What You'll Learn
- Use your toes to actively pull yourself down to the floor for softer, more controlled landings from relevé.
- Master the en cloche technique en pointe, ensuring the box skims the floor without unpointing the foot.
- Improve artistic expression by coordinating facial focus and port de bras with complex footwork.
- Develop dynamic phrasing by contrasting slow, rhythmic fondu with sharp piqué bourrée actions.
- Refine weight transfers during tombé by pulling the foot underneath the body for better stability.
About This Video
Unlock the soul of your dancing with Artistry en Pointe, a comprehensive 28-minute ballet class from Broche Ballet. This session is meticulously designed to bridge the gap between technical mechanics and true artistic expression. For many dancers, pointe work can often feel like a series of mechanical tasks; however, this class shifts the focus toward fluid musicality and intentional phrasing.
Throughout the lesson, you will explore the nuanced relationship between your feet and the floor. A key technical focus involves using the toes to actively pull the body down from a relevé, ensuring soft, controlled, and cat-like landings rather than falling out of a step. We delve into exercises such as tombé, en cloche, and enveloppé, teaching you how to use your feet to create tension and emotion within every movement.
You will learn to maintain a handy relationship with the floor inside your pointe shoes, allowing for greater stability and control during complex transitions. Artistry is not just about the feet; it is a full-body experience. This class emphasizes the importance of port de bras and facial focus, coordinating these elements with dynamic footwork to tell a story through dance.
You will practice contrasting textures, from juicy fondu movements to rapid, sharp actions like piqué bourrée. By manipulating tempo and energy, you will learn to move beyond basic mechanics and truly inhabit the music. Whether you are working on a controlled rond de jambe or mastering the weight transfer in a tombé by pulling the foot underneath the body, our instructor provides the professional cues necessary to refine your performance.
This class is perfect for intermediate to advanced dancers looking to add a professional polish to their pointe work. Join Broche Ballet and transform your technical foundation into a beautiful, expressive performance.
