaching that equips dancers with the skills they need when performing and co-creating contemporary ballet. |
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