Hey, and welcome to Beginning Lyrical. I'm your teacher, hennabutterfly/Eileen. We're going to start with some basic stuff today, and in the next couple weeks, we'll work up to some more difficult choreography/combinations. If you have any questions at all, post them here, or PM me. I've included music selections for each exercise (and Youtube links for the songs), but it's fine if you'd rather not use the music. However, for the choreography , you'll probably need the specified music, because a lot of my moves make more sense to the music rather than to counts. Aaand, here we go.
Floor Warm-Up:
Bring On The Rain-JoDee Messina
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Hold 2 8-counts. (Until Lyrics)
Begin in butterfly position, feet together, knees pressed down as far as possible. Keep back straight.
Turn head R, 4 counts
Turn head L, 4 counts.
Tilt head R, 4 counts.
Tilt head L, 4 counts.
Tilt head up, 4 counts.
Tilt head down, 4 counts.
Circle head R, 4 counts.
Circle head L, 4 counts.
Bring L hand to R knee, twisting back, 4 counts.
Return to center, 4 counts.
Repeat to L, 4 counts.
Return to center, 4 counts.
Expand chest, keeping shoulders directly above hips, 4 counts.
Contract, pulling back from your belly button, 4 counts.
Expand again, 4 counts.
Bend down, nose-to-toes, keeping your back flat, 4 counts.
Bend the back and stretch all the way down, hold for 8 counts.
Slowly, staying down, extend the feet to the front into a pike. Stretch and hold for a total of 8 counts.
Stretch up, still in pointed pike, arms in 5th position. 4 counts.
Flex feet, keeping arms in 5th, 4 counts.
Stretch down again, pulling heels off the floor if possible, 8 counts.
Spread legs apart to straddle (NOT center splits), 8 counts.
Stretch L arm over head to R, continue the stretch for 8 counts.
Switch to R arm over to L, 8 counts.
Down to center, 4 counts.
Stretch down to R, nose-to-knee, 8 counts.
Repeat to L, 8 counts.
Stretch down to center again, 8 counts.
Prepare for splits.
In between splits, you should have plenty of time to shake it out.
Hold R splits for 16 counts.
Hold L splits for 16 counts.
Hold Center splits for 16 counts.
Standing Warm-up
I Will Follow You Into The Dark-Death Cab For Cutie
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Stand in second position, feel parallel.
Releve, 4 counts.
Roll through your feet into plie, 4 counts.
Releve, 4 counts.
Plie again, 4 counts.
Releve, 4 counts.
Plie, staying on releve (forced arch), 4 counts.
Hold forced arch for 8 counts. Bring arms into fifth position while holding.
Go back onto flat feet.
Bring your arms into 5th, and lean forward until your back is flat.
Hold this position for 8 counts.
Relax your back and reach all the way down to the floor.
Hold for 8 counts.
Plie slowly for 4 counts.
Come out of plie, and roll your back up so you're standing straight. Take 4 counts for this.
Stretch your left arm over your head, stretching your body to the right, 4 counts.
Swivel to a flat back, head facing the right, 4 counts.
Go down, nose to knee, hold for 8 counts.
Down to center, 4 counts.
Slowly plie, 2 counts.
Back up, 2 counts.
Bring nose to knee on left leg, 8 counts.
Rise up to flat back on left, 4 counts.
Swivel so that your right arm is stretched over to the right, 4 counts.
Return to standing position.
Do 8 slow echappe-releves. (One count out, one count in)
Pirouette Practice
Intensity In Ten Cities-Chiodos
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Hold for 2 8-counts.
Raise R leg to passé, L foot flat on floor, hold for 7 counts.
On the 8th count, plie, and pull up to releve, R leg still in passé.
Hold for 7 counts.
On the 8th count, bring the leg down.
Repeat this exercise with the L leg.
Break for 6 counts.
On counts 7 and 8, Lift R leg up to passe, L foot flat on floor.
On counts 1 and 2, lift the heel slightly and rotate one quarter-turn so that you're facing R.
Hold for 3/4.
5/6, rotate to the back.
7/8, hold.
Repeat, turning to L and Front.
Repeat the entire 2-8-count exercise on the right again.
Then, repeat this entire section to the L.
You should make two complete turns on each leg.
Hold 8 counts.
Tendu R on (1).
Prepare for a turn (Fourth position, back heel firmly on ground) on (2).
Rise to passe/releve (R leg turned in) on (3). Do NOT turn.
Close on (4)--Remember to plie.
Repeat three more times on R.
Repeat four times on L.
Single Pirouettes (Remember to spot!):
Using the same counts as above (1/2/3/4), do a single on the right.
Hold (5/6/7/8)
Perform a single on the L, hold (5/6/7/8).
Repeat until you have done Four Pirouettes on each side.
Double Pirouettes:
Tendu (1)
Prepare (2)
Turn (3/4)
Land (5)
Hold (6/7/8)
^^Using these counts, do two double pirouettes on each side.
If you can do a triple, use the rest of the music to do so.
Counts would be:
Tendu (1)
Prepare (2)
Turn (3/4/5)
Land (6)
Hold (7/8)
Across The Floor-Leaps
Falling-Alice In Videoland
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Chaine R x2 (on releve)
Chasse
Step
Developed Leap
Hold
Chaine Rx2
Chasse
Step
Grande Jete
Repeat this leap exercises on the Left.
Chaine R (in plie)
Chaine (releve)
Chaine (plie)
Brush up into a calypso.
In a calypso leap, your front leg in fully extended, but your back leg is in attiude. Make sure that your brush your leg directly to the side, and keep your stomach pulled in. Your arms should go to a high V.
Repeat to Left.
Combination
No Music
Begin standing, feet in parallel first, head down. Hold for 4 counts.
Raise both arms up through first to fifth, raising your head at the same time. Take 4 counts to do this.
(1) Bring both arms down dramatically to a low V. Twist your body (and your V) to the R. corner. Step out with R leg, and look towards the back.
(2) Hold.
(3/4) Sote arabesque.
(5/6) Step around so that you are facing the back, feet in parallel second.
(7/8) Turn your feet so that they are both facing the left, bend them both, and contract your stomach. Your head should be down, and your arms are crossed at your chest. Your right heel is off the ground. This needs to be a very sharp, sudden contraction.
Cool-Down
Amazing Because It Is-The Almost
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Stand straight, feet in parallel second, arms straight out to the sides.
Reach your Right arm over your head to the left.
Continuing the motion, rotate your back and bring your Left arm up.
Both arms should be in fifth-position, and your back should be flat (horizontal).
((We used this same position in the Standing Warm-Up)).
Keeping the motion flowing, reach your left arm over your head to the right.
Return to standing position.
Bend into a deep grande plie, heels on the ground.
Put your arms on your thighs.
Straighten your right arm, twisting your body to the left.
Bend your right arm again, and straighten the left.
End Of Class
