MORE BALLET :)

The Ohio State dance program only requires the dance majors to take two ballet classes a week and three modern classes. I believe that it should be the opposite, with three ballet classes a week and a two modern classes. Classical ballet is the foundation for all dance forms. A strong foundation in ballet can make it less challenging for a dancer to transfer into other dance forms. Establishing a solid foundation in classical ballet is crucial to becoming an outstanding dancer in any other dance genre. The stronger your technique, the more versatile you will be as a dancer. The Ohio State dance program is solely based on modern and contemporary dance but I personally think that ballet training is more important. If we have ballet three times a week instead of two it could enhance our skills in our modern classes. Luckily, this quarter I'm taking Susan Hadley's modern class which is quite similar to ballet. We do various free flow exercises but she partners that with contemporary style adagios, grand battements, and grande allegros. So we get still get to have some type of technique in our modern class, which has been beneficial. If we have more ballet classes per week partnered with some type of technique in our modern classes, it will make us stronger and more skillful dancers.