What You'll Learn
- Maintain proper alignment of the head, shoulders, and hips for a strong ballet posture
- Engage core muscles to improve stability during extensions like arabesque and passé
- Execute foundational barre movements including tendu, dégagé, and fondu with precision
- Utilize the barre as a support system to challenge and find your independent center
- Integrate port de bras with leg movements to develop coordination and grace
About This Video
Welcome to Broche Ballet’s foundational practice. This 32-minute short beginner ballet barre is specifically designed to help you build a solid technical base from the comfort of your home. Whether you are just starting your journey or looking to revisit the basics with a keen eye on precision, this class offers the structured guidance you need to succeed.
Our instructor leads you through a comprehensive sequence of exercises that form the backbone of all professional ballet training. We begin with a focus on posture and alignment, ensuring that your head, shoulders, and hips remain in a vertical line to support efficient and beautiful movement. Throughout the session, you will explore various movements including the tendu, dégagé, and fondu, all while emphasizing the quality of movement over leg height or speed.
A key component of this class is developing functional core strength. By engaging the abdominal and deep postural muscles, you will find greater stability during more challenging positions like passé and arabesque. We pay special attention to maintaining turnout and avoiding common pitfalls, such as letting the knee bend during a retiré or losing the lift in the standing leg.
Balance is a central theme here; you will learn how to use the barre as a tool for support rather than a crutch, eventually finding your own independent center. The combinations include développé and grand battement to build strength and flexibility, all while keeping a focus on port de bras to coordinate the upper body with the legs. Proper weight distribution is essential for smooth transitions and prevents strain on the joints.
During the fondu exercises, we focus on the melting quality that gives the movement its name. Finishing each sequence in a clean, closed position is stressed to instill the habit of professional performance. Join us at Broche Ballet to refine your technique and feel the difference that mindful practice makes in your dance journey.
