Ballet for Contemporary Dancers
a firm technical foundation and freedom of movement

As she has trained some of the major American and European companies Janet Panetta is drawing from an extensive experience in classical and contemporary dance for her teaching practice. She is able to convey the technique rigidly yet humourously as well as giving individual feedback. The applied principles of alignment build a firm technical foundation and allow freedom of movement. Rhythm, line, direction and weight all become learning tools that can be transferred to other styles of dance.



To the Pointe
This class is open to professionally tracked classical dancers and will include a short barre specifically for improving strength and ease for pointe work. In this technical approach to pointe work I will incorporate the mechanics of a proper relevé, piqué, hopping on pointe, pirouettes, etc. How do you get to the top of a movement quickly, how to sustain the top of a movement? How to achieve lightness without losing the essentials of the demi-plié? Longer dancing phrases in the centre and across the floor will use this technical information while focusing on movement qualities.



Janet Panetta
Janet Panetta received her training with Antony Tudor, Margaret Craske and Alfredo Corvino and has been dancing with The Metropolitan Opera Ballet and American Ballet Theatre amongst others. She has trained dancers of many major American companies, such as New York City Ballet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Merce Cunningham Dance Company, etc., and has been a guest teacher for many European companies, such as Compagnie Mathilde Monnier, Ballet Preljocaj, etc., and in the schools P.A.R.T.S., CCN Montpellier a.o.