Annette T Thomas has created two of
the most comprehensive and complete books on the subject of
Classical Movement and Ballet for Figure Skaters ever written. Her
excellent "Lessons in Classical Ballet for The Figure Skater" has
no equal. She covers everything, and I mean everything succinctly,
but with enough detail to be comprehensible. In fact she covers
every necessary detail that one can imagine. This book is a must
for all ballet teachers that are serious about giving good,
effective, quality classes to their skaters. Though some of
Annette's patterns can get quite complex (for the more advanced
students), her patterns can be used as a guide and "diluted" a
little if necessary for the ability of your class. I have taught
Ballet for Figure Skaters for 25 years, and yet this book has given
me great new ideas! I won't teach without it!
Annette has poured her life into these books and it shows,
they are impeccable. I cannot say enough about how excellent they
are, and a huge and valuable resource to the skating world and those that work with
skaters.
Deidre Arianne Kellogg
The Skaters' Consortium
Director of Ballet for Figure Skaters at The Skaters'
Consortium
Choreographer/Artistic Coach
Educator/Consultant/Writer
What This Book Features
Eight complete and progressive 1 ½ hour Classical Ballet
lessons exclusively designed for figure skaters are presented for
the Beginning Level and six lessons each are presented for the
Intermediate and Advanced/Continuing students.
Each lesson plan contains over 25 exercises/combinations and is
designed to be used for at least 2-3 class periods to ingrain
neuro-muscular imprinting and musicality.
A graded syllabus with tests for each level are included which
can be printed out and distributed to your students.
Each beginning level lesson plan begins with body awareness
floor exercises and ends with correct stretching techniques which
are fully explained in the appendix.
Counts (instead of measures or bars) for each step in a
particular combination are placed directly above the step. The
number of total counts required for each combination is presented
at the beginning of each exercise so the correct length of music
can easily be chosen.
Unlike many other enchainment books detailed head position, eye
gaze, hand and arm movements are given within each exercise so that
the entire body is being employed in a coordinated manner.
In addition a comprehensive instructional section on Classical
port de bras, hand and head training are presented with
accompanying illustrations to help those who may not be well versed
in these often neglected areas of training.
Teaching notes and prompts are included in each lesson plan
including "Bringing it
Home to the Skater" inserts designed to help skater and teacher
connect certain movements worked on in class with specific skating
moves.
Spiral bound for convenience.
Four ½ hour on-ice application lessons are given for the
beginning and intermediate levels.
Annette's unique full length barre and center class utilizing
one skate to increase strength and accurate whole body
alignment.
Included in the appendix is a "Points of the Stage and
Placement" diagram, warm-up and stretching exercises and a section
on "How to
Begin and Maintain a Ballet for Figure Skaters Program for Your
Skating Club" which can be used as a spring board in
facilitating discussion and goal setting between the ballet
instructor, coaches, club board and other off-ice instructors.
Also included in the appendix are helpful references and
resource materials for further study including music suggestions,
character dance resources, books, and educational DVDs.
Online
Excerpts
The following are excerpts from Annette's new
book:
In an effort to reduce costs while
maintaining the same quality of instructional material, the Lesson
Book has been re-printed completely in black ink. Due to the fact
that the Lesson Book had musical counts in red ink and certain
quotes and other information in blue ink it brought the price close
to equal the first book. The new Lesson Book has exactly the same
material, just no color differentiation, and all for $10.00
less.
and this
considerable saving is being passed along to you!
NEW PRICE:$49.95
NEW PRICE: Buy both books together and save $20.00! $99.90 Bundle Offer!
Annette T Thomas has created two of
the most comprehensive and complete books on the subject of
Classical Movement and Ballet for Figure Skaters ever written. Her
excellent "Lessons in Classical Ballet for The Figure Skater" has
no equal. She covers everything, and I mean everything succinctly,
but with enough detail to be comprehensible. In fact she covers
every necessary detail that one can imagine. This book is a must
for all ballet teachers that are serious about giving good,
effective, quality classes to their skaters. Though some of
Annette's patterns can get quite complex (for the more advanced
students), her patterns can be used as a guide and "diluted" a
little if necessary for the ability of your class. I have taught
Ballet for Figure Skaters for 25 years, and yet this book has given
me great new ideas! I won't teach without it!
world and those that work with
skaters.