# Ballet

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## Programme

  Children discover how posture and technique help with dancing. They practise carefully and build up different movements.

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### A solid foundation

      Leg stretches, turnout and muscle-strengthening exercises are part of the lesson.

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### Turning and jumping

      Children practise different jumps and turns.

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### Steps to music

      The techniques come together in dance steps.

  The programme described is suitable for groups 3 to 8 (ages 6–12). Check with your school to see which year groups the series is available for.

## Skills children practise here

- Body awareness
    
- Balance
    
- Attention to technique