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Interactive Beginning Ballet Interactive Beginning Ballet
About the Product
PLEASE NOTE: This software is only supported on the following platforms – Macintosh 68040 or Power Mac, and Windows 95/98/NT.
Whether you learn best through seeing, hearing, or doing, Interactive Beginning Ballet CD-ROM lets you learn at your own pace. As a resource for beginning ballet students, Interactive Beginning Ballet reinforces what students learn in class--it’s like having your own private tutor.
The CD-ROM’s user-friendly format allows you to navigate through the
barre and center exercises of a beginning ballet class in two ways: in
the order in which the exercises are learned or alphabetically. This
unique feature allows you to easily review each exercise as many times
as necessary to learn the technique and terminology.
For each exercise, step, position, and/or pose, a simple point and click allows you to do any of the following:
• View a visual or video performance
• See the name of an exercise or step, and its spelling in the French language
• Hear the pronunciation of the exercise or step in French and listen as the text is read to you
• Read the English translation and description for executing the exercise or step
• Use hot links to access information about key terms
• Study technical points on correct execution of beginning classical ballet
• Administer self-testing on the ballet techniques and principles and get instant feedback
For instructors, teaching a beginning ballet class can be a challenge.
Even dancers who have studied ballet for many years may be intimidated
by the idea of teaching ballet technique. Interactive Beginning Ballet
is a flexible teaching tool that provides you with a visual model of
the beginning steps, exercises, and principles typically taught in
educational settings. This integrated approach to learning is
consistent with the National Standards in Arts Education and the goals
of the National Standards for Technology in Teaching and Learning.
A related book coauthored by Gayle Kassing and Danielle Jay, Teaching Beginning Ballet Technique,
provides more background information for teachers as well as four 3- to
4-week instructional units and much helpful information for conducting
a class. By using the CD and book together, you’ll have an unbeatable
combination for conducting your class.
System Requirements
IBM PC
IBM PC compatiable with Pentium processor
16 MB RAM, 32 MB Recommended
4x CD-ROM drive
Windows 95/98/NT
Note: This program will not run on Microsoft Windows 2000 or XP.
MAC
Macintosh 68040 or Power Mac
16 Mb RAM
4x CD-ROM drive
System 8.6 or higher
QuickTime 3.0.2 or higher
About the Author
Gayle Kassing teaches ballet and dance at Jacksonville
University in Jacksonville, Florida. She has taught ballet programs in
four universities, a community dance program, and professional and
civic ballet schools. She also has owned and operated her own dance
studios.
Dr. Kassing has been involved in developing educational technology and
multimedia computer interactive programs since 1996. She focuses on
student-centered instructional technology that draws on multiple
intelligences to facilitate learning about dance technique and dance
education. She has written many articles focusing on teaching and
assessment in ballet instruction and has served as the publications
director for the National Dance Association.
Dr. Kassing is a member of the National Dance Association and has been
named a Florida Dance Artist in Residence by the state of Florida’s,
Division of Cultural Affairs. She earned her PhD in dance and related
arts from Texas Woman’s University.
NOTE: This is nonreturnable product and all purchases are final.
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