What You'll Learn
- Mastering the heel-toe connection for maximum stability in movements like rond de jambe.
- Refining turnout and core engagement throughout full barre sequences.
- Executing slow frappés to build the foot strength and precision required for allegro.
- Maintaining proper alignment and knee placement in arabesque and grand battement.
- Developing fluid arm placement and port de bras across all combinations.
About This Video
Welcome to a comprehensive training session designed to build a rock-solid foundation for your dance journey. At Broche Ballet, we believe that technique is the language of dance, and it all starts at the barre. This session is specifically tailored for beginner students who want to move beyond just following along and start truly understanding the mechanics behind every movement. By slowing down the pace, we allow the body and mind to connect, ensuring every dégagé and tendu is executed with precision and intention.
Throughout this class, we dive deep into the mechanics of proper technique. We begin with foundational pliés, ensuring that your core is engaged and your turnout is initiated correctly from the hips. A major theme of this practice is the "heel-toe connection." You will hear the instructor emphasize keeping the heel down during exercises like rond de jambe. This focus on maintaining the power of the whole foot against the floor for as long as possible—avoiding the temptation to lift the heel too early—is what creates the stability and control needed for advanced center work later on.
We also dedicate significant time to the slow frappé. By slowing down this striking movement, you develop the muscular memory and foot strength required for more rapid allegro work. You will learn to maintain a sharp, clean action while keeping the supporting leg strong and the hips level. As we transition into larger movements like grand battement and arabesque, the focus shifts to maintaining turnout and keeping the knee to the side. We ensure that your arms remain open and relaxed in second position or flowing through port de bras, supporting your balance rather than hindering it.
Whether you are a true beginner or an experienced dancer looking to clean up your basics, this video provides the slow, detailed instruction necessary for real progress. Join our Broche Ballet community as we work through sous-sus, retiré, and more, all while fostering a professional and encouraging atmosphere. Perfect your alignment, find your balance, and feel the difference that clear, intentional technique makes in your dancing.
