In this lesson, students explored the ballerina artworks of artist Edgar Degas and took part in an activity focused on expressing a variety of ballet movements and poses. They observed the postures, gestures, and colours in Degas’ ballerina paintings and learned about his life and artistic world.
Using a prepared ballerina template, students cut out the arms and legs and connected the joints with split pins, allowing the ballerinas to move like real figures. By adjusting the angles of the arms and legs, students experimented with different ballet poses and gained a natural understanding of balance and movement in the human body.
In the final stage, students decorated their ballerinas using coloured pencils or markers, and added tutus and headpieces made from coloured paper and tissue paper. Through this activity, students developed their observation and expressive skills while creatively exploring how movement can be represented in art.
