クラシック・バレエの基本指導における基礎的研究 : バー・プログラムにおける３つの原理の意義に着目して

Abstract

Classical ballet is composed of and is organized by basic fundamentals－the five positions of the feet from No.1 to 5 and four types of pas (a combination of steps) based on the three principles of En dehors, Aplombn, and Elevation. In Japan, there are many ballet studios and schools, and instructions are given based on the said fundamentals there. However, the common understanding of those fundamentals is not completely identified.Therefore the instructions are based on the basic fundamentals but are not common. Thus, the objective of this study is to use a questionnaire to examine the freshmen from all parts of Japan majoring in dance studies at Japan Women's Collage of Physical Education in order to consider appropriate instructions for the future with regard to an understanding of the basic fundamentals of classical ballet,the characteristics of subjects who participated in the study, and the change or progress in mastering the status by class or type of dance they specialized in through the program of barre exercises. The result showed that the three principles that are the bases of classical ballet were not fully understood, except for En dehors, and there was little literature concerning dance that explained the three principles. Thus, it proved the need for instructions incorporating the three principles in a well-balanced manner for mastering the basic fundamentals of classical ballet in the future.