Upper School Entry – Contemporary Ballet

Video submission required. Contemporary dance material (6 min max) including: movement through space on varied pathways with weight shifts, movement in/out of and along floor, weight release into fall, weight bearing on upper body with transfer between upper/lower body, on-balance and off-balance moments, jumping ability with unstyled elevation, athletic skills. Sequence should show variety of dynamic qualities, speeds, flow. Centre work (4 min max, all exercises on right and left): adage with grand rond jambe, penché in 1st arabesque (girls only), promenade in arabesque; pirouettes en dehors and en dedans from 5th and 4th; grand allegro with grand jeté en tournant, grand jeté en avant, grand sissonne fermé en avant on both sides. Stretching: hamstrings, splits on both legs, box splits, frog position, back arch. No barre work required.