Category: Degagé

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Degagé

This degagé combination for the barre is nicely accompanied by Gill Civil’s music. I particularly like how it goes with number 10 for petits battements. The track is called All Aboard. This combination could also be done first with tendus at a slower tempo. I like track number 3 called Tightrope Walker for a slower tempo.

When using as a tendu combination, you could change the piqué to this: from point tendu front at count 2, lower ball of foot to work through the metatarsal and quickly lift to point tendu again (&3), brush through 1st to point tendu back on count 4.

5th position

1        Plié in 5th, arm to 5th en avant
2        Degagé front and straighten legs, open arm 2nd
3        Piqué front
4        Brush thru 1st to degagé back
5-8    4 Degagé back closing 5th, arm to arabesque
1-8     Repeat with inside leg
1-8     Repeat side, finishing with foot in 5th back
1-7     En cloche degagé bfbfbfb
8         Close 5th back
1-32  Repeat all from back

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Degagé at the barre 2/4 or 4/4

5th position

1-4   4 degagé front closing in 5th front, accent in 5th (arm 5th en haut)
5-8  4 degagé side closing 5th front each time, accent in 5th (arm 2nd position)
1-2   2 degagé front closing 5th front (arm 5th en haut)
3-4   2 degagé side closing 5th front each time (arm 2nd position)
&     Degagé front (arm 2nd position)
5      Cloche thru 1st to degagé back
6      Cloche thru 1st to degagé front
7      Cloche thru 1st to degagé back
8      Close 5th position back
1-16 Repeat all from the back with arm in arabesque instead of 5th en haut

Here is some great music by Gill Civil that works well for this combination.
https://soundcloud.com/rotoruagill/sets/ballet-class-music

 

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Degagé with Plié Barre exercise in 2/4 or 6/8

5th position at the barre
1-2        Brush to 45° devant, plié in 4th – arm 5th en avant
3           Straighten knees and carry working foot to 2nd at 45° á la seconde, arm to 2nd position
4           Plié in 2nd
5-6       Carry working foot to 45° devant, close 5th position front – arm 5th en haut
&7&8   Degagé devant 2x closing 5th front both times
1-2       Degagé side, plié in 2nd position – arm 5th en avant
3           Carry working foot to back 45° and straighten knee – arm 2nd
4           Demi plié in 4th position – arm en avant
5-6       Carry working foot to 45° side, close 5th back – arm 2nd
&7&8   Degagé side 2x closing 5th front, 5th back
1-16      Repeat all from back with arm in arabesque instead of 5th en haut

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Degagé facing the barre

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Begin in 1st position

1-4  4 degagé to the side with R
5-6  Flex R foot and bounce low to floor to R side
7&8  2 quick piqué to right side and close 1st
1-8  Repeat to the left
1-4  Degagé en cloche w/R leg front, back, front (finish last one in fondu) hold count 4
5-8  Degagé en cloche back, front, back (ending in fondu)
1-2  Pull R to retiré, straightening standing leg
3-4  Extend 45° side in fondu
5-6  Relevé passé
7-8  Lower and close to 1st position
1-32 Repeat all beginning L

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Degagé 2/4

Begin 5th position R foot front
1 Fondu on supporting leg with R at cou de pied front
2 Extend R 45° front and straighten supporting leg
3 Piqué front
4 Cloche R foot to back
5 Close 5th back
6 Degagé inside leg front
7 Piqué front
8 Close 5th front (so R foot is back)
&1 Degagé side close front
2 Hold
&3 Degagé side close back
4 Hold
5-8 En cloche b-f-b close 5th back
1-16 Repeat all from back
1-8 Circular port de bras en dedans
1-8 Circular port de bras en dehors
Rise to sous-sus and balance with arms 5th en haut

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Degage 2/4

Begin in 5th position at the barre
&1    Degage front and close 5th
2       Hold count 2
34     2 degage front accent into 5th front
&5     Degage front and close 5th
6        Hold count 6
&7     Degage front, cloche to back
8        Close 5th back
1-8     Repeat all from back
&1     Degage side close back
2        Hold count 2
34      2 degage side closing front and back
&5      Degage side close front
6        Hold count 7
&8      2 degage side closing back and front
1-4     Degage en croix fsbs finish in 5th front
5-7     Degage f, s, b
8        Hold count 8 in 5th back
1-24  Repeat all from back