All about the ballet!
The children really enjoyed learning about the ballet today and listening to some classical Tchaikovsky pieces from the Nutcracker Suite! Boys and girls alike were fascinated to watch a few clips from the Royal Opera Ballet "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and the Russian company Kirov performing another group scene in the Nutcracker Ballet. We also enjoyed trying a little French vocabulary (being that the first ballet was in France) and learned some ballet moves like plié, grand-plié and piroutte!
Check out the video of the schoolagers creating their own ballet company to "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" and also the video we watched in class today! Twos through School Agers also had a coloring page with ballet facts to take home. Ask your child about what they saw!
Also, my apologies for the blog and music class being late. Unfortunately I was ill last Tuesday! Hope everyone had a lovely holiday!
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