What You'll Learn
- Techniques to maintain stable hip alignment and core control during barre work.
- Proper execution of plié, tendu, and dégagé with a focus on purposeful closing.
- Methods for maintaining a lifted upper body during adagio and grand battements.
- The importance of the 'squeeze' to finish movements with precision and grace.
- Fluid transitions and weight shifts through movements like fondu and soutenu.
About This Video
Welcome to this comprehensive 40-minute all-level ballet barre class at Broche Ballet. Whether you are a beginner looking to solidify your foundation or an advanced dancer refining your technique, this session is designed to challenge your control and precision through classic barre exercises. Our focus today is on deep body awareness and hip alignment.
We begin with a series of foundational pliés to warm up the joints and establish a strong connection to the floor. As we move through tendus and dégagés, we emphasize the importance of maintaining a lifted core and stable hips, ensuring that every movement is intentional and controlled. The class progresses through various combinations including fondu and adagio, where slow, sustained movements test your balance and muscular endurance.
You will learn to execute a proper plié, focusing on the correct way to lower down and close the leg with purpose. We also delve into the mechanics of grand battements, teaching you how to keep the body lifting while executing powerful, large movements of the leg. One of the key takeaways from this session is the 'squeeze'—the conscious effort to close into fifth position or first position with deliberate energy.
By focusing on these small details, you build the strength and muscle memory required for more advanced center work and grand allegro movements. Throughout the barre, we incorporate stretches to maintain flexibility and soutenu turns to practice weight transfers. Join us at Broche Ballet to refine your technique and find greater stability in your dancing.
This class is a perfect way to maintain your daily practice and focus on the fundamental mechanics that make ballet both beautiful and technically sound.
