What You'll Learn
- Techniques to hold turnout during tendu and fondu sequences.
- How to engage the glutes and lower back for a more stable alignment.
- Alignment strategies to keep the torso quiet during quick leg movements.
- Drills to improve balance and weight transfer for petite allegro.
- Specific cues for maintaining rotation without sacrificing height or speed.
About This Video
Welcome to this specialized Broche Ballet training session designed to bridge the gap between static barre exercises and the dynamic requirements of petite allegro. While this specific class contains no actual jumping, it focuses on the essential holding power required to maintain turnout during air-time. Many dancers struggle with maintaining their rotation the moment they leave the floor; these standing balancing drills are the solution to building that necessary muscle memory.
Throughout the lesson, we utilize fundamental movements like tendu, fondu, and plié to challenge your center of gravity. By slowing down the mechanics of a jump—specifically the takeoff and landing preparation—you can isolate the muscle groups responsible for keeping your hips open and your knees back. We emphasize the sensation of the glutes pushing forward while the knees rotate back, a critical physical cue for any dancer looking to improve their jump technique.
These drills require you to find stability in a dégagé or fondu position, forcing the standing leg and the core to work in tandem. Proper alignment is a key pillar of this class. We delve into the concept of pulling up through the lower back muscles and ensuring your head remains high with shoulders relaxed and down.
These postural cues are not just aesthetic; they are functional. A stable torso allows for more freedom and speed in the legs during quick changes of direction and petite allegro preparations. You will practice these drills on both sides, ensuring bilateral strength and consistency.
By the end of this session, you will have a deeper understanding of how to engage your core and rotation muscles simultaneously. Using movements like dégagé de fondu, you will learn to maintain your turnout even as your weight shifts. These drills are perfect for intermediate dancers looking to refine their control or advanced dancers wanting to solidify their foundation.
Join us at Broche Ballet to transform your technique and build the functional strength needed for explosive, beautiful jumps.
