Skipping through the Orchard
Skipping through the Orchard
Introduce your dancers ages 6–10 to ballet terminology in a fun, engaging way with Pathways to Terminology™, part of the Dance to Learn® Ballet Curriculum. In this orchard-themed resource, students skip through mazes to discover four foundational ballet words: Plié (bend), Relevé (rise), Port de Bras (carriage of the arms), and Cambré (arch). Each term is paired with creative imagery posters (apples, tree trunks, branches, and baskets) and original poems that spark improvisation and inspire movement.
This comprehensive curriculum includes a student maze workbook, 4 imagery posters, 4 poetic movement posters, and video demonstrations with age-appropriate combinations for both Intro to Ballet (ages 6–8) and Ballet 1 (ages 8–10). Perfect for dance teachers looking to blend artistry, creativity, and ballet technique, Pathways to Terminology™ makes learning terminology meaningful, memorable, and fun.
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Spiral Bound Student Worksheet Book
Your Student Pathway to Terminology™ Mazes are secured in a beautiful spiral bound workbook for easy tear out pages. There are 4 Mazes for each of the 4 Terminology Words and 20 copies of each Maze.
The 4 Pathway to Terminology Mazes include:
- Week 1: Plié - Students search for the terminology word through an apple shaped maze.
- Week 2: Relevé - Students find their way through a rectangular shaped apple orchard.
- Week 3: Port de Bras - 2 Apples reveal our Terminology word.
- Week 4: Cambré - Dancers weave through an oval basket shaped maze.
Imagery and Poetic Posters
The Skipping through the Orchard Pathways to Terminology™ Curriculum includes 8 16x12 inch gloss posters. 4 Posters include your Terminology Word and Imagery while 4 posters include a Poem designed to inspire improvisation and thematic-based movement.
- Week 1: Plié - Week 1 includes an apple imagery poster and a poetic movement poster deisgned to inspire movement through plié.
- Week 2: Relevé - Week 2 includes a tree trunk imagery poster and poetic movement poster designed to inspire movement through the use of relevé.
- Week 3: Port de Bras - Week 3 includes apple tree branches imagery poster and a poetic movement poster designed to inspire movement through thee use of port de bras.
- Week 4: Cambré - Week 4 includes an apple basket imagery poster and poetic movement poster designed to inspire movement through cambré.
16 Video Demonstrations of Ballet Combos
Your Pathways to Terminology - Skipping through the Orchard Curriculum also includes 16 demonstration videos for a Progressive Ballet Syllabus starting at Intro to Ballet and Leveling up to Ballet 1.
Intro to Ballet demonstrations are recommended for dancers ages 6-8 and Ballet 1 exercises are recommended for ages 8-10.
- Week 1: Plié - Intro to Ballet Plié combination includes a simple plié combination for center barre as well as a plié combination for Ballet 1 dancers facing the barre.
- Week 2: Relevé - Intro to Ballet combination includes a simple Relevé combination for center barre as well as a relevé combination facing the barre.
- Week 3: Port de bras - The Intro to Ballet and Ballet 1 combinations are performed as center barre movements.
- Week 4: Cambré - The Intro to Ballet and Ballet 1 Combinations are performed as center barre movements.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- 4 Terminology Mazes (1 Maze for each of the 4 Terminology Words).
There are 20 copies of each Maze.
4 Posters include the Weekly Imagery.
4 Posters include the Poetic Movement Prompt
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The Downloadable Printable Resources include:
- 4 Mazes
- 4 Imagery Posters
- 4 Poetic Movement Posters
- Additionally, Summaries of each Video Demonstration includes a printable guide.