What You'll Learn
- Refining port de bras coordination with breath and music
- Executing a complex center combination featuring allongé and cambré
- Expressing emotion and artistry through the 'swan dive' imagery
- Timing transitions and a final soutenu precisely with piano accompaniment
About This Video
Elevate your dancing with this 25-minute 'Artistry in Center' class from Broche Ballet. This session focuses on a beautiful and expressive port de bras combination set to the evocative music of 'The Swan,' played by Bruno Raco. In ballet, the transition from simple movement to true artistry often lies in the coordination of the head, neck, and arms.
This class is designed to help you bridge that gap, encouraging you to feel like a professional dancer while expressing yourself through fluid, intentional movements. The combination begins with a deliberate focus on the upper body, starting with allongé and a deep stretch before pushing into a tombé. Instructor guidance emphasizes the importance of following the movement with your eyes and breath, ensuring that every plié and arabesque feels connected to the music.
You will work through a series of steps including chassé, pas de bourrée, and a final soutenu timed perfectly to the closing piano notes. ' You will practice a 'swan dive' pose, focusing on opening the chest and stretching forward to create a sense of flying. This requires not just physical strength, but an understanding of how to use your port de bras to convey energy and intensity.
By mastering the eighth port de bras and deep cambré movements, you will learn how to fill the space around you with your presence. Throughout the class, the Broche Ballet approach emphasizes proper alignment and turnout, even while focusing on artistic expression. Whether you are practicing in a studio or your home space, this routine offers a perfect blend of technical challenge and creative release.
By the end of the session, you will have a better grasp of how to use your upper body to tell a story, making your ballet practice more rewarding and visually stunning.
