What You'll Learn
- Embodying Cinderella's character to bring storytelling to life through movement.
- Mastering technical steps like piqué, pas de bourrée, and sauté within a sequence.
- Refining port de bras and seconde positions for expressive, graceful performance.
- Strategies for memorizing complex choreography and maintaining focus during rehearsal.
- Finding the balance between technical precision and the joy of dance.
About This Video
Welcome back to the third installment of our Cinderella variation series at Broche Ballet. In this comprehensive 45-minute practice session, we transition from learning isolated steps to weaving together the full tapestry of this magical choreography. This class focuses on the delicate balance between technical precision and the expressive storytelling that defines high-level character variations.
Throughout the lesson, we will refine essential movements such as the piqué, pas de bourrée, and sauté. However, the true challenge of Part 3 lies in the transitions. You will learn how to maintain a strong sous-sus and precise seconde positions while conveying the light, playful essence of Cinderella herself.
Our instructor provides detailed guidance on port de bras, ensuring that every movement of the arms enhances the narrative of the dance rather than being a mere afterthought. This level of detail helps dancers move beyond the mechanics of the feet to encompass the whole body in the performance. A key component of this session is the integration of drama and imagination.
We explore how to use your focus and concentration to transform a standard rehearsal into a captivating performance. By keeping the character’s journey in mind, your dance becomes more than just a series of steps; it becomes a piece of art. Whether you are working on your piqué turns or perfecting the flow of your pas de bourrée, the emphasis remains on the 'why' behind the movement.
At Broche Ballet, we believe that repetition and intentional practice are the keys to mastery. This class is designed to help you internalize the choreography efficiently, aiming for performance readiness in under three hours of total practice time. By the end of this session, you will have a deeper understanding of how to combine technical elements with character development to create a compelling ballet performance.
We encourage you to embrace the joy of the process, finding fun in the challenges of the choreography. Join us as we bring the story of Cinderella to life on the floor, one elegant step at a time.
