What You'll Learn
- Techniques for achieving a tighter fifth position en pointe
- How to maximize standing leg turnout during complex transitions
- Proper weight placement and hip alignment for tombé movements
- Improving footwork speed and precision with pas de bourrée drills
- Dynamic transitions using soutenu and piqué combinations
About This Video
Welcome to Broche Ballet’s "Fabulous 15," a high-intensity, 15-minute nonstop follow-along session designed specifically for intermediate to advanced dancers working en pointe. This class is meticulously crafted to improve your footwork, alignment, and overall control through a series of complex combinations and targeted exercises. If you are looking to build stamina and technical precision in a short amount of time, this workout is for you.
The core focus of this session is achieving a tight fifth position while en pointe, particularly when closing from a dégagé or transition. We delve deep into the mechanics of turnout, emphasizing the importance of maintaining active rotation in the standing leg even as the working leg moves through space. By keeping your weight forward on the front leg, you create the necessary room for the back leg to cross cleanly into a secure sous-sus.
This subtle shift in weight placement is key to mastering the stability required for advanced center work. Throughout the 15 minutes, we will explore a variety of essential ballet movements. You will practice pas de bourrée sequences to enhance your agility and precision.
We also focus on the timing of tombé movements, ensuring the hips move forward with grace and intention to maintain momentum. To add variety and challenge your coordination, we incorporate creative transitions such as soutenu and piqué to move seamlessly between different sides and exercises at the barre. Dancers will work through relevé and retiré combinations that demand extreme core engagement and ankle stability.
The workout emphasizes a vital rule: the more you maintain turnout on your standing side, the more possible it is to get that heel to slide across into a perfect 5th position. This class isn't just about raw strength; it's about the technical finesse required to make difficult pointe work look effortless. Whether you are looking to refine your dégagé or master your pas de bourrée, this video provides the structure and expert guidance you need from Broche Ballet to elevate your training.
