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Class Barre Work For Beginner Students

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  1. Warm up tendu

    Commence facing the barre in first position

    On introduction arms demi allonge, 1st and onto the barre

    1- 4 Tendu devant and flex and pointe close 1st

    5-8 Tendu decote and flex and pointe close 1st

    1-4 Tendu derriere and flex and pointe close 1st

    5-8 Slow demi plié and stretch

    Repeat all with left leg

    Reverse

    Port de bras to the right

    Port de bras to the left

    Rise and balance in 1st position feet with arms in 1st

  2. Demi Plie

Commence left hand on the barre, feet in 1st position

1- 2 Demi plié in 1st position with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Rise and balance arms 1st position

1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Degage decote and lower to 2nd position feet

1- 2 Demi plié in second position with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Rise and balance arms 2nd position

1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Degage decote and close to 5th position feet

1- 2 Demi plié in 5th position with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Rise and balance arms 5th position

1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st

3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd

5-8 Degage decote and close back to 1st position feet

1-4 Port de bras to the barre

5-8 Port de bras to the centre

1-8 Rise in 1st position and balance arms in 1st

3. Battement Tendu from 1st

Commence left hand on the barre, feet in 1st position

1- 4 Tendu devant and close back to 1st

5-6 Tendu devant and close back to 1st

7- 8 Demi plié

1- 4 Tendu decote and close back to 1st

5-6 Tendu decote and close back to 1st

7- 8 Demi plié

1- 4 Tendu derriere and close back to 1st

5-6 Tendu derriere and close back to 1st

7- 8 Demi plié

1-8 Four battement tendu decote

Reverse

  1. Tendu from 5th

Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position

1- 4 Tendu devant

5- 8 Tendu decote

1-4 Tendu derriere

5-6 Petit retire passé over

7-8 Petit retire passé under

Reverse

Releve 5th and balance in 5th at end of exercise

  1. Battement Glisse

Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position

1-2 Battement glisse devant close 5th

3-4 Battement glisse devant close 5th

5-6 Battement glisse devant

7-8 Battement pique devant, close 5th

1-2 Battement glisse decote close 5th

3-4 Battement glisse decote close 5th

5-6 Battement glisse decote

7-8 Battement pique decote, close 5th

1-2 Battement glisse derriere close 5th

3-4 Battement glisse derriere close 5th

5-6 Battement glisse derriere

7-8 Battement pique derriere, close 5th

1-4 2 battement pique decote, close 5th devent

5-8 2 battement pique decote, close 5th derriere

Reverse exercise

  1. Ronds de Jambe a Terre

Commence left hand on the barre feet in 1st position

1 Degage devant

2 Demi ronds de jambe front to side

3 Demi ronds de jambe side to back

4 Close back to 1st

Repeat en dehors again

1- 8 2 full ronds de jambe a terre en dehors

Reverese en dedans

1- 4 Port de bras forward to a flat back

5-8 Recover upright from port de bras

1-4 Small port de bras back

5-8 Recover to upright

1-2 Tendu decote

3-4 Rise and turn to face the barre, finishing in a degage derriere

5-8 Lift leg to a small arabesque

1- 4 Hold arabesque position

5-8 Turn other side and repeat all

  1. Preparation for Frappe

Commence facing the barre feet in 5th position

Introduction preparation degage decote and sou le cou de pied wrap

  1. 2 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied derriere

3-4 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied wrap

5-6 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied derriere

7-8 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied wrap

1- 8 8 small petit battement

Repeat all and close fifth and rise demi pointe for balance facing the barre

Repeat all starting with left foot front

  1. Developpe

    1- 8 Developpe devant

    1-8 Developpe decote

    1- 8 Developpe derriere

    1- 8 Releve lent inside leg devant

    Reverse

    (Note the develop is 2 counts to retire, 2 counts to unfold, 2 counts to lower and 2 counts to close 5th)

  1. Grand Battement

Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position

  1. Pointe tendu devant

  2. Grand battement devant

  3. Lower to pointe tendu devant

  4. Close 5th position

  1. Pointe tendu decote

  2. Grand battement decote

  3. Lower to pointe tendu decote

  4. Close 5th position

  1. Pointe tendu derriere

  2. Grand battement derriere

  3. Lower to pointe tendu derriere

  4. Close 5th position

5-6 Retire decote, close 5th devant

7-8 Retire decote close 5th derriere

Reverse

10 Rises facing barre

Commence facing barre in parallel

1- 2 Parallel bend and stretch

3- 4 Rise and lower

1- 2 Parallel bend and stretch

3- 4 Rise and lower

1- 8 4 rises in parallel

Repeat all in 1st position

Author

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney re launched the Melbourne Ballet Company in 2007 and she carries responsibilities in artistic direction, programming and professional development for the company. Her successful career as a Principal ballet teacher at Gay Wightman School of Ballet for over 20 years is ably supported with an Advanced Diploma in Dance Teaching from the Australian Ballet School (Distinction), Borovansky Memorial Australian Academy of Dancing Diploma, Australian Institute of Classical Dance Licenciate Diploma, Bachelor of Applied Science (RMIT) and Bachelor of Business Administration (RMIT), plus multiple certificates in pedagogical studies that enhance her career in dance education. As Principal of the Gay Wightman School of Ballet she puts on 3 student productions annually with over 400 performers, teaches the Vaganova based BMAAD syllabus from Pre-Primary to Solo Seal and is a teacher of VCE and VET Dance as well as private coaching. Alisa has developed a 13 level elite student dance program- the Melbourne Ballet Company Coaching School, and she delivers and co- ordinates teachers development days in this system of training. Students are submitted in exams for this through the Australasian Dance Assessment. A vision to create a ballet company has been hers for many years. As a manager of a performing arts organisation she has taken the primary role to initiate and develop the Melbourne Ballet Company, securing its clear direction and future through bringing in key alliances and ensuring a stable management structure for the company. To maintain the momentum of a professional company that is high in integrity with committed and loyal personnel in the competitive environment that is Melbournes arts scene has earned her great respect within the industry and abroad. Now in its fourth year of operation, and with nine successful performance seasons, Alisa has provided a surety for Melbourne Ballet Company’s future.

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