Greetings to everyone in the Daily Blog community! Today I'm joining you to share another day in the classroom. This time, I want to show you what our special class was like, which combined ballet and art. A very powerful artistic force! In addition to art, music, and sports workshops (volleyball, futsal, swimming), the school offers a ballet workshop. With that in mind, it occurred to me that we could use the ballet dancers as models for the art workshop students. I spoke with the teacher in charge, and she was enthusiastic about joining in, and I, of course, was happy to know that the students would be able to work with real models. And even more so, to work with the human figure with the grace that only dancers possess.
¡Saludos a todos en la comunidad de Daily Blog! El día de hoy me uno por aquí para compartir con ustedes un nuevo día en el aula de clases. En esta oportunidad quiero mostrar lo que fue nuestra clase especial, la cual combinó la clase de ballet con la clase de dibujo. Una fuerza artística muy potente. En el colegio ofrecen además de los Talleres de Dibujo, Música y Deportes (voleibol, futbol sala, natación), el Taller de Ballet. Así que tomando eso en cuenta se me ocurrió que podíamos aprovechar el cuerpo de baile de ballet para que sirvieran de modelos para los estudiantes del Taller de Dibujo. Hablé con la profesora a cargo y estaba entusiasmada de unirse y yo por supuesto feliz de saber que los chicos iban a poder trabajar con modelos reales. Y aún más, trabajar la figura humana con la gracia que solo tienen los bailarines.
So, after a busy day, it was time for class. The students had to bring Kraft paper, which is brown, a bit fragile, has two sides (one shiny and one matte), and definitely works very well for drawing. In addition to graphite and white colored pencils, they have charcoal, but they tend to be less skilled with it, so it's much more effective to work with graphite pencils. Then the ballet dancers came in and offered us several basic positions. My students usually work with time to spare, so we set aside 5 minutes for each position, giving them enough time to work and preventing the dancer from getting too tired. For the last position, I did allocate 10 minutes so they could work on it a bit more thoroughly.
Así que luego de un día full de trabajo, llegó la hora de la clase. Los chicos debían traer papel Kraft, el cual es marrón, es un poco frágil, tiene dos lados (uno brillante y uno opaco) y definitivamente sirve muy bien para el dibujo. Además de lápices de grafito y color blanco. El carboncillo ellos lo tienen pero suelen controlarlo menos, así que es mucho más efectivo trabajar con los lápices de grafito. Luego entraron las chicas del ballet y nos ofrecieron varias posiciones básicas. Ellos, mis estudiantes, suelen trabajar con tiempo así que hicimos 5 minutos por cada posición, dando tiempo suficiente para que ellos pudiera trabajar y para que la bailarina no se cansara tanto. Para la última posición sí coloque 10 minutos para que pudieran trabajar un poco más a fondo.
The main idea is to go from the general to the specific; that is, to use the first few minutes to make the general sketch (head, torso, limbs, the lines created and their direction) and then, in the last few minutes, add details (hands, feet, facial features—eyes, lips, nose, ears—hair), shadows/highlights, and final touches. I usually pause between exercises to check the children's progress, correct any mistakes, and point out what they should or might not be noticing. It was lovely to see them enjoying this activity, as they were certainly focused. After the ballet girls left, the boys were so excited that I decided to take advantage of that and have them be the models. Several of them really got into character and held the pose with pride. In the end, it was a rewarding and beautiful day. They'll remember it. That's all for now, thank you so much for stopping by.
La idea principal está en ir de lo general a lo específico, es decir, tomar los primeros minutos para hacer el boceto general (cabeza, torso, extremidades, las líneas que se crean y su dirección) y luego en los últimos minutos añadir detalles (manos, pies, elementos del rostro -ojos, labios, nariz, orejas-, cabello), sombras/luces y últimos retoques. Suelo parar entre ejercicio y ejercicio para ver el avance de los niños, corregir algunas cosas y advertir lo que deben observar o no están observando. Fue bonito verlos disfrutar de esta actividad, pues ciertamente estaban concentrados. Luego que las niñas del ballet se retiraron, los niños quedaron entusiasmados y decidí aprovechar eso para que fueran ahora ellos los modelos. Así que varios de ellos se metieron en el papel y sostuvieran la pose con todo orgullo. Finalmente, fue un día gratificante y muy bello. Ellos lo recordarán. Sin más que decir, muchísimas gracias por pasar por aquí.
It’s nice to see those kids look proud of their artwork. The ballerinas who served as a model for the kids’ craft look like they have a brighter future. Wishing the best to you and to the kids!
Greetings 🤗 That's right, although I think everyone in general has a great future ahead of them. They had fun and worked together. It was nice. Thanks for stopping by.
I would always want to enroll and learn a ballet lesson before but i wasn't able to achieve it! But looking at these lovely kids who are really willing to learn and at the same time enjoying is fun to see.
Greetings 🤗 I believe that there is no definitive age for dancing ballet, so you could probably give it a try. Yes, the children enjoyed both classes, it was very nice. Thank you, sir.
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