What You'll Learn
- Technique for fluid and expressive port de bras and head coordination
- Mastery of fondu and développé movements with correct alignment
- Strategies for maintaining relaxed shoulders and a strong posture
- Understanding the rhythm and timing required for complex barre work
- How to integrate breathing and spatial awareness into your ballet practice
About This Video
Welcome to this comprehensive All-Level Ballet Barre class at Broche Ballet, where we dive deep into the artistry of head coordination and port de bras. Many dancers focus intensely on their footwork while the upper body remains static or disconnected. In this 40-minute session, we bridge that gap, teaching you how to integrate the head and arms into every movement for a more fluid and professional appearance.
Our class begins with foundational exercises at the barre, progressively moving toward more complex combinations. We place a significant emphasis on fondu movements, ensuring you maintain a strong, melting quality while coordinating the port de bras. You will learn to focus on your alignment, specifically keeping the shoulders relaxed and down.
A common correction in this class is the heavy shoulder—ensuring the left shoulder doesn't rise or become excited during strenuous movements. Proper head placement is a game-changer for ballet technique. We explore how to keep the head back rather than tilting forward, which improves balance during turns and adds elegance to your arabesque and développé.
By focusing on spatial awareness and breathing, you will gain better control over your transitions and rhythm. As the class progresses, we tackle grand battement and side-stretching exercises that require precise timing. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned dancer, these exercises are designed to refine your technical precision and artistic expression.
We believe that practice makes perfect, and this class provides the ideal environment to hone your skills. Join us as we explore the nuances of ballet technique, moving at a pace that allows you to absorb the corrections and apply them immediately to your practice. Elevate your dancing with Broche Ballet’s expert guidance on upper body coordination.
