Promenade, Entrance and Curtsey\Bow

3\4 (1 count per bar)

Students enter with a promenade around the room, finishing in lines to curtsey\bow to the teacher

OR Teachers choice of entrance

BARRE

1. PLIES

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-4 2 demi plies with simple port de bras

5-8 Rise and balance arms 1^st position

1-4 1 demi plie port de bras bras bas , 1^st , 2^nd

5-6 Rise in 1^st position and lower with straight legs

7-8 Degage to 2^nd position

Repeat in 2^nd, 5^th devant and 5^th derriere

1. DEGAGE WITH PLACEMENT

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1 Degage en avant

2 Place 4^th crossed ( shorthened)

3 Degage in 4^th position

4 Close 5^th position devant

Repeat en croix

1-16 Repeat all en croix, with demi plie on the placement

2. BATTEMENT GLISSE

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-4 2 battement glisse en avant

5-6 1 battement glisse en avant to demi plie

7-8 Stretch knees

Repeat all en croix

3. DEMI ROND DE JAMBE A TERRE

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-3 Degage en avant

4-6 Demi rond de jambe de cote

1-3 Demi rond de jambe derriere

4-6 Close 1^st position

1-3 Degage en avant

4-6 Lower to 4^th position

1-3 Degage in 4^th position

4-6 Close to 1^st position

Repeat with demi rond de jambe en dedans, with placement to 4^th derriere

Repeat all.

4. BATTEMENT FONDU

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-3 Battement fondu en avant a terre ( tendu fondu)

4-6 Close 5^th position, straightening knees

1-6 Repeat de cote

1-6 Repeat derriere

1-6 Assemble soutenu over, lowering arm to bras bas and port de bras both arms to 5^th

1-6 Balance in 5^th

1-6 Port de bras to second holding on to the barre

1-3 Lower to demi plie, arm bras bas

4-6 Stretch knees with degage de cote, arm through 1^st to 2^nd position

1-6 Close to 5^th position derriere, arm remains in 2^nd

Repeat all in reverse

5. BATTEMENT SUR LE COU DE PIED

Prepare: 5^th position facing the barre

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-2 Degage de cote right, place sou le cou de pied devent

3 Hold sou le cou de pied

4 Close 5^th position devant

1-2 Degage en arriere with left leg, place sou le cou de pied derriere

3 Hold sou le cou de pied

4 Close 5^th derriere

1-2 Degage de cote right, place sou le cou de pied devent

3-4 Passe dessous to cou de pied derriere, place 5^th derriere

1-4 4 changements de pieds

Repeat all commencing left foot front

6. POSITIONS OF THE FEET WITH DEMI PLIE

Prepare: 1^ST position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-3 Degage de cote

4-6 Place 2^nd position demi plie

1-3 Degage in 2^nd position

4-6 Close 3^rd position devant demi plie

1-3 Degage en avant

4-6 Place 4^th position demi plie

1-3 Degage in 4^th position

4-6 Close 5^th position demi plie

1-12 Stretch knees, port de bras en avant, recover arm 5^th position

1-3 Degage de cote

4-6 Port de bras to the barre

1-3 Recover and open arm to 2^nd

4-6 Close 1^st position demi plie, lowering arm to bras bas then port de bras 1^st to 2^nd position while stretching knees.

Repeat with positions derriere

8. BATTEMENT RETIRE

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-2 Retire devant

3-4 Close 5^th position devant

5-6 Retire devant

7 Passe to retire derriere

"and" Working toe to the floor

8 Lower to 5^th position derriere

1-8 Repeat in reverse

1-8 Port de bras forward

1-8 Recover and port de bras arm to second

Repeat all

( Optional use of port de bras back in the second set)

9. RELEVE LENT AND DEVELOPPE DEVANT

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-6 Releve lent devant

7-12 Lower and close 5^th position

1-6 Retire devant

7-12 Developpe devant

1-6 Tendu de cote

7-12 Rise turn to face the barre

1-6 Lift arabesque

7-12 Join 5^th position demi pointe and turn to the other side and lower to 5^th poition

Repeat all other side

10. GRAND BATTEMENT

Prepare: 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-12 3 grand battement en avant, closing through degage

13-16 1 grand battement a la seconde, closing through degage

1-12 3 grand battement en arriere, closing through degage

13-16 1 grand battement a la seconde, closing through degage

11. SOU SOU AND ECHAPPE RELEVE

Prepare: 5^th position facing the barre

Introduction: Arm 1^st and to barre

1-6 3 sou sou

7-8 1 echappe releve to 2^nd position

Repeat to end of music