What You'll Learn
- How to maintain core stability and balance by performing classic barre exercises without physical support.
- The mechanics of grand battement with a focus on pelvic placement and upper back engagement.
- Coordinating head and arm positions to maintain alignment during high leg extensions.
- Executing quick transitions from demi-plié to susu to improve center work and jump preparation.
- Techniques for avoiding shoulder rounding to maintain an elegant and functional ballet posture.
About This Video
Taking your ballet practice away from the barre is one of the most effective ways to build functional strength and impeccable balance. In this 40-minute session from Broche Ballet, we dive into a comprehensive center barre routine designed for all levels. By removing the physical support of the barre, you are challenged to engage your core, stabilize your supporting side, and refine your technique in a way that translates directly to center work and allegro.
The class focuses heavily on the mechanics of the grand battement. You will learn the importance of maintaining upper back intensity, ensuring that your spine remains long and supported even as the legs reach their full height. We address common pitfalls, such as rounding the shoulders, and instead focus on keeping the head poised opposite the working leg during the lowering phase to maintain alignment.
Proper pelvic placement is another pillar of this lesson. To achieve a successful grand battement or a crisp demi-plié in the center, you must learn to pull the hips under the body. This stabilizing action prevents common wobbles and prepares you for the quick susu transitions often required in advanced choreography.
Throughout the practice, we emphasize the rhythmic quality of the movements, helping you find the necessary power for big jumps and fluid transitions. Whether you are an adult beginner looking to test your stability or an experienced dancer wanting to refine your core control, this center barre practice offers invaluable insights. We cover foundational plié and demi-plié exercises before moving into more expansive movements like the grand battement en croix.
Join Broche Ballet and transform your technique by finding the barre within yourself.
