What You'll Learn
- Mastering the corkscrew action and heel rotation in fondu movements
- Achieving proper foot shape with heel-over-toe alignment and ankle winging
- Engaging deep stabilizing muscles for improved turnout and balance
- Executing precise port de bras while maintaining core alignment
- Techniques for maintaining turnout during slow, controlled transitions
About This Video
Welcome to a transformative practice at Broche Ballet designed to challenge your control and precision. While fast-paced classes have their place, a 'Super Sweaty Slow Barre' is where true technical mastery is forged. By slowing down the movements, we remove the help of momentum, forcing the muscles to engage deeply and correctly.
In this session, we focus intensely on the mechanics of the fondu. You will learn the 'corkscrewing' action required to initiate the movement from the foot, ensuring that the turnout starts from the hip and is maintained through the heel. We emphasize the relationship between the heel and the toe, practicing how to keep the heel forward and the toes reaching back to create that iconic ballet line.
Footwork is a major pillar of this class. We delve into the nuances of ankle winging and toe pointing, ensuring your cou-de-pied and tendu movements are executed with the highest level of detail. You will learn how to maintain proper foot shape—keeping the heel above the toe—while sustaining turnout in every transition.
This level of focus helps prevent common injuries and builds the functional strength needed for advanced center work. Beyond the legs, we integrate port de bras and overall body alignment. Proper posture is not static; it is an active engagement of the core and back.
Throughout the tendu and attitude exercises, you will be encouraged to find length in the spine while keeping your weight centered. The 'sweaty' aspect of this class comes from the sustained muscle engagement. Holding an attitude or moving through a slow fondu requires immense stamina.
This practice is not just about flexibility; it is about the strength required to control your turnout at every degree of the movement. By the end of this barre, you will have a better understanding of how to use your quads, glutes, and intrinsic foot muscles in harmony. Join us at Broche Ballet and feel the burn that only slow, perfect technique can provide.
