What You'll Learn
- Mastering weight placement during tendu and dégagé center drills
- Developing core stability to maintain balance in arabesque
- Effective arm positioning to facilitate better center of gravity
- Engaging the supporting leg and rotators for rock-solid stability
About This Video
Achieving a rock-solid center is one of the most challenging aspects of ballet training. Without the support of the barre, dancers must rely entirely on their core strength, proper alignment, and precise weight placement. This Broche Ballet class, "Balancing in Center," provides you with four "spicy" and effective drills designed to challenge your stability and build the foundational strength needed for advanced combinations.
Throughout this session, we dive into specific exercises that target the stabilizer muscles. We start with tendu movements to the side to establish a clean line and find the vertical axis. By focusing on the brush of the foot and the closing action, you will learn how to maintain your center of gravity as your weight shifts.
The class also incorporates dégagé and brush movements to increase the difficulty, forcing the body to stay quiet and controlled while the legs are in motion. One of the highlights of these drills is the focus on coup-de-pied and arabesque positions. You will practice lifting and holding the working leg, which is essential for developing the stamina required for longer adagio sequences.
We emphasize the "push up" through the supporting leg and the engagement of the core to create a long, unbroken line from the head down to the heels. Using the arms effectively as a counterbalance is another key theme, ensuring that your upper body remains graceful even as your legs do the hard work. Whether you are working on a petite allegro or a slow équilibre, these drills offer the perfect spicy warmup to get your muscles firing.
By the end of this class, you will have a better understanding of how to use your breath and alignment to find stillness in motion. Join us at Broche Ballet as we take our practice away from the barre and into the center, building the confidence and control every dancer needs.
