What You'll Learn
- Mastering the transition from slow to fast dégagés while maintaining technical precision.
- Integrating relevé and demi-pointe into standard en croix patterns for increased strength.
- Strategies for memorizing complex combinations to improve performance confidence.
- Refining core engagement and weight placement during dynamic weight shifts.
- Developing the ankle stability required for advanced Beyond Beginner footwork.
About This Video
Welcome to Broche Ballet’s Beyond Beginner series, designed for adult dancers ready to transition from foundational movements to more complex, dynamic combinations. In this 28-minute session, we dive deep into the world of the dégagé, focusing on three core pillars: speed, strength through relevé, and the cognitive challenge of memorizing intricate en croix patterns. The dégagé is more than just a brush of the foot; it is the fundamental building block for speed and allegro work.
Our instructor guides you through exercises that vary in tempo, challenging you to maintain a sharp, clean disengaged movement without losing your alignment or core engagement. We start with a review of basic positions at the barre before layering in complexities that will truly test your technical precision. A key highlight of this class is the integration of dégagé with relevé.
You will learn how to shift your weight seamlessly onto demi-pointe, building the calf strength and ankle stability necessary for advanced center work. The combination variations provided allow you to customize your challenge: from the standard en croix pattern to the advanced version, which incorporates rising and lowering on slow steps while maintaining a stable heel on fast repetitions. Beyond the physical, this class emphasizes ballet brains.
Memorization is a vital skill for any dancer, and our instructor provides tips for mastering combinations quickly and executing them on both the left and right sides with equal control. Throughout the lesson, you will receive expert corrections on maintaining your turnout, engaging your quads correctly, and ensuring your transitions are fluid yet precise. Whether you are practicing at home or using this as a supplement to your studio training, this Broche Ballet class provides the structured environment you need to push past the beginner plateau.
Join us at the barre and take the next step in your ballet journey.
