What You'll Learn
- Refining piqué ballonné technique with focus on timing and precision.
- Improving dégagé execution by ensuring the box brushes the floor properly.
- Developing stamina through sustained fondu and relevé combinations.
- Mastering piqué sous-sous transitions with controlled rolling actions.
- Essential ankle care and stretching techniques for pointe recovery.
About This Video
In the penultimate session of our 16-week Beginner Pointe program, Instructor Kelly Rose guides you through a rigorous 60-minute class designed to push your endurance and technical precision. As we reach Class 15, the focus shifts toward synthesizing the strength you have built over the past months into more complex and fluid movements. This session emphasizes the delicate balance between power and grace, ensuring that every movement from the barre to the center is executed with mindful alignment.
We begin with a comprehensive warm-up focusing on ankle mobility and stretching to prepare the feet for the demands of the class. Key technical focuses include the dégagé, where we emphasize the importance of the box touching the floor before the foot leaves the ground to ensure a clean brush. You will also work on the precision of piqué sous-sous, learning to roll down through the shoe with control before pushing back up.
A major highlight of this lesson is the introduction and refinement of the piqué ballonné, a movement that requires both timing and a strong sense of placement. Throughout the class, Kelly Rose provides expert cues on maintaining proper posture and turnout, helping you avoid common pitfalls like leaning or losing the connection to your core. Exercises involving fondu and relevé are sequenced to build the stamina needed for longer combinations, preparing you for the final milestone of the program.
Whether you are working on your footwork at the barre or testing your balance in the center, this class offers the supportive and instructional environment characteristic of Broche Ballet. By focusing on the small details, like dragging the foot in a dégagé rather than pushing it, you will develop the refined habits necessary for advanced pointe work. Join us for this challenging yet rewarding session and feel the progress in your strength and confidence en pointe.
