Ballet 7/8
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Ballet at 171 is taught as a graduated level course in classical dance technique. Emphasis is on alignment and centering. Each class begins with exercises at the barre where basic positions and vocabulary are practiced and mastered. The class proceeds to center floor work where the dancer executes more difficult patterns in dance training. Pointe is a positioning which the body is balanced on the extreme tip of the toe. Classes in pointe are offered only to advanced students with permission from the instructor.
Attire: Leotard, fitted t-shirt, tights, dance skirt, leggings, ballet slippers.
Patty Ozer
Patty Teaches: Ballet, Jazz, Pointe, and Partnering
Patty Ozer studied both ballet and ethnic dance at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. She went on to study ballet, jazz, and modern at SUNY Binghamton where she received her B.A. Ms. Ozer has performed with the Ithaca Ballet, American Dance Asylum, and ’36 Dance Troupe in Binghamton, NY. She was a principal dancer with both the Elmira/Corning Ballet Company and the Twin Tier Ballet Theatre. At the School of Dance Arts, she taught ballet, jazz, tap, rhythmic dance, and acrobatics. Patty enjoys working on the Story Ballet production each year and currently teaches jazz and ballet.