Praetorian Projects
How to teach ballet better online
Upskilling for the digital environment
We would like to support dance teachers, ballet masters and instructors of all levels to work comfortably and stressfree when working online with dancers and dance students. You deserve to be capable to present the best out of your knowledge in the digital space and our community deserves to use efficiently the newest technology to share safely our common passion, ballet.
EXPERT INSTRUCTORS
You can learn from the BEST Ballet Masters of the elite dance world: Maina Gielgud and Yannick Boquin and top experts of the field of each modules
LEARN FOR CHARITY!
Who we are?
Your participation fee supports the charity activities of Praetorian Art and Health.
We are dedicated to implement practices of anti-abuse in theaters.
We support and help artists in crises.
We promote mental health awareness
We aim to decrease the stigmatization of artists living with mental health and physical health problems
CERTIFICATE
We provide you with a CERTIFICATE to monetize better your online ballet classes. Your certificate will be issued in your name and send to you electronically
MASTERY
You can master how to design SAFE and EFFECTIVE classes adapted to small spaces, reducing injury risks, providing visually ATTRACTIVE class videos and optimizing your choices of digital platforms
WE UNDERSAND YOU!
Our team has also experienced the difficulties you are going through.
Our master teachers made their video lessons in home isolation, with minimal technical support, during the hardest time of the coronavirus lockdown of 2020 Spring. We hope to record our materials in better visual quality but we collected for you the best available knowledge.
FLEXIBLE LEARNING
Learn in your own rhythm, takes only 6-7 hours complete the course and upskill your online ballet teaching competences
Skills and knowledge you’ll walk away with after our first course
Capability to properly adapt ballet classes to a small space and overcome the pedagogical challenges of the virtual environment
Overview of the potential advantages and future perspectives of online ballet teaching
Methods to develop ballet based dynamic elements to compensate the simplified centre and allegro
Awareness of the most important health management aspects and with an overview of risk assessment methods of online ballet classes
Efficient use and optimization of the most popular digital platforms for online teaching and technological equipment
Course Outline
Modul 1
Structure and methodics of digital ballet classes
In this module, Yannick Boquin will introduce the step-by-step guideline on how to build up a technically proper online ballet class designed for a small space and what substitute elements can be added to the class in order to maintain ballet coordination
Module 2
Artistic and pedagogical concepts of digital ballet teaching
In this module, Maina Gielgud will guide the participants through the artistic aspects of online teaching and she will also share her unique experiences with new generations of ballet teachers. She will emphasize the potential benefits of online teaching
Module 3
Optimal visual solutions for digital dance classes
In this module, Balázs Delbó will present the best strategies to create an attractive and functional ballet class video recording and how to design a streamed class. He will share guidelines of lighting, camera setup and optimal technical arrangements
Module 4
Online platforms for digital dance classes – reviews and practical guidelines
In this module, Milán Madar will introduce the most popular online platforms like zoom, skype, etc. He will also review how much the platform is safe or costumer friendly and how to effectively guide the participant through a step by step guide from the setup options to the support for the best choices for each teaching goal
Module 5
Health protection for e-dance classes
In this module, Boglárka Simon-Hatala will present the concept of injury and the potential risk factors of dance-related injuries associated to the online dance teaching environment. She will help to create the policies and guidelines for each online dance studio
Online Ballet Teaching Masterclass
Meet your Instructors
You can learn from the BEST EXPERTS of the elite ballet world
Maina Gielgud
International ballet mistress of elite ballet companies, coach, online teacher, former artistic director of The Australian Ballet and The Royal Danish Ballet
photo by Lauge Sorensen
• Artistic and pedagogical concepts of virtual ballet
Biography
Yannick Boquin
One of the most sought after international elite ballet masters of our time, resident guest teacher of many leading ballet companies in the world.
photo by Laurence Chaperon
• Structure and methodics of virtual ballet classes from
Biography
Boglárka Simon-Hatala
Dance medicine expert MSc, former body awareness coach and physiotherapist of Hungarian National Ballet, Semperoper Ballet, The Forsythe Company and Sylvie Guillem’s farewell tour Life in Progress, associated partner of Jacopo Godani’s DFDC company and Hungarian Dance Academy
• Injury prevention
Balázs Delbó
Founder and CEO of DelbeauFilm which among other activities directs and broadcasts the production of the Wiener Staatsoper Livestream, former soloist ballet artist of Hungarian National Ballet and Wiener Staatsballet
• Visual and technical realization
DelbeauFilm
Milán Madar
IT specialist, founder and CEO of LOTart and Network Dance, former soloist of Semperoper Ballet, HET National ballet and Hungarian National Ballet
• Video conference platforms for online ballet classes
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