Creative Kids in Motion
Creative Kids in Motion
Fostering A Child's Creativity Through Movement
Terms and
Things to Remember...
plié - to bend
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tendu - to stretch or point toes
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battement - to kick
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relevé - to rise
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passé - toe to knee
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sauté - to jump
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arabesque - stand on a straight leg and place the other leg to the back straight
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chassé - to chase or gallop
Ballet Feet Positions
When you jump, you are on 2 feet.
When you hop, you are on 1 foot.
When you skip, you step then hop.
When you gallop, your feet chase each other.
When you count your music, you start with #1 and count until #8 then start over at #1
ball change - start with feet apart and rock back and forth
kick ball change - start with feet together, little kick then rock back and forth
step dig - step to the side and dig opposite ball of foot together
jazz walk - open cross in front walks
grapevine - open cross in front walk then open cross in back walk
Things to work on...
When you jump,
you are on 2 feet.
When you hop,
you are on 1 foot.
When you skip,
you step then hop then step on the other foot and hop.
When you gallop,
you chase your feet -
just like a horse.
With my ribbon I can...
Go UP
Go DOWN
Go SIDE to SIDE
Go in a CIRCLE
SWEEP the floor
DUST the ceiling
SQUIGGLE DOWN
SQUIGGLE UP
Listen and Repeat
Musical Instruments
Drum
Drum Sticks
Jingle Bells
Cymbals
Egg Shakers
Triangle
Jingle Tap
Lumi Sticks
Tambourine
Sand Blocks
Castanet