Huntington Ballet Academy takes part in ABT Exams

Huntington Ballet Academy is located at the Huntington Center for Performing Arts located in the heart of Huntington Village. The school was founded in 2005 and is the first school on LI to adopt the ABT National Training Curriculum. The exam classes were presented by ABT certified instructor, Shannon Grant. Each student will receive a written evaluation of their performance and recommendations for improvement. The teacher is also evaluated. Each level of study must memorize a complete class and present it to the adjudicator.

ABT’s National Training Curriculum is a program for the development and training of young students that embraces sound ballet principles and incorporates elements of the French, Italian and Russian schools of training. Under the direction of ABT Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie, ABT’s National Training Curriculum was designed and written by Franco De Vita and Raymond Lukens in collaboration with ABT’s Artistic Advisors and the Medical Advisory Board.
ABT’s National Training Curriculum assists beginning through advanced teachers in training dance students to use their bodies correctly by focusing on kinetics, coordination, anatomy, and proper body alignment. Artistically, the National Training Curriculum strives to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.

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