Title: Dance Teacher’s Guide to Versatile Training
Created 2018
Published December 17, 2023
Copyright Owner: Jerome Alexander
All rights reserved ©
This dance training system is a set of standards used to ensure students are learning skills that will help them enter the international market.
The system has been licensed in China to 上海杰圭文化传媒有限公司 as long as Jerome Alexander is physically present and collaborating with specific organizations.
The licensing agreement is from December 17 2023-December 16, 2024.
This technique shall not be written, copied, recorded, disseminated, sold, leased, borrowed, or amended by any other party without the express written consent of Jerome Alexander.
Combo Classes
Butterfly Stretch
Straight Leg Stretch
Straddle Stretch
Butterfly
Stand up, Sit Down, Turn Around
Walk Song Pizza Song- Plies/Eleves, level changes
Animal – English/Chinese
Princess- sways, slides, ballerina twirls, bunny jumps, run, skate, hop,
Number song – English/Chinese
Rhythm – Maracas/Tamborine
Reverence-Sun Must Set/Blow a Bubble
Threshold Skills:
Plies (parallel 2yr, Turned out 3yr) Piques
Pique tap foot no turn
Know right versus left
Port de Bras 1st 2nd 5th
March
Bunny Jumps
Pre Ballet 1
Splits
Know how to stand at the barre
plie, tendu, releve , passe
5 Foot Positions
3 Arm Positions
Spotting
Battements at barre
Saute
Pirouette Prep
Focus
Threshold Exercises:
Discipline/Focus
Know how to stand at the barre
Hold 3 splits for 30 seconds
Plie
Tendu
Releve
Passe
3 Arm Positions
Saute
Chasse
Pre Jazz 1
Isolations (Head, Hip, and Shoulders)
4 Foot Positions
4 Arm Positions
Hold 3 splits for 30 seconds
Spotting
Jazz walks
Passe
Releve
Plie
Saute
Pirouette Prep
Chasse
Marching
Focus
Threshold Exercises:
Discipline/Focus
Hold 3 splits for 30 seconds
Plie
Tendu
Releve
Passe
3 Arm Positions
Saute
Chasse
Marching
Jazz walks
Pre Latin 1
Stretching (splits)
Isolations
Posture and arm hold (ballroom)
English waltz basic step (alone and couple)
Cha Cha alternative basic step with slow music, cha cha basic step
Rumba alternative basic step with music, rumba basic step
Arm action (up, side)
Threshold Exercise:
Isolations
Posture and arm hold (ballroom)
English waltz basic step (alone and couple)
Cha Cha alternative basic step with slow music, cha cha basic step
Rumba alternative basic step with music, rumba basic step
Arm action (up, side)
Pre Hip Hop 1
Combo for Marko
Counting
Bouncing
Stretching
Right/Left
Clap on beat
Freestyling
Threshold Exercises:
Right/Left
Clap on Beat
Bouncing
Splits for 30 seconds
Pre Ballet 2 (6-7)
Plie Tendu Releve
Grande Plie
Dégagé
Passe on releve
Splits
Single pirouettes
Chaine Turns
Pas de Bouree (Barre)
Battements releve
Pique Turns at the bar
90 degree extensions
Heel stretches at the barre
Center:
Plie
Tendu
Releve
Pirouettes
Threshold Exercises:
Plie, Tendues, and Releves
Grande Plie
Dégagé
Passe on relève
Splits 1 minute
Spot
Turning Preparation
Single Pirouettes
Chaine Turns
Pre Jazz 2
Head, Hip, and Shoulder Isolations
Hold Splits 60 seconds
Hold releve passe for 4 counts
Single pirouettes in center
Heel stretches at the barre
Pique Turns at the barre
Chaine Turns
90 degree extensions
Pas de Bouree
Kick ball change
Sautes (toe ball heel)
Threshold Exercises:
Head, Hip, and Shoulder Isolations
Hold Splits 60 seconds
Hold releve passe for 4 counts
Spot
Turning preparation
Single pirouettes in center
Heel stretches at the barre
Chaines
Pre Hip Hop 2
Now that I’ve seen your children dance, here’s what I will be focusing on for the next two months before we begin our Fall Examination:
1. Rhythm of movements
2. Head, shoulders, arms, body and hips isolation
3. Arms positions
4. Balance on each leg
5. Push ups
6. Turn out position in legs during sitting stretch
7. Splits
8. Back stretching
9. Bounce
10. Walk with bounce
11. Wheel
The studio’s threshold exercises are:
- Hold splits for 60 seconds, achieve full split
- Understand 4 points of body and hips isolation
- Hold balance for 10 seconds on each leg
- Cobra stretch (feet to head)
- Freestyle dance for 30 seconds, use at least 4 learned bounces)
- Complete 10 clear push ups
- Freestyle dance for 30 sec.(use at least 4 learned bounces)
Jerome Music Theatre
Learn names, ages and movement experience – make a quick connection with each student Students choose and place SpotDot on Mirror just above face
Vocal Warm up 10 mins
Breathing Hayley Griffith (Spotify)
Car Engines, Lip Trills & Roaring
La, Me & Fla Fla Nee
Down in the Depths, No No and Bumblebee
Articulation 1
Standing while doing the vocal warm ups. One by one so you can see how they sing
PRACTICE SONG OF THE MONTH for 10 minutes.
Dance Warm up 10 mins
Isolations 2 mins
Head, Shoulders, Ribs, Hips
Head-rt/lft, up/dn, sd/sd, egyptian fwd/bkk, sd/sd, 1/2 headroll w/nods Shoulders-up/dn, rolls fwd/bk (w/fist)diagonal, rhythms Rib-frt/sd/bk/sd,circles, chest pops
Hips-frt/sd/bk/sd,circles,
Stretches 5 mins
X- rt to lft/rev, sides, both hands down, table top
Lunges- back knee down first/straight back knee, both knees
Pyramid
Standing Hamstring/roll up
Strength & Conditioning 2 mins
1/2 Roll down/up stretch fwd, crunches
Plank/down dog
Small pushups walk on all 4s to other side
Sitting table top w/kicks (x-turn jump up)
Water Break
Skills/Moves
Center/Turns
Step touches (together, side, xfrt, xback) Kick x touch X-turns, three step turns, Spot turns (pirouette en dedans) Jazz Squares
Across Floor 5 mins
Open close
Grapevine (side back side front)
Chasses
Straight Leg Walks
Kicks – Battements/Struts
Flea hops/cross passes slides/chugs
Drags (w/pas de bouree)
Ball Changes(gallops)
Kick ball changes
Passe hop (traveling)
Leaps
Bonus Material:
Reaction acting:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhmcVVTS3mI
La me & fla Hayley Griffith
Articulation 1 Hayley Griffith spotfiy
Acting
Facial Stretches
Emotions
Face Big/Small
Sing/Say
Echo in rhythm, row row row your boat
Currently
Dancing opening
Sitting is fine
Hip Hop Jen
Standing Stretching
Vocal Warm Up (This is for singing/acting) motor boat
Breathing Hayley Griffith (Spotify)
La me & fla Hayley griffith
Acting emotions for the monthly song .. what emotions do they need to understand?
Practice putting it together.. limit the sitting .
Articulation 1 Hayley Griffith spotfiy
Practice songs and dances from a musical, change every 1- 2 months.
Popular kids musical
Matilda
Dr. Seuss
Hercules
Annie
Wiz
Little red riding hood
Threshold steps
Splits
Point feet correctly
Sing a verse or verse and chorus on on their own while dancing
5 arm positions
Jazz feet positions, 6th, 1st, 2nd, and fourth prep
Chaine turn
Pas de bourree
Hip Hop 7 Level 1
Counting
Bouncing
Freestyling
Intro to Isolations
Basic Freezes
6 steps
Intro to popping
Threshold Exercises:
Isolations
Wave
4, 8 count combination
Ballet 1 (Academy)
Plie, Tendu, Degage
Grande Plie
Arabesque
Pique Turns at the barre
Heel stretches at the barre
Single pirouettes
Chaines Turns
Battements releve
Balance’
Chasse
Pas de Bouree
Center:
Plies and Tendues
Passe Releve
Soutenu
Bouree’s
Balance
Threshold Exercises:
Plie, Tendu, Degage, ronde de jambe,
Grande Plie
Pique Turns at the barre
90 degree extensions
Single pirouettes
Chaine Turns
Battements releve
Latin 1 (7 and Up)
Stretching (splits)
Isolations (focusing on hips)
Posture and arm hold (ballroom)
English waltz basic step (alone and couple)
English waltz right turn
Cha Cha alternative basic step, cha cha basic step, cha cha New York with normal tempo (alone and couple)
Cha Cha lock step forward and back
Three Cha Cha
Spot Turn
Rumba alternative basic step with music, rumba basic step, rumba New York
Arm action (up, side, basic latin motion)
Spiral turn
Jive basic step and basic kicks
Jazz 1 Academy
Isolations
Splits (1 minute)
Jazz Walks
Chaines Turns
Single and Double Pirouettes Parallel
Pique Turns
Front Leaps
Side Leaps
Passe Releve
Chasse
Battements
Threshold Exercises:
Splits 1 Minute
Battements on Relève
Chasse
Single Pirouettes
Chaines Turns
Front Leaps
Body Roll
Contemporary 1 Academy
Contractions
High Arch
Inversions
Single and Double Pirouettes Turned Out
Pique Turns
Battements (front and second)
Front Leaps
Second Leaps
Splits
Plies/Tendus in Center
Battement Devante and Second
Threshold Exercises:
Hold Splits for 1 minute
Plies/Tendues in Center
Contractions
High Arch
Single Pirouettes
Battements
Chasse
Front Leaps
Hip Hop Level 1
Popping (Arms Individually and Simultaneously )
Isolations
Stretch holding splits for 30 seconds
Top Rocking
Waving
Gliding
Tutting
Get Downs
Basic Jack
Grooves
Moon Walk
6 Step
Freezes (Open baby, Chair, rocket)
Intro to Freestyling
Threshold Exercises:
Bouncing
Staying on beat
Understanding different Techniques
Understanding certain combos
JAZZ FUNK 1
1. Head, shoulders, arms, body and hips isolation
2. Arms positions
3. Bounces
4. Stand steadily on releve in first and second feet positions
5. Passe with first arm position
6. Pirouette
7. Turn out position of legs during the sitting stretch exercises
8. Correct splits
9. Stretching for the back(cobra stretch, basket)
10. Correct grand battement on 90°
11. Chaine half turn
These studio’s threshold exercises are:
1. Understand 4 points of body and hips isolation
2. Hold releve 15 sec. with arms in first and third position
3. Hold passe for 15 sec. on each leg
4. Splits for 60 sec.
5. Grand battement on 90°
6. Chaine half turn
7. Single pirouette
Ballet 2 Academy
Plies
Tendus
Echappes
Frappes
Ran de Jambe
Passe
Coupe
Glissade
Assemble
Balance’ sequences. Balance balance channe, pas de béret
Soutenu
90 degree extensions
Chaines
Piques
Center:
Plies, Tendues, Dégagés
Single and Double Pirouettes
Grande Jete
Pas de chas / Saut de cha
Introduce Adagio (Penche, 90 degree extensions
Introduce Petite Allegro (Saute, Chang mas, Pas de Bouree)
Threshold Exercises:
Double Pirouettes
Pique Turns (Doubles)
90 degree extensions in center
Clean grande jete
Successfully complete Adagio
Successfully complete Petite Allegro
Jazz 2 Academy
Single and Double Pirouettes Parallel
Chaines
Pique Turns
Battements (front and second)
Tilts
Fan Kicks
Front Leap
Calypsos
Leg Holds
Second Leaps
Reverse Leaps
Chaines Jete
Chasse Tours
Threshold Exercises:
Single Double Pirouettes
Pique Turns
Pitch
Fan Kicks
Front Leaps
Side Leaps
Hip Hop Level 2
Hold Splits for 1 minute
Freeze (Turtle or Y Stand , V Kick, Kip Up)
5 steps
Waving
Glides
Freestyle
Threshold
Can handle 6-8, 8 counts of choreography
Ballet 1 (Company)
Plie, Tendu, Degage
Grande Plie
Arabesque
Heel stretches at the barre
Single pirouettes
Chaines Turns
Battements releve
Balance’
Chasse
Pas de Bouree
Pique Turns in center
90 degree extensions
Grande Jete
Jazz 1 Company
Splits 1 minute
Jazz Walks
Triplets
Cuts
Sautes (Toe Touch, Attitude Jumps)
Single and Double Pirouettes Parallel
Pique Turns
Front Leaps
Side Leaps
Chasse Tour
Chaine Jete
Calypso
Reverse Leaps
Tilts
Pitches
Leg Holds
Contemporary 1 Company
Contractions
High Arch
Inversions
Single and Double Piroettes Turned Out
Chainne Turns
Pique Turns
Battements (front and second)
Tilts
Extensions at 90 degrees
Penche
Front Leaps
Second Leaps
Reverse Leaps
Chaines Jete
Chasse Tours
Calypso
Attitude
Leg Holds
Ballet 2 Company
Barre:
Plies
Tendus
Echappes
Frappes
Ran de Jambe
Passe
Coupe
Penche
Fuette Turns
Introduce Adagio
Center:
Plies, Tendues, Dégagés
Single and Double
Chaines
Piques
Lame Duck Pirouettes
Grande Jete
Pas de chas / Saut de cha
Introduce Adagio (Penche, 90 degree extensions, Soutenu
Introduce Petite Allegro (Saute, Chang mas, Pas de Bouree, Royales, Assemble, Glissade)
Jazz 2 Company
Single and Double Pirouettes Parallel
Chaine Turns
Pique Turns
Battements (front and second)
Tilts
Fan Kicks
Front Leap
Calypsos
Leg Holds
Second Leaps
Reverse Leaps
Chaines Jete
Chasse Tours
Intro to Second Turns
Contemporary 2 Company
Single and Double Pirouettes Parallel/Turned Out
Pique Turns
Chaine Turns
Tilts
Fan Kicks
Front Leap
Calypsos
Leg Holds
Second Leaps
Reverse Leaps
Chaines Jete
Chasse Tours
Intro to Second Turns
Intro to Floorwork
Jazz 3 Company
Pirouettes (Triples and Quads)
Inside Pirouettes Parallel
Chaine Jete Layout
Attitude Turns
2 Leg Holds
Turns in Second
Reverse Leaps
Surprise Leaps
Tilt Leaps
Scissors
Transitions from technical elements into artistic moments
Improvisation
Ballet 3 Compny
Barre:
Plie
Tendue’s on Relève
Double Frappes and on Releve’
Ballet Exercises at the Barre
Fondues
Center:
Adagios (Extensions, Promenades, Turns, Developes, Envelopes )
Ballate
Ballane
Triple Pirouettes
32 Fouettes
Petite Allegro (Saute, Royale, Sissonnes etc)
Brise
Flic Flac
Pas de cheval
Grande Allegro (larger sissonnes and assemblés, temps de poisson, Russians etc)
Beats (Change mas/assembles)
Contemporary 3 Company
Pirouettes (Triples and Quads)
Inside Pirouettes
Chaine Jete Layout
Attitude Turns
2 Leg Holds
Turns in Second
Reverse Leaps
Surprise Leaps
Tilt Leaps
Scissor Leaps
Reverse Scissors
Transitions from technical elements into artistic moments
Improvisation
More complex floor work
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