What You'll Learn
- Build incredible lower-body stamina and stability with 64 consecutive relevés.
- Improve your technical precision in foundational steps like dégagé, passé, and grand battement.
- Master the art of port de bras to enhance your alignment and upper-body grace.
- Learn to adapt combinations en croix with variations for different skill levels.
- Develop musicality and confidence through guided dance improvisation.
About This Video
Celebrate the turning of the calendar and the joy of community with Broche Ballet in this high-energy, 60-minute all-level ballet barre. Designed to 'fire up' your technique for the year ahead, this session combines rigorous technical focus with a festive spirit. We begin with a comprehensive warm-up, setting the foundation for a series of exercises that challenge your precision and stamina. A highlight of this class is the special 64 birthday relevé challenge, designed to build calf strength and stability while celebrating a fellow dancer’s milestone.
Throughout the class, you will work through essential movements including dégagé, passé, and fluid port de bras. The instructor emphasizes the importance of proper posture and alignment, ensuring that even as the combinations become more complex, your technique remains secure. We explore exercises en croix to ensure balanced development across both sides of the body. For those looking to push their boundaries, the instructor provides options to incorporate grand battement and more advanced turn variations such as pirouettes and fouettés.
Beyond the technical steps, this class encourages dancers to find their own artistry. You will be invited to listen closely to the music, allowing it to guide your movements and even incorporating moments of improvisation to add personal flair. Whether you are a beginner looking to establish a new routine or an intermediate dancer seeking to refine your control, this session offers a supportive environment to practice and grow. Join the Broche Ballet community as we embrace the value of repetition, the necessity of focus, and the simple pleasure of moving together to start the New Year on the right foot.
