What You'll Learn
- How to achieve seamless fluidity by connecting a plié directly into a tendu.
- Techniques for maintaining core stability and balance without a physical barre.
- Precision footwork patterns including pas de bourrée, chassé, and temps lié.
- Improving vertical alignment and control through sous-sus and soutenu.
- The artistry of gesture and eyeline during a traditional ballet révérence.
About This Video
Elevate your foundational technique with this comprehensive 60-minute Beginner Ballet class from Broche Ballet. This unique session challenges your stability by performing traditional barre exercises without the physical support of a barre. By removing the external stabilizer, you will engage your core more deeply and refine your center of gravity, which is essential for transitioning into professional center work.
Our instructor focuses heavily on the concepts of smoothness and fluidity. One of the common pitfalls for beginners is 'staccato' movement—stopping between positions. In this class, you will learn how to connect your plié directly into a tendu, ensuring that the rise and the brush of the foot happen simultaneously.
This seamless connection is what creates the 'dancing' quality that distinguishes ballet from simple exercise. The curriculum covers a wide range of essential terminology and movements. You will practice développé to arabesque, focusing on the strength and extension of the leg, as well as complex footwork patterns like the pas de bourrée.
We also dive into temps lié and chassé, teaching you how to transfer weight across the floor with grace. To improve your turns and verticality, the class incorporates sous-sus and soutenu movements. In the latter half of the class, we move into the center to apply the balance skills honed during the 'no-barre' section.
The session concludes with a detailed guide to révérence. You will learn how to use gestures and eyeline to thank your audience, your teacher, and yourself, encompassing everyone from family and friends to the 'five rows of balconies' in your imagination. Whether you are practicing in a small home space or a studio, this class provides the technical corrections and artistic insights needed to progress in your ballet journey.
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