Center Pointe 2/4 or 4/4 Begin sous-sus en face R foot front 1 Cou de pied R … [Read more...]
Ballet Barre Stretch
Begin with outside leg in front and on the barre (croisé position) 1-2 Demi plié with arm 2nd to … [Read more...]
Grand Battement Mazurka 6/8
1-3 Grand Battement front, lower to point tendu, close 5th (arm 5th en haut) 4-6 Repeat … [Read more...]
Plié
Begin 1st position 1-2 Demi plié, arm to 5th en haut, open to 2nd 3-4 Elevé, arm 5th en … [Read more...]
Medium Petit Allegro
2/4 Time Signature Medium Petit Allegro L foot front 5th en face 1-2 Glissade to R, … [Read more...]
Tendu at the Barre Time Signature 4/4 or 3/4 or 6/8
5th position, preparation 1 st port de bras 1-2 Tendu front, plié in 4th, arm en avant 3 … [Read more...]
Rond de Jambe à terre
3/4 1st position 1-2 Tendu side, close 1st position &3 Pick up foot and … [Read more...]
Pirouette in 3/4
Begin 5th position R foot front en face 1-2 Tombé R, pas de bourrée to 4th position en … [Read more...]
A conversation with Ken Ludden Artistic Director of the Margot Fonteyn Academy of Ballet
Can you imagine what it would be like to be the only person given permission by the Dame herself to … [Read more...]