Hello
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This is going to be pretty easy...get those shoes working and warmed up. The next couple weeks with probably be easy but getting harder and then maybe the first week of March I will start choreography. The choreography will be slightly lyrical based because of the song, but will incorporate ballet values. I hope to do that mixed with warm up and routines and then when I finish that I will post two more classes and then we will be done. So there is a little bit of what to expect for the next couple weeks.
If you want to listen to the song I have chosen, it is called "The Power of the Dream" by Celine Dion.
Stretch: Always start with warming-up and stretching! This is SO important…you don’t want to hurt yourself.
* Start with leaning over to touch your toes. Two counts of eight.
* Grasp your hands over your head and bend right being sure to stretch with your abs not arms. Straighten back up. Do this five times on each side.
* Bend knee and grab foot behind your bottom. Hold for count of eight. Repeat on other side.
* Start in second position. Slowly reach down your right side (1, 2, 3, 4) and hold for the rest of the count of eight. Repeat again on left.
* Right Splits! Hold for three counts of eight.
* Left Splits! Hold for three counts of eight.
* Open Splits! Hold for three counts of eight.
* Do three pull-through’s.
At the Barre:
If you don’t know what something is, I’d google it up. If you can’t find anything, please let me know!
* Plie Routine-
- Start 1st Position
- Demi Plie (1, 2)
- Rise (3, 4)
- Demi Plie (5, 6)
- Rise (7, 8)
- Eleve (1, 2)
- Demi Plie (3, 4)
- Rise (5, 6)
- Eleve (7, 8)
- Demi Plie (1, 2)
- Rise (3, 4)
- Grande Plie (5, 6, 7, 8)
- Rise (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Eleve (5, 6)
- Eleve (7, 8)
- Grande Plie (1, 2, 3, 4)
- Rise (5, 6, 7, 8)
- Eleve (1, 2)
- Flat (3, 4)
- Demi Plie (5, 6)
-Rise (7, 8)
- Repeat in 2nd, 4th, and 5th position
Leg/Foot Work Routine-
- Begin in 1st position using right leg
- Tendus front (1, 2)
- Pull back (3, 4)
- Repeat 10 times
- Tendus second (1, 2)
- Pull in (3, 4)
- Repeat 10 times
- Tendus back (1, 2)
- Pull in (3, 4)
- You guessed it! Repeat 10 times
- Repeat on left
- Degage front land front (1, 2)
- Repeat 10 times
- Degage second close back (1, 2)
- Degage second close front (3, 4)
- Degage second close back (5, 6)
- Degage second close front (7, 8)
- Degage second close back (1, 2)
- Degage back land back (3, 4)
- Repeat 10 times
- Repeat on left
- Push foot forward (1, 2)
- Rond de jambe (3, 4, 5, 6)
- Pull through (7, 8)
- Repeat 3 times
- Repeat on left
Center Floor-
Again, if you have any questions on a step look it up or ask!
- Start right fifth
- Entrechat right (& 1)
- Repeat 20 times
- Repeat on left
- Begin right fifth plie
- Jete onto right foot
- Return to right fifth plie
- Repeat 5 times
- Repeat on left
- Begin in fifth (either leg!)
- Slowly go into flat foot arabesque
- Eleve twice and then try to balance in eleve
- Repeat on other leg
- Balancé right (1, 2, 3)
- Balancé left (4, 5, 6)
- Demi Plie (7, 8)
- Repeat for four more counts of 8
- Begin in 1st position
- Eleve (1, 2)
- Return to flat (3, 4)
- Demi Plie (5, 6)
- Rise (7, 8)
- Eleve (1, 2)
- Return to flat (3, 4)
- Repeat 2 times
Across Floor-
I learned this combination and I LOVE it! Give it a try for fun going across the floor.
- Bourre half away across floor
- Attitude turn
- Chainé half way across floor
- Repeat left
I hope you enjoyed it
. This week for your response, I have to have you answer a couple questions that I can incorporate into the routine
. Please post honestly...I am there. I am really bad at turns...I am a leap person. So don't be ashamed if you can't do good turns or a good leap. I totally understand!
**Keep in mind these turns are all on pointe:
How many pirouettes can you do in a row?
How many fouettes can you do in a row?
How are your leaps?
How are your flat footed arabesques?
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