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ABT's National Training Curriculum

AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUM
 
ABT’s National Training Curriculum is a program for the development and training of young students that embraces sound ballet principles and incorporates elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training. Under the direction of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, ABT’s National Training Curriculum was designed and written by Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens in collaboration with ABT’s Artistic Staff and a Medical Advisory Board . ABT’s National Training Curriculum aims to assist beginning through advanced teachers in training dance students to use their bodies correctly, focusing on kinetics and coordination, as well as anatomy and proper body alignment. Artistically, the National Training Curriculum strives to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.

Calendar of Events:
October 25-26, 2008
Introductory Teacher Training Workshop in New York, NY
July 6-11, 2009
Teacher Training Intensive in Levels 4 and 5 in New York, NY
July 13-17, 2009
Teacher Training Intensive in Levels 6, 7 and Partnering
in New York, NY
July 29-August 5, 2009
Teacher Training Intensive in Primary Level through
Level 3 in New York, NY

Dance Educators can click here to download a registration form for the Teacher Training Workshop in October.

Please contact Dana Boll, National Training Curriculum Manager, at DBoll@abt.org
or (212) 477-3030, ext. 1169.