Dear young ballet dancers!
If you love the grace and precision of classical ballet, get ready to discover an exciting style that will add new dimensions to your dancing – Neo-Classical ballet! This style will help you explore fresh ways to use the beautiful technique you’ve been developing in your classical training.

Neo-Classical Ballet: Your Next Step in Artistry

Think of your classical ballet training as building a magnificent palace. Neo-Classical ballet lets you add modern wings to this palace while keeping its elegant foundation! You’ll use all those hours of perfecting your plies, tendus, and port de bras, but in fresh and exciting ways.

Why Add Neo-Classical to Your Training?

1. Enhanced Artistic Freedom: While maintaining precise technique, Neo-Classical ballet allows you to explore more fluid positions and movements. Your classical port de bras becomes a foundation for new forms of expression.
2. Modern Interpretation: Those classical positions you’ve worked so hard to perfect become your artistic tools in Neo-Classical ballet. You’ll discover how to move between them with different dynamics, making your dancing even more expressive.
3. Speed and Energy: Love allegro combinations? Neo-Classical choreography often features quick, dynamic movements that will challenge your technique in exciting new ways!

Building on Your Classical Foundation

Your classical ballet training gives you a perfect foundation for Neo-Classical style. Here’s how your current skills will evolve:

-Your precise turnout becomes a tool for exploring new leg positions
-Those hours at the barre translate into strong, clean lines in more modern movements
-Your understanding of classical port de bras helps you master freer upper body movement
-Your musicality will expand as you work with different musical styles

What Makes It Special?

Unlike contemporary dance, Neo-Classical ballet maintains the essence of classical ballet. It’s like speaking your ballet language but adding exciting new vocabulary! You’ll still use your turnout, pointed feet, and beautiful lines, but with more freedom to explore how these elements can be combined.

Taking Your Technique Further

Your classical training has given you:

• – Strong fundamentals in placement and alignment
• – Understanding of proper turnout
• – Clean positions and port de bras
• – Excellent understanding of musicality
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• Neo-Classical ballet will help you:

• – Find new ways to use your classical technique
• – Develop more dynamic movement qualities
• – Expand your artistic expression
• – Prepare for a broader range of repertoire

Your Path to Contemporary Dance

Neo-Classical ballet is your perfect bridge to contemporary dance! Think of it as a stepping stone that will help you gradually transition from pure classical technique to more modern forms of movement. By exploring Neo-Classical style now, you’re:

• – Building adaptability in your technique
• – Learning to move with different dynamics
• – Developing versatility as a dancer
• – Preparing yourself for contemporary choreography
• – Expanding your artistic range naturally

This natural progression from classical to Neo-Classical, and eventually to contemporary dance, is followed by many professional dancers worldwide. It allows you to maintain your strong technical foundation while gradually becoming more versatile in your artistry.

What to Expect in Neo-Classical Classes

• – Familiar elements used in new ways
• – More varied port de bras while maintaining your beautiful lines
• – Exciting dynamics that challenge your classical training
• – Music you might not expect in ballet class
• – Combinations that feel both familiar and fresh

Remember, many of the greatest ballet dancers have excelled in both classical and Neo-Classical styles. This is your chance to follow in their footsteps and expand your artistic horizons while maintaining the excellence of your classical training.
Want to explore Neo-Classical ballet? Talk to your teachers about incorporating these elements into your training. Your strong classical foundation is the perfect launching point for this exciting journey into both Neo-Classical and, eventually, contemporary dance!