Ballet V
Course code
KUC6298.FK
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Course title in Estonian
Ballett V
Course title in English
Ballet V
ECTS credits
4.0
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lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2026/2027 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
To develop students’ ability to apply the principles of the classical ballet training system at an advanced level and to analyse the technical, biomechanical and dramaturgical structure of ballet exercises. The course supports students in designing, creating and demonstrating purposeful ballet training combinations while considering technical goals, movement logic and musical phrasing.
Brief description of the course
The course consists of practical training sessions and analytical seminars exploring the structure of the classical ballet training system, the functional purpose of exercises and their dramaturgical organisation. Students analyse the different parts of ballet class (barre, centre, allegro) and their role in developing technique.
During the course students:
analyse the structure and logic of ballet training;
explore the dramaturgical and musical phrasing of ballet exercises;
create their own ballet training combinations for barre and centre work;
test and analyse the biomechanical and technical impact of the created combinations;
develop the ability to explain and demonstrate exercises using different pedagogical strategies, including imagery and metaphor.
The learning process is practice-based and requires participation in at least 85% of contact sessions.
During the course students:
analyse the structure and logic of ballet training;
explore the dramaturgical and musical phrasing of ballet exercises;
create their own ballet training combinations for barre and centre work;
test and analyse the biomechanical and technical impact of the created combinations;
develop the ability to explain and demonstrate exercises using different pedagogical strategies, including imagery and metaphor.
The learning process is practice-based and requires participation in at least 85% of contact sessions.
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
- demonstrates advanced-level mastery of the principles of the classical ballet training system in practice;
- analyses the technical, biomechanical and dramaturgical principles of ballet exercises;
- uses professional ballet terminology when describing, analysing and demonstrating movement;
- creates and performs ballet training combinations considering functional movement principles and musical structure;
- creates and methodologically demonstrates ballet training exercises using professional terminology, biomechanical awareness and diverse pedagogical approaches, including metaphor and imagery-based instruction.
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- demonstrates advanced-level mastery of the principles of the classical ballet training system in practice;
- analyses the technical, biomechanical and dramaturgical principles of ballet exercises;
- uses professional ballet terminology when describing, analysing and demonstrating movement;
- creates and performs ballet training combinations considering functional movement principles and musical structure;
- creates and methodologically demonstrates ballet training exercises using professional terminology, biomechanical awareness and diverse pedagogical approaches, including metaphor and imagery-based instruction.
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