What You'll Learn
- Techniques for integrating natural head movement into standard barre exercises.
- Proper alignment for grand battement, focusing on shoulder stability and leg height.
- How to execute a clean tendu and brush through the floor with correct foot-to-floor connection.
- The importance of finishing combinations with a controlled plié and neutral posture.
- Correct hand positioning and arm coordination to maintain balance while at the barre.
About This Video
Welcome to this comprehensive 35-minute beginner barre class at Broche Ballet. This session is designed to help you build a solid foundation by focusing on the essential elements of classical technique: alignment, control, and the often-overlooked art of head movement. Throughout this practice, our instructor guides you through a traditional series of barre exercises, including pliés, tendus, and grand battements.
A major focus of this class is learning how to coordinate your head and eye line with your physical movements. Keeping the head level and the shoulders down is vital for maintaining balance and achieving the graceful silhouette characteristic of a trained dancer. In the tendu and dégagé sequences, we emphasize proper footwork and the brush through the floor.
You will learn the importance of keeping the working leg correctly positioned in relation to your arms, ensuring your lines remain clean and technically sound. As we progress to grand battement, the class focuses on the mechanics of the movement—specifically, how to push down through the standing leg to release the working leg upward with power and control without sacrificing shoulder stability. Each exercise is demonstrated on both the right and left sides, allowing you to develop bilateral strength and coordination.
We also cover the nuances of hand positioning on the barre and the importance of finishing every combination with a controlled plié. Whether you are returning to the studio after a break or are a dedicated beginner looking to refine your basics, this class provides the professional guidance and corrections necessary to elevate your practice. Join us at Broche Ballet and experience how intentional head movement can transform your overall technique.
