What You'll Learn
- Mastering the mechanics of the développé at low, medium, and full heights
- Improving speed and precision during passé and coupé transitions
- Properly spiraling the leg to maintain turnout and alignment during fast movements
- Using expressive hands and feet to enhance artistic performance
- Executing powerful grands battements while maintaining a tall, stable posture
About This Video
Are you ready to elevate your daily practice with a high-energy challenge? Our 'Super Sweaty Speed Barre' at Broche Ballet is specifically designed for the intermediate to advanced dancer who wants to spend less time listening to instructions and more time in active motion. This class is a rigorous, fast-paced journey through the foundational elements of ballet, demanding both physical endurance and sharp mental focus.
In this session, we place a significant emphasis on the développés. We explore this movement at multiple heights—low, medium, and high—to help you build the incremental strength required for full extensions. One of the key technical takeaways is the 'spiraling' of the entire leg.
This internal-to-external engagement ensures that your turnout is maintained from the hip down to the toes, preventing the knee from dropping as the leg rises. We also tackle the grand battement, ensuring that power never comes at the expense of proper alignment or a stable supporting side. Speed is the name of the game when it comes to our passé and coupé sequences.
You will learn how to maintain a tall, lifted posture even as the tempo increases. We focus on the aesthetic details that make a dancer stand out: showing a beautiful, well-arched foot and ensuring the heel is presented forward. This is especially important during movements like double piqué, where precision and speed must coexist.
Artistry is never sacrificed for speed at Broche Ballet. We discuss how to extend the foot as a 'gift to the audience,' even during lower 45-degree extensions. By integrating expressive hands and feet, you learn to convey emotion through every movement.
This class isn't just a workout; it's a way to refine your artistic voice while building the stamina necessary for demanding choreography. Join us for this high-intensity session and feel the difference that a focused Speed Barre can make in your technique.
