What You'll Learn
- Techniques for creating expressive and purposeful ballet walks and runs
- How to integrate port de bras to convey specific emotions and character depth
- Combining walks and lunges into a cohesive narrative sequence
- Using musical tempo and mood to inform movement volume and artistic choices
- Developing balance and control during center-floor transitions
About This Video
In this session with Broche Ballet, we advance our center practice by focusing on the artistic potential of the most fundamental movement: the walk. While often overlooked, the way a dancer traverses the floor can tell a complete story before a single pirouette is ever executed. This 24-minute class, titled Artistry in the Center, specifically examines how to blend walking techniques with nuanced port de bras to create character and emotional resonance.
The instructor guides you through a series of combinations that include not just walks, but also runs, lunges, and specific demi movements. By playing with the volume of your movement—the physical scale and intensity of your expression—you will learn how to shift between a youthful, light energy and a grounded, wise presence. We explore how a simple change in the carriage of the arms, your port de bras, can transform a functional step into a moment of high drama or quiet introspection.
A significant portion of the class is dedicated to storytelling and character development. You are encouraged to look beyond the mechanics of the lunge or the run and instead find the urgency, determination, or power hidden within the music. By letting the melody and tempo inform your choices, you will discover how to sell the story of your dance to an audience.
We emphasize the importance of the brief pause and the intentional ending to give your movement combination a professional polish. This class encourages improvisation within a structured framework, allowing you to experiment with different interpretations of the same choreography. The walking series exercises provided here are not just for warm-ups; they are essential tools for developing the fluid weight transfers necessary for advanced work.
By focusing on the transition between steps, you build the core strength and ankle stability required for seamless movement. Join Broche Ballet for this expressive practice and transform your technical training into true artistry.
