What You'll Learn
- Proper technique for grand battement while maintaining consistent turnout
- How to perform smooth, controlled relevé and demi-plié movements
- Alignment cues to prevent pushing the hips forward during rises
- Targeted hip and leg stretches to improve flexibility for front extensions
- The importance of maintaining a consistent spine shape throughout barre work
About This Video
Welcome to a comprehensive Beginner Ballet Barre session designed to build a solid foundation in classical technique. In this detailed nearly hour-long class from Broche Ballet, we dive deep into the mechanics of fundamental movements, ensuring you develop the strength, control, and alignment necessary for long-term progress. Whether you are just starting your journey or returning to the barre, this practice offers the technical precision needed to excel.
The class begins with a thorough warm-up to prepare the muscles, followed by a series of grand battement combinations in both first and second positions. A major focus of this session is the refinement of turnout. You will learn specific cues to maintain your rotation even at the peak of a grand battement, such as keeping the working foot engaged and the hips stabilized. We address common technical pitfalls, like the tendency for the foot to look flexed at the top of an extension, providing actionable tips to keep your lines clean and elegant.
Balance and control are at the heart of our practice today. Through carefully guided relevé and demi-plié exercises, you will learn how to rise and lower smoothly, maintaining a consistent spine shape and proper weight distribution over the toes. The instructor emphasizes the importance of the upper body, teaching you how to lift "up and over" to prevent the hips from pushing forward. This structural integrity is vital for developing the balance required for eventual center work.
Beyond strength, this class incorporates essential stretching for the legs and hips. You will learn how to stretch the outside of the hip effectively to support your extensions to the front. Whether you are working in parallel or turned out positions, the emphasis remains on precision and mindful movement. Join us at Broche Ballet to refine your technique and build the grace and power of a dancer.
