What You'll Learn
- Advanced foot articulation techniques using pas de cheval and tendu combinations.
- Strategies for maintaining turnout from the hip during flexed-foot exercises.
- Proper alignment of the shoulders over the knees to ensure stability in relevé.
- Techniques for engaging the inner thighs to improve core control and balance.
- How to incorporate head turns and cambré into balances to simulate performance conditions.
About This Video
Welcome to a focused 24-minute ballet barre session with Broche Ballet, designed to deepen your understanding of foundational technique while challenging your coordination. This class moves beyond simple repetition, inviting you to explore the nuances of foot articulation and vertical alignment through a series of intentional combinations including pliés, tendus, relevés, and pas de cheval. The session begins with an essential discussion on dancewear and the proper fit of ballet shoes, ensuring your equipment supports your technical goals.
We then dive into technical exercises, starting with pliés integrated with relevés across multiple positions. This sequence is designed to build foundational strength and ensure your lower body alignment is impeccable from the start of your practice. As we move into tendus, you will work through exercises featuring flexed feet and fondus.
These variations are specifically chosen to encourage maximum knee lengthening and to help you isolate your turnout directly from the hip socket. You will learn to use your inner thighs effectively, creating the stability necessary for the high relevés and sustained balances that follow. A significant portion of the class is dedicated to mastering pas de cheval.
By combining this movement with tendus, you will increase your rhythmic precision and foot articulation. The instructor also introduces the concept of using 'enveloppé' to prepare for petite battement, adding a layer of sophistication to your footwork. To challenge your core control and spatial awareness, we incorporate head movements and cambré into our balances.
You will be reminded to keep your shoulders aligned directly over your knees during relevé to prevent leaning back, maintaining a stable and vertical center. We conclude with specific strengthening drills for the calves and ankles using repetitive relevés and single-leg balances in coup de pied and sous-sous. Whether you are looking to refine your port de bras or perfect your grand plié, this class provides the technical building blocks for a professional-grade ballet practice.
