Elementary Grade and Professional Grade
ELEMENTARY ARTS EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL ARTS EDUCATION
(Part Two)
In the previous blog post we discussed Arts Education in Dance.
Today we will talk about elementary arts education and professional arts education.
At our dance centres classes start at 6 pm and finish at 10 pm, Monday to Friday. During these hours we teach all the Elementary Grade and Professional Grade subjects. We invite you to see and feel the atmosphere in the corridors as our students prepare to enter each of their classes.
On Saturdays, at the centre on Calle Alginet, we start at 9 am and finish at 1 pm after an intense week full of enthusiasm, effort and passion.
ELEMENTARY DANCE EDUCATION
The elementary arts programmes in dance are designed as an introduction for children and young people wishing to begin this discipline. Their aim is to develop motor skills, artistic sensitivity and knowledge of the body in movement.
Elementary programmes prepare students to continue into professional programmes. We would like to emphasise the importance of these studies. They are the foundations of knowledge, involve extensive preparation and form the basis of culture.
Duration: 4 years. Qualification: Certificate of Accreditation
At our Centro de Danza Mari Cruz Alcalá centres, authorised private centres, we offer the official qualification for the following courses:
ACADEMIC YEAR – SUBJECTS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
| D.A– Academic Dance | D.A– Academic Dance | D.A– Academic Dance | D.A– Academic Dance |
| F.K – Folklore | F.K– Folklore | ||
| E.M– Musical Expression | E.M– Musical Expression | E.M– Musical Expression | E.M– Musical Expression |
| T.Z– Shoe Technique | T.Z– Shoe Technique | T.Z– Shoe Technique | |
| D.C– Intro. to Contemporary Dance | D.C– Intro. to Contemporary Dance | ||
| E.B– Escuela Bolera | E.B– Escuela Bolera |
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EDUCATION
Professional Dance programmes are specialised studies for students whose goal is professional practice and who therefore possess the necessary aptitude and determination to pursue them.
Duration: They are organised as a grade comprising 6 academic years.
Qualification: Students who have passed Professional Dance studies will obtain the Professional Dance Qualification, which will state the specialisation studied.
The General Objectives of Professional Dance Education help students develop artistic skills, civic values and abilities such as:
- Observing and enjoying dance
- Encouraging artistic sensitivity
- Appreciating the quality of dance
- Recognising the value of dance
- Participating actively
- Using appropriate vocabulary
- Preserving dance heritage
Specific Objectives
- Having a solid technical and artistic foundation: This will enable students to enter the professional world.
- Enjoying live dance: Attending events and performances to develop their own dance culture and define a personal style.
- Taking care of body and mind: Using technique confidently to achieve concentration and a high-quality performance.
- Expressing themselves through music: Developing a profound, expressive artistic performance.
- Evaluating dance critically: Reflecting on dance and its quality, considering its artistic value.
- Integrating knowledge: Applying what they have learned in the different subjects in practice to achieve high-quality performances.
- Performing with historical awareness and style: Using historical and choreographic knowledge to improve artistic performance.
- Working as a team: Knowing how to become part of a group, whether as a member or a leader.
- Performing with confidence: Developing self-control, a good memory and communication skills for public performance.
- Adapting to new things: Being flexible and open to different styles and forms of expression in contemporary dance.
- Improvising creatively: Creating movements inspired by music and other artistic stimuli.
- Solving problems quickly: Developing reflexes to deal with unforeseen situations during a performance.
- Knowing themselves: Identifying their own strengths and working with discipline, valuing effort and time.
- Maintaining balance and well-being: Deepening their knowledge of the body and emotions to achieve physical and mental well-being.
THE SPECIALISATIONS IN PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ARE:
- Flamenco Dance
- Classical Dance
- Contemporary Dance
- Spanish Dance
At our Centro de Danza Mari Cruz Alcalá centres, authorised private centres, we offer the Official Qualification in the following specialisations:
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EDUCATION – FLAMENCO SPECIALISATION
ACADEMIC YEAR – SUBJECTS
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| T.D– Basic Dance Technique | T.D– Basic Dance Technique | T.D– Basic Dance Technique | T.D– Basic Dance Technique | T.D– Basic Dance Technique |
| D.E– Spanish Dance | D.E– Spanish Dance | D.E– Spanish Dance | D.E– Spanish Dance | D.E– Spanish Dance |
| F.L– Flamenco Dance | F.L– Flamenco Dance | F.L– Flamenco Dance | F.L– Flamenco Dance | F.L– Flamenco Dance |
| B.F– Basic Flamenco Technique | B.F– Basic Flamenco Technique | B.F– Basic Flamenco Technique | ||
| T.C– Choreographic Workshop | T.C– Choreographic Workshop | T.C– Choreographic Workshop | T.C– Choreographic Workshop | T.C– Choreographic Workshop |
| MU– Music | MU– Music | MU– Music | A.M– Musical Analysis | A.M– Musical Analysis |
| C.A– Singing Accompaniment | C.A– Singing Accompaniment | C.A– Singing Accompaniment | ||
| G.A– Guitar Accompaniment | G.A– Guitar Accompaniment | G.A– Guitar Accompaniment | ||
| AN– Anatomy | AN– Anatomy | |||
| MQ– Make-up | ||||
| O.E– Origin/Evolution of Dance | O.E– Origin/Evolution of Flamenco | |||
| C.D– Dance Creativity | ||||
| IN– Performance | ||||
| PD– Pedagogy |
PROFESSIONAL DANCE EDUCATION – CLASSICAL DANCE SPECIALISATION
ACADEMIC YEAR – SUBJECTS
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| D.C– Classical Dance | D.C– Classical Dance | D.C– Classical Dance | D.C– Classical Dance | D.C– Classical Dance | D.C– Classical Dance |
| PU– Pointe/Male Dancers | PU– Pointe/Male Dancers | PU– Pointe/Male Dancers | PU– Pointe/Male Dancers | ||
| CO– Contemporary Dance | CO– Contemporary Dance | CO– Contemporary Dance | CO– Contemporary Dance | CO– Contemporary Dance | CO– Contemporary Dance |
| MU–Music | MU–Music | MU–Music | MU–Music | A.M– Musical Analysis | A.M– Musical Analysis |
| RP– Repertoire | RP– Repertoire | RP– Repertoire | RP– Repertoire | ||
| AN– Anatomy | AN– Anatomy | ||||
| MQ– Make-up | |||||
| T.C– Choreographic Workshop | T.C– Choreographic Workshop | ||||
| O.D– Origin/Evolution of Dance | H.D– Dance History | ||||
| C.D–Dance Creativity | |||||
| IN– Performance | |||||
| PD– Dance Pedagogy |
*For detailed information, please consult the timetables for each of our centres.
We can see that Elementary and Professional Arts Education offers a broad range of training and knowledge. At our Dance Centres we are committed to the quality, discipline and passion that these Dance studies, which promote Culture, deserve.
In the next blog post we will discuss Higher Arts Education.
See you soon, and thank you for sharing this reading with us.
