*** I COMMONLY USE THE SAME BAR AND CENTER WORK IN HOPE THAT YOU WILL LEARN THEM AND GET BETTER ***
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
CHOREOGRAPHY!
Song- Yellow by Coldplay
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HOLD FIRST COUNT OF EIGHT
Step right (1) right arm up straight
Cross left (2) left arm up straight
Unwind (3, 4) arms come down to low first position
Step right (5) right arm down straight
Cross left (6) left arm down straight
Jump to eleve fifth (7, 8) with arms up in V
Run (1 & 2) arms come down
Run (3 & 4) gradually through these counts
Grand Jete (5, 6) arms in fifth
Cross (7) arms stay in fifth
Unwind (8) arms come down onto hips
Step forward right (1)
Flexed foot attitude (2, 3) arms out, bent at elbows, jazz hands
Jump backward onto left foot straightening and pointing front foot (4, 5)
Set for turn (6, 7) arms in normal position
Single Pirouette (8) arms in normal turning
****ALL AT SAME TIME!!!!********
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Walk in circle right (1, 2, 3)
Set for left fouette (4, 5, 6)
Fouette left (7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Land with arms in high V
Tourjete
Walk in circle left (1, 2, 3)
Set for right fouette (4, 5, 6)
Fouette right (7, 8, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Land with arms in high V
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Walk in circle right (1, 2, 3)
Step out right (4)
Cross in back left (5)
Step out on right (&)
Cross (6)
Grand Jete (7, 8)
Cross (1)
Entrechat right (2 & 3)
Entrechat left (4 & 5)
Set for right foot pirouette (6, 7)
Pirouette (8)
Land with arms in V
**NO NEW CHOREOGRAPHY NEXT WEEK...JUST LEARN THIS**
TJ
