Inland Pacific Ballet BEAUTY AND THE BEAST TEACHING RESOURCES AND GUIDE This project supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts.

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About the Inland Pacific Ballet  Inland Pacific Ballet (History and Mission) Inland Pacific Ballet  Inland Pacific Ballet Season Performances Inland Pacific Ballet Season Performances

Beauty and the Beast General Information  Beauty and the Beast Synopsis Beauty and the Beast Synopsis  Inland Pacific Ballet – The Making of: Part I - Prequel (3 minutes) Inland Pacific Ballet – The Making of: Part I - Prequel  Inland Pacific Ballet - The Making of: Part II - Counting (3 minutes) Inland Pacific Ballet - The Making of: Part II - Counting  Inland Pacific Ballet - The Making of: Part III - Love Story (3 minutes) Inland Pacific Ballet - The Making of: Part III - Love Story The Story (Pre Activity # 1, # 2, # 3)  Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tale Bedtime Story (7 minutes) Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tale Bedtime Story  Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos (12 minutes) Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos  Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield) (68 minutes) Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield)

Ballet as a Dance Form Ballet Beginnings:  Catherine de Medici Catherine de Medici  King Louis XIV: Historic example of King Louis XIV choreography King Louis XIV: Historic example of King Louis XIV choreography Features of Ballet Movement:  Pointe Shoes Pointe Shoes  Example of Turnout, Weightlessness and Relevé Example of Turnout, Weightlessness and Relevé  Five Ballet Positions Five Ballet Positions  Ballet Evolved—Historical Periods of Ballet Technique Ballet Evolved—Historical Periods of Ballet Technique

Ballet as a Dance Form The Stories of Ballet:  Plot-less Ballets: George Balanchine and New York City BalletGeorge Balanchine and New York City Ballet  Excerpt from “Romeo and Juliet”-Ballet Genevé at Jacob’s PillowBallet Genevé at Jacob’s Pillow  Hong Kong Ballet: Symphony in Three MovementsSymphony in Three Movements  The Kirov Ballet: Swan LakeSwan Lake

The Composers: Shostakovich, Dvo ř ák & Mendelssohn Pre Activity # 5  Dmitry Shostakovich (video) Dmitry Shostakovich  Antonin Dvořák (website for kids) Antonin Dvořák  Felix Mendelssohn (site with audio) Felix Mendelssohn Catalog of Composer’s Work  Dmitry Shostakovich Dmitry Shostakovich  Antonin Dvořák Antonin Dvořák  Felix Mendelssohn Felix Mendelssohn

The World of Dance Pre Activity # 8  Everything About Ballet is Hard (5 minutes) Everything About Ballet is Hard  Ballerina Project Tribute (5 minutes) Ballerina Project Tribute  American Ballet Theatre - JKO Ballet School (7 minutes) American Ballet Theatre - JKO Ballet School

Compare & Contrast: Ballet vs. Contemporary Dance Pre Activity # 9  Ballet History - Introduction (5 minutes) Ballet History - Introduction  Evolution of Dance - by Judson Laipply (6 minutes) Evolution of Dance - by Judson Laipply  Hip-Hop Ballet Dance (4 minutes) Hip-Hop Ballet Dance  Best Ballroom Dance (4 minutes) Best Ballroom Dance  Modern Jazz - Stephen Harding Class (1 minute) Modern Jazz - Stephen Harding Class

Beauty and the Beast The Music Pre Activity # 10  Le Molière Imaginaire Suite Overture (6 minutes) Le Molière Imaginaire Suite Overture Pre Activity # 12  Instruments of the Orchestra (4 minutes) Instruments of the Orchestra  Kids Orchestra Movie (33 minutes) Kids Orchestra Movie  Baby Einstein - Meet the Orchestra: First Instruments (40 minutes) Baby Einstein - Meet the Orchestra: First Instruments What’s that Instrument?  Dance of the Gnomes - Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1 (8 minutes) Dance of the Gnomes - Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1

Pre Activity Links Pre Activity # 2  Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tale Bedtime Story (7 minutes) Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tale Bedtime Story  Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos (12 minutes) Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos  Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield) (68 minutes) Beauty and the Beast (Bevanfield) Pre Activity # 5  Dmitri Shostakovich (video) Dmitri Shostakovich  Antonin Dvorák (website for kids) Antonin Dvorák  Felix Mendelssohn (site with audio) Felix Mendelssohn Pre Activity # 8  Everything About Ballet is Hard (5 minutes) Everything About Ballet is Hard  Ballerina Project Tribute (5 minutes) Ballerina Project Tribute  American Ballet Theatre - JKO Ballet School (7 minutes) American Ballet Theatre - JKO Ballet School

Pre Activity Links Pre Activity # 9  Ballet History - Introduction (5 minutes) Ballet History - Introduction  Evolution of Dance - by Judson Laipply (6 minutes) Evolution of Dance - by Judson Laipply  Hip-Hop Ballet Dance (4 minutes) Hip-Hop Ballet Dance  Best Ballroom Dance (4 minutes) Best Ballroom Dance  Modern Jazz - Stephen Harding Class (1 minute) Modern Jazz - Stephen Harding Class Pre Activity # 10  Le Molière Imaginaire Suite Overture (6 minutes) Le Molière Imaginaire Suite Overture Pre Activity # 12  Instruments of the Orchestra (4 minutes) Instruments of the Orchestra  Kids Orchestra Movie (33 minutes) Kids Orchestra Movie  Baby Einstein - Meet the Orchestra: First Instruments (40 minutes) Baby Einstein - Meet the Orchestra: First Instruments  Dance of the Gnomes - Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1 (8 minutes) Dance of the Gnomes - Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1

Post Activity Links Post Activity # 3  Beauty and the Beast Bedtime Fairy Tale Story (7 minutes) Beauty and the Beast Bedtime Fairy Tale Story  Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos (12 minutes) Fairy Tale: Beauty and the Beast read by Jennifer Grey and Clark Gregg for Speakaboos Post Activity # 7  Kurtz Conducts Khachaturian - Gayane: Suite No. 2 (16 minutes) Kurtz Conducts Khachaturian - Gayane: Suite No. 2  Inland Pacific Ballet - Making of Beauty and the Beast: Prequel (Part I) (3 minutes) Inland Pacific Ballet - Making of Beauty and the Beast: Prequel (Part I)

Additional Resources  Kennedy Center: Elements of Ballet Lesson Plan Kennedy Center: Elements of Ballet Lesson Plan  Kennedy Center: Ballet Resources Kennedy Center: Ballet Resources  Recreating a Tutu New York City Ballet Documentary Recreating a Tutu  Behind the Scenes at Inland Pacific Ballet Dancers discuss their experiences with dance and being a part of Inland Pacific Ballet Behind the Scenes at Inland Pacific Ballet  Kennedy Center: Telling a Story Through Dance Kennedy Center: Telling a Story Through Dance  PBS Great Performances: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty PBS Great Performances: Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty  American Ballet Theater Online Video Dictionary of Ballet Terms American Ballet Theater Online Video Dictionary of Ballet Terms  California Department of Education - Content Standards & Framework California Department of Education - Content Standards & Framework