absolute beginner 'basics 101 + glossary of steps' video tutorials
absolute beginner 'basics 101 + glossary of steps' video tutorials
These tutorials are perfect for those of you who have already started attending in-studio classes and feel like you need some extra help to supplement your learning. Or some video tutorials to refresh your memory with what you have learnt in ballet class.
These tutorials are also suitable for people who haven’t started ballet classes yet, who want to get an insight into what ballet involves. However please note this is not a ballet class, or not what a ballet class is like. This is just a video tutorial going over basics 101 and showing the different steps you will come across in a beginner ballet class.
The Basics 101 video is 16 mins and the Glossary of Steps video is 10 minutes. The Glossary of Steps video shows you most of the steps you will need to know at a beginner level for barre, and then a couple of centre steps.
Basics 101 covers:
Positions of feet
Positions of arms
How to move your arms
How to hold your fingers
General ballet posture
Turn out
Pointing our feet
Standing on demi pointe
Sickling
Directions of the legs
Arabesques
After you purchase, you will receive an email from Google Drive within 24 hours giving you access to download each of the videos. You will need a Google Drive account.
Meet your teacher, Zara Lim
I trained full-time at the Australian Ballet School (ABS) under the guidance of Irina Konstantinova, Lisa Pavane, Tang Xiuyun and Wang Jiahong.
During my 4 years at ABS, I had the privilege to perform in Swan Lake Act II, in Leigh Rowles' Nutcracker, Coppélia and in Morning Melodies. I also had the opportunity to extra with the Australian Ballet.
However, instead of completing my studies at ABS, I decided to move into law. I hold a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Arts (Chinese, French) from La Trobe University. Over a 5-year period, I worked as a commercial litigation and intellectual property lawyer at both global and boutique law firms (K&L Gates and Aptum), and also served as associate to the honourable Associate Justice Efthim at the Supreme Court of Victoria.
In 2021, I came full circle and returned to my first love, ballet. As well as running my own adult ballet classes, I have taught ballet to children since 2022, first at the Australian Conservatoire of Ballet under director Christine Walsh AM, which is now Australian Academy of Classical Ballet, under directors Jenna Roberts and Joe Caley. I have completed my teacher training for junior levels under the Ballet Conservatoire syllabus (Russian Vaganova) and am also a qualified teacher for Progressing Ballet Technique (ballet-specific strength conditioning method).
I am passionate about teaching ballet to both adults and children, and bring well-rounded and varied life experience to my teaching! After many years away from ballet, I have very muchly rekindled my love for ballet, and train multiple times a week myself with Adrian Dimitrievitch and Sakura Shimizu. I find it meditative and believe everybody should be able to participate in ballet!
If you would like to view videos of me dancing so you can see who is going to teach you, as well as footage of the classes, I have plenty at instagram.com/zaramlim.
Terms and conditions for the online course
By participating in the Kwan Studio online course, you agree and acknowledge the following terms and conditions:
a) Online dance classes can involve risk of personal injury, and that risk is accentuated by participation outside the controlled environment of our own studios. While Kwan Studio takes all reasonable care in the conduct of its online course, it accepts no responsibility for injury or loss caused whilst participants are participating in the online course;
b) You or your legal guardian are responsible for ensuring that you are physically and medically fit for the online course;
c) During the online course you must take care at all times of your own personal safety; and
d) The online course is specifically formulated for intermediate and experienced beginner students. However notwithstanding this, students must not attempt any part of a routine that is beyond their level of ability.
