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INTERVIEW TO MY BALLET TEACHER

1. How old were you when you began to dance?

I was 4 years old.

2. What did you study to be a ballet teacher?

I did the ballet degree, a master in dancing and other courses.

3. What are your favourite shows you remember in your career?

My first dance was when I was 6 years old. I remember my first pupils dance show.

4. What does a girl need to be a good dancer?

She needs to be constant and hardworking.

5. What do you like of your job?

I love teaching and I like when my pupils enjoy my lessons.

MY EXPERIENCE

There are 10 grades in a ballet degree. The three first are Preprimary, primary and 1st grade. After, there are 2nd grade, 3rd grade and so on, until the 8th grade. In my academy there is an exam after two years to pass to the next grade. I am in 1st grade and I have to do an exam of Academy Cambridge.

This exam has got 11 exercises to pass to 2nd grade. The exercises are:

1.Warm-up

2.Legs and arms

3.Bort the bras

4.Demi Plies

5.Transfer of weight

6.Walks

7.Sautes

8.Petits jetes and sprins points

9.Galops

10.Springs

11.Stephop and parallel assemble

12.Dance A

13.Dance B

14.Dance C

15.Dance D

16.Reverence

By lEIRE

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