What You'll Learn
- Strategies to engage the pelvic floor and stabilize the rib cage for better lift
- How to maintain active turnout by engaging the hips and lifting the kneecaps
- Techniques for lengthening the legs and Achilles when lowering from demi-pointe
- Visualization cues to enhance the mind-body connection during barre exercises
About This Video
At Broche Ballet, we believe that the smallest details make the biggest difference in your dancing. This 10-minute Deep Dive is designed for dancers who crave a slow, meditative, and highly detailed approach to their training. Instead of rushing through a standard barre, we focus on the internal mechanics that create a professional-looking line and a stable foundation.
This session centers on the relationship between your posture and your turnout, ensuring every movement is intentional and technically sound. Throughout this guided practice at the barre, you will explore the essential role of the pelvic floor and the rib cage. The instructor leads you through visualizations to help you engage the basket weave of muscles in the pelvic floor, lifting them toward the sternum while keeping the rib cage integrated.
This creates a sense of internal length and expansion that is vital for all ballet movements. We also take a closer look at turnout by focusing on the hips and kneecaps. By keeping the hips active and the kneecaps lifted, you maintain the integrity of your rotation during demi-plié and transitions.
You will learn the correct way to descend from demi-pointe, focusing on lengthening the calves and Achilles tendons to avoid crashing into the floor. These principles are not just for this exercise; they are meant to be applied to every tendu, dégagé, and relevé in your practice. By checking in with your alignment regularly—even during side stretches—you build the muscle memory required for advanced work.
Whether you are a beginner looking for a solid foundation or an intermediate dancer seeking to refine your nuance, this deep dive offers the tools to transform your technique through mindful movement and precise body awareness.
