What You'll Learn
- Master the melting quality of a proper fondu and precise weight placement.
- Improve hip mobility and turnout through controlled rond de jambe movements.
- Refine your arabesque line while maintaining core stability and balance.
- Navigate complex transitions between positions with better control and alignment.
- Enhance your overall ballet technique through targeted barre exercises.
About This Video
Maximize your training time with this efficient 25-minute Express Ballet Barre session from Broche Ballet. Designed for the dancer on the go, this class compresses a comprehensive technical workout into a manageable timeframe without sacrificing the precision that adult ballet requires. Throughout the lesson, our instructor guides you through a traditional progression, starting with a focused warm-up that transitions into essential movements like plié and tendu.
The core of this practice highlights the fondu—literally meaning 'to melt'—where you will work on the coordination and strength needed for a fluid descent and ascent on one leg. We also dive deep into rond de jambe exercises, focusing on the circular path of the leg to improve hip mobility and turnout. Proper placement, or being bien placé, is emphasized throughout, ensuring that your weight is correctly distributed to facilitate better balance during more complex movements like the arabesque.
Special attention is paid to the 'sticky situations' dancers often face, specifically the transitions from back to side and vice versa. By engaging your core and maintaining a lifted posture, you will learn how to navigate these changes in direction with grace and control. We conclude the session with a series of stretches designed to open the hips and a final balance test to solidify your progress. Whether you are looking to maintain your technique between full-length classes or need a quick refresher on proper foot placement and turnout, this express barre provides the professional guidance you need to keep growing as a dancer.
