What You'll Learn
- Achieve deeper, more functional pliés by maintaining soft knees and core engagement.
- Improve foot articulation and speed through focused tendu and dégagé drills.
- Master the art of weight shifting between legs for seamless transitions and balance.
- Refine your coup de pied and sous-sus positions for better stability and turnout.
- Develop a stronger connection between your breath and movement using seasonal music.
About This Video
Welcome to this focused 24-minute barre session at Broche Ballet, where we return to the essential building blocks of classical dance: the plié and the tendu. In this specialized practice, 'Just Pliés & Tendus with Cozy Fall Music,' we invite you to slow down, listen to your body, and refine the mechanics that support every other movement in the ballet vocabulary. Whether you are preparing for a full class or looking for a standalone technical tune-up, this video provides the structure you need to excel.
Our instructor leads you through a series of exercises designed to build strength, flexibility, and coordination. We begin with a focus on body positioning and alignment, where you will learn to maintain proper posture with shoulders relaxed and down while engaging your core muscles to support every movement. This foundation is crucial for preventing injury and achieving the effortless look of professional dancers.
As we move through the plié sequences, the focus remains on keeping the knees soft and avoiding 'locking out' when straightening. This fluidity is essential for transitions into jumps like sauté or assemblé. We then shift gears into the tendu portion of the class.
Here, you will practice using the entire leg to push off the floor, developing the quick footwork and precise weight transfer necessary for complex choreography. The session also explores specific footwork techniques such as coup de pied and transitions into sous-sus. By mixing fast and slow tempos, you will learn to create dynamic energy while maintaining total control.
The atmospheric fall music helps you stay present and mindful of your transitions, ensuring that your port de bras remains graceful and your elbows stay softly supported. By the end of this Broche Ballet practice, you will have a deeper understanding of how your alignment, weight distribution, and core engagement work together to create stability.
