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Group Standard
T/CCAPS002-2019

Standards for Training and Evaluation of

Comprehensive Artistic Quality of Ballet

Published by China National Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture

Published on 25 July 2019 Implemented on 26August 2019

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Group standard of China National Society for the Promotion of
Arts and Culture
INTRODUCTION
Standard of Training and Evaluation for Comprehensive Ballet Artistic Quality
This Standard of training and evaluation for comprehensive ballet artistic quality is formulated on the
basis of the basic training of classical ballet and Russian ballet teaching system. Furthermore, some
training requirements for Chinese classic dance such as body charm refining skills are added in the
hope that the Chinese children who learn ballet can gain some knowledge and mastery of Chinese
culture and arts，so as to enhance and enrich their artistic expression of dance through standardized
ballet training.

1. This Standard is drawn up according to the rules stated in GB/T1.1-2009.

2. This Standard is valid for three years from the date of publication, and will be reviewed upon
expiration.
3. This Standard is proposed by China National Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture.
4. The implementation of this Standard is under the guide of Ballet Arts Professional Committee of
China National Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture.
5. This standard was drafted by Ke Leiya (Beijing) International Arts Training Co., Ltd.
6. The main drafters of this Standard are:
 Fu Yingjun (Director of Ballet Arts Professional Committee of China National Society
for the Promotion of Arts and Culture)
 Pan Tieliang (Deputy Director of Ballet Arts Professional Committee of China National
Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture)
 Zhang Xiaohui (Secretary general of Ballet Arts Professional Committee of China
National Society for the Promotion of Arts and Culture)
7. The main reviewers of this Standard are:
 Wang Jianguo (Vice President and Secretary General of China National Society for the
Promotion of Arts and Culture)
 Experts: Jiang Zuhui, Wang Qing, Zhang Xiaohui, Margarita, Cao Zhiguang and Ma
Yujuan.
8. Scope: It is stipulated in this Standard that the art training institutions must meet the service
capability requirements in inspecting children's comprehensive ballet artistic quality.
9. Terms and definitions:
Teaching definition is in the line with requirements of Russian ballet school.
Ballet terms are all in French to compliance with international standard and corresponding common
transliterations in Chinese to facilitate teaching.
10. Competency requirements: the designed training evaluation levels: 1-10 (or 1-4 for junior level;
5-7 for intermediate level; 8-10 for advanced level, competency requirement corresponding to each
level).

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 Level 1

1. Marches and reverence

2. Floor
1) Flex and point
2)Exercises for turn out
3)Sit to stretch the legs and front split
4)Side split
5) Developpe on the floor
6) Grand Battement on the floor
7) Upper back and legs lift
8) The positions of head and eyes

3. Barre
Goose step plié/relevé with both hands on the barre

4.Center
The positions of the arms - Port de bras

5. Sauté
1) run and leap
2) Goose step jump
3) Gallops

6.Reverence

7.Three combinations
1) The Doll Dances with Me (flex and point, turn out, knee lift, the first, second, third and seventh
positions of the arms)
2) The Bunny Hop (goose step jump, flex and point, the combined directions for the eyes and head)
3) Jingle Bells (pony gallops, run and leap, goose step plié, the second and third positions of the
arms)

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 Level 2

1. Relevé ：Marching on demi-pointe

2. Floor

1) flex and point, developpe on the floor

2) Front and side splits and then hold
3) Grand battement on the floor

3.Barre

1) Standing in the first position with both hands on the barre to practice relevé
2) Demi plié in the first and second positions
3) Tendu devant and a la seconde in the first position
4) Souteun
5) Tendu jeté in the first position

4. Center
1) Port de bras (from the first to seventh positions)
2) The first, second and fifth positions of the feet
3) Demi plié in the first and second positions

5. Sauté
1) Pas chassé (open, closed)
2) Sauté in the first position (break down the steps)
3) Pas échappé

6.Dance steps
1) Pas couru
2) Concentrate on the ground before taking on the field

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7.Three combinations
1) Little crane (point, relevé, passé, jeté)
2) Pretty Wings (the third and seventh position of the arms, relevé, plié, the first and second positions
of the feet)
3) The Moon Boat (knee lift, point, Port de bras)

Level 3

1. Relevé ：Marching on demi-pointe

2. Floor: reserve some Level 1 exercises

3.Barre
1) Stand in the fifth position with both hands on the barre
2 )Demi and Grand Plié in the first, second and fifth positions with both hands on the barre

3) Tendu in the first and fifth positions with both hands on the barre
4) Rond de jambe En dehors and En dedans in the first position with both hands on the barre
5) Jeté in the first and fifth positions
6) Fondu at 45° in the fifth position
7) Front and side stretches
8) Grand battement
9) Chest and waist exercises with both hands on the barre
10) Plié, souteun with entournant

4.Center

1) Port de bras from the first to the seventh positions

2) Demi plie in the first, second and fifth positions

3 Temps lié in the first and second positions

5.Sauté

1 Sauté in the first position

2 échappé
3 Sissonne with two hands on the barre

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6. Dance steps

1) Balance
2) Valse
3) Polka
4) Suivi with steps break down

7. Three combinations

1) Balance (four directions, frontward and backward)

2) Polka (mainly rhythms of two footsteps, including gallop)
3) Pose combinations (Rond de jambe, Souteun, Suivi)

4)jete (devant and a la seconde)

Level 4

1,Barre
1) Demi plié and Grand plié in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions with one hand on the barre
2) Tendu relevé in the first, second and fifth position with both hands on the barre
3) Jeté
4) Rond de janbe a terre
5) Fondu
6) Battement Frappé in three positions
7) Leg stretching (front/ side/back + Superman Exercise)
8) Grand battement jeté (devant, a la seconde and derriere)

9) Developpé
10) Combre Devant and Derriere with one hand on the barre

2.Pace
1) Pas de bourre with both hands on the barre
2) Emboite with one hand on the barre

3. Center
1) Tendu and Relevé in the first, second and fifth positions
2) Jeté
3) Demi Plié and Grand Plié in the first and second positions

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4) Temps lié
5) Arabesque

4.Sauté
1) Changement de pieds with breakdown steps
2) Glissade with breakdowns steps
3) Assemblé with both hands on the barre

4) Sissonne Fermée (barre first and then center)

5) Grand Seconde
6) Failli with breakdown steps

5.Dance steps

1) Pas de Basque
2) Suivi

6.Pointe
1) Knowledge of the ballet point shoes and how to wear ballet point shoes
2) Relevé in the first position with both hands on the barre (adagio)
3) Relevé suivi in the fifth position with both hands on the barre

7. Two combinations
1)Adagio with Pas de bourre, Rond de Jambe, Suivi and Arabesque in the first and second positions
2) Allegro with Glissade, Basque, Suivi, Souteun, Pas de bourre and Sissonne Fermée

8. Variation suggestions
1) Sleeping Beauty, Act I Fairy’s variations;
2) Paquita variations

Level 5

1，Barre
1) Demi Plié and Grand Plié in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions
2) Tendu with fifth position and temps lié
3) Jeté devant, a la seconde and derriere
4) Balançoire 45 degrees

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5) Rond de jambe a terre and en l’air
6) Fondu 45° with Souteun
7) Frappé
8) Leg stretching (same as the Level 3) and hold the leg in the air
9) Grand jet in fifth position
10) Releve lent
11) Pirouette preparation exercises in fifth position

2、Center
1) Demi and Grand Plié in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions
2) Tendu and jeté
3) Port de bras
4) Pirouette in the fifth position with breakdown steps
5) Adagio with Attitude

3 Sauté
1) Changement de pieds
2) Assemble
3) Sissonne Fermée
4) Grand fouetté sauté
5) Jeté Temps levé
6) Pas de chat

4 Dance steps

1) Emboite

5 Pointe
1) Relevé in th first, second, fifth positions with both hands on the barre
2) Suivi with both hands on the barre and then travels
3) Pique with both hands on the barre
4) Relevé in the first position at center
5) Pas échappé in the first, second, and fifth positions at center

6) Suivi at center

Level 6

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1,Barre
1) Demi Plié and Grand plié in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions
2) Tendu in fifth position devant, a la seconde and derriere with developpé
3)Jeté fast
4) Balançoire at 90°
5) Rond de Jambe a terre and en l’air 90° with port de bras
6) Fondu
7) Frappé on demi-point and then souteun
8) Leg stretching (same as the Level 4)
9) Grand jeté (same as the Level 4)
10) Relevé lent with passé
11) Pirouette en dehors breakdown exercises with one hand on the barre

2, Center
1) Tendu and pas de bourre
2) Developpé
3) Temps lié 45 degree a la seconde and derriere
4) Pirouette (segments in the fifth and fourth positions) en dedanss

3, Sauté
1) Changement de pieds and Emboite
2) échappé in the second fifth and then fourth fifth positions
3) Emboite devant and derriere – from the Swan Lake four little swans
4) Jeté Temps Levé (Pause once after every 3 jumps)
5) Assemble (Tempo changes from slow to fast)
6) Pas de chat
7) Grand sissonne

4, Pointe
1) échappé in the fifth position
2 Coupé
3) Passé in the fifth position
4) Suivi

Level 7

1,Barre
1) Plié in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions

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2)Tendu devant, a la seconde and derriere with passe
3)Jeté devant, a la seconde and derriere with pique and soutenu
4) Rond de jambe a terre , en l’air and then Grand Rond de Jambe Jeté
5) Fondu en croix with plie and passé
6) Frappé (from slow to fast)
7) Ron de Jambe en lair En dehorss and En dedanss
8) Leg stretching (same as the Level 5, life the leg away from the barre and then control it for 3-5
seconds )
9) Grand jeté
10)Adagio - Developpé with Penchée

2, Center
1) Temps lié with port de bras
2) Plié in the first, second, fifth and fourth positions
3) Tendu, Grand jeté and passé
4) Adagio combination

3, Sauté
1) Jeté and Glissade
2) Allegro combination
3) Failli Assemblé
4) Sissonne Ouverte

4, Turns
1) Pirouette (break down to the second, fifth and fourth positions)
2) Soutenu en tournant (break down to the detailed steps)

5, Pointe
1) échappé (en croix)
2) Passé relevé in the fifth position
3) Pique Retire

Level 8

1, Barre
1) Plié (same as the level 6 and relevé twice added)
2) Tendu with body directions change
3) Jeté with Balancoire and Pique

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4) Rond de jambe en l’air with attitude
5) Fondu with developpe and continues by turning to the other side
6) Frappé
7) Rond de Jambe en l’air single en dehorss, en dedans and then double with releve

8) Leg stretching (same as the Level 6 and relevé added)

9) Grand jeté (same as the Level 6 and attitude added)
10) Adagio – Developpe Plie, Releve Lent and Penchee
11) Petit battement

2, Center
1) Plié with port de bras
2) Grand jeté devant, a la seconde, derriere and with Pirouette en dedans
3) Adagio set

3, Sauté
1) Changement emboité and Jeté temps levé
2) Pas Echappé Battu Entrechat quatre Royal
3) Sissonne Ouverte
4) Grand Allegro set

4, Turns
1) Pirouette (En dedanss, En dehorss, second, fourth, fifth positions)
2) Pique/soutenu en tournant
3) Fouetté En Tournant

5, Pointe
1) échappé with en tournant
2) Pirouette en dehorss in fifth position
3) Adagio with Pique
4) Suivi

Level 9

1,Barre
1) Plié with Port de bras and releve
2) Tendu and jeté continues to the other side by half turn
3) Rond de jambe a terre and en l’air

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4) Fondu continues to the other side by half turn
5) Frappé with releve on demi-pointe
6) Rond de Jambe en l’air (from slow to fast)
7) Leg stretching with releve on demi-pointe
8) Grand jeté with Relevé
9) Grand jeté with Balançoire
10) Adage
11) Petit battement

2, Center
1) Port de bras set
2) Grand jeté set
3) Adagio with grand fouetté jeté

3, Sauté
1) Grand assemblé ( Allegro)
2) Grand Allegro
3) Grand Jete en tournant
4) Grand Echappé battu

4, Tour
1) Pirouette En dehorss and En dedanss in fourth position
2) Chaine (break down to the details steps)
3) Pique en tournant en dedanss and en dehorss

5, Pointe
1) Pas de bourre
2) Pirouette (break down the steps in the fifth and fourth positions)
3) Pique en tournant en dedanss and en dehorss
4) Adagio with relevé

Level 10

1, Barre

1) Plié
2) Tendu
3)Jeté

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4) Rond de jambe a terre and en l’air)
5) Fondu (same as the Level 8)
6) Frappé (same as the Level 8)
7 )Rond de Jambe en l’air with releve on demi-point (fouetté)
8)Leg stretching (same as the Level 8)
9) Grand jeté with attitude
10) Grand Balançoire
11)Adagio (same as the level 8)

2, Center
1) Grand jeté set
2) Fondu set
3) Adagio set

3,Saute

Combine all the petit and grand allegros which already learnt from leave 1 to 9

4, Turns
1) Chaine (more than 6)
2) Grand·pirouette (more than 6)
3) Grand pose pirouette

5, Pointe
1) Continue all basic exercises
2) Do targeted exercises according to the selected variations
3) échappé and pas de bourre
4) Grand pose relevé lent and pique
5) Chaine – break down to the detailed steps
6) Pirouette Attitude en dedans.

Evaluation Criteria for Children’s Ballet

Basic Basic Musical Performanc Comprehensive
Criteria Skills
course knowledge ability e capacity combination

Level 1
Level 2

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 Level 3
Level 4
Level 5
Level 6
Level 7
Level 8
Level 9
Level 10
Evaluation
a. 60-69 points: pass b. 70-79 points: eligible c. 80-89 points: good d. above 90 points: excellent

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