What You'll Learn
- Correct mechanics and execution of the précipitée step into arabesque.
- A challenging 55-minute barre sequence to build advanced-level strength and control.
- Strategies for memorizing and reversing complex across-the-floor combinations.
- Techniques for maintaining balance and proper alignment during multiple pirouettes.
- The importance of breath and relaxation in executing high-energy movements.
About This Video
Welcome to an intensive training session designed for the dedicated dancer. Join Julie at Broche Ballet for a comprehensive advanced class that bridges the gap between technical strength and artistic execution. This session begins with a rigorous 55-minute barre designed to challenge your stamina, precision, and alignment.
We move through a full set of exercises—from foundational pliés and tendus to complex dégagés and adages—ensuring your body is fully prepared for the dynamic center work that follows. The highlight of the 25-minute center segment is the introduction and refinement of the précipitée. This step requires a nuanced understanding of weight transfer and momentum.
You will learn how to pull yourself forward with one leg while maintaining a sharp, straight line in the supporting limb, transitioning smoothly into an arabesque. Julie breaks down the mechanics of the précipitée to help you achieve that effortless, precipitated quality that gives the step its name. In addition to the précipitée, this class features a demanding across-the-floor combination.
You will weave together tombés, pas de bourrée, chassés, and pirouettes. A significant portion of the lesson is dedicated to breaking the code of complex choreography. Julie provides strategies for reversing these combinations, a vital skill for any advanced dancer.
By focusing on balance, counterbalance, and intentional breathing, you will find more freedom in your movement even during the most challenging sequences. Whether you are looking to improve your pirouette consistency or master the fluidity of a chassé into an arabesque, this class offers the professional-level guidance needed to take your dancing to the next level.
