Introduction to dance etudes is the part of the pre-ballet program that everybody loves! It’s another part of the four-component system that introduces the youngest students to the elements of historical dance, character dance and certainly classical dance. A few years down the line, these elements will get way more complicated and stunningly beautiful, but here we start very simple. Master teacher Ekaterina Trunina @katheryn_ballet teaches waltz in her pre-ballet classes and here is an extract

💃 Ballroom dance time! Polonaise is a part of Pre-Ballet Introduction to Dance Etudes. Ekaterina Trunina practices it with her level 2 students who have already mastered it during their Historical dance classes. It’s a great way to show the importance of the social and historical context of a dance and let children have some fun imagining different roles for themselves. We are going to dive deep into this program with @katheryn_ballet from May 15 to 19! Comment “Pre-Ballet” below to get a speci