What You'll Learn
- Specific strategies for maintaining pelvic stability during high extensions.
- How to use the tailbone position to improve turnout and balance.
- Exercises to strengthen the standing leg and prevent hip hiking.
- Exploratory techniques to feel and correct hip alignment in real-time.
- The relationship between a low pelvis and increased leg control.
About This Video
Refine your technical foundation with this deep dive into pelvic alignment and hip control. This Broche Ballet Technique Barre session is designed for dancers who want to move past simply doing the steps and begin mastering the underlying mechanics. The class begins with a series of exploratory movements that allow you to feel the subtle shifts in your pelvis.
By experimenting with the tailbone position and the pelvic tuck, you will learn how to unlock the hip joint, providing a greater range of motion and more freedom for your extensions. Unlike a traditional fast-paced class, this session uses slow combinations to ensure every tendu and attitude is executed with total precision. You will focus on keeping the tailbone back and down, avoiding the common pitfall of hiking the hip during extensions devant or à la seconde.
These corrections are vital for building the standing leg strength required for advanced adagio and allegro work. Throughout the 42-minute class, your instructor provides detailed feedback on how to maintain a low and stable pelvis, ensuring that your turnout is functional and supported. We will explore how feeling the hip placement on one side can actually help you find a more centered alignment, preventing the common issue of collapsing into the standing side.
By the end of this class, you will have a better sensory understanding of your hip placement, allowing for cleaner transitions and more secure balances. Whether you are working toward higher extensions or more stable pirouettes, these foundational principles will elevate your entire ballet practice. Join us at the barre and take control of your technique.
