Category: Barre

Ballet barre combinations

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Rond de Jambe à terre

3/4 1st position

1-2          Tendu side, close 1st position
&3           Pick up foot and place 5th front
&4           Pas de cheval to point tendu side in fondu
5              Close 5th position back straight knees
6              Tendu back
7              Close 5th position
8              Hold
1-8           Repeat from back
1-4           2 Rond de Jambe en dehors slow
5-8           3 Rond de Jambe en dehors quick, close 5th back
1-4           2 Rond de jambe en dedans slow
5-8           3 Rond de Jambe en dedans quick, close 5th front
1-16         Circular port de bras both directions
forward-to barre-back-recover,
then, back-to barre-forward-recover)
Balance at retiré

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Fast Tendu 4/4

Begin 5th position, preparation 1st port de bras and arm stays in 2nd

&1&2     Tendu front, close 5th front, tendu side, close 5th front
&3&4     Repeat first 2 counts
&5          Lift front foot to cou de pied stretched position front, close 5th plié front
&6          Degagé front, close 5th position front
&7&8     Repeat &5&6 with degagé side and close 5th position back

1-8         Repeat first phrase from the back

1-2         Tendu front , close 5th position front
&3          Tendu front, close 5th position front
&4          Tendu front, close 5th position front plié
5-8         Tendu inside leg back same pattern (1 slow 2 back quick finishing in plié)

1-2         Tendu side, close 5th position back
&3          Tendu side, close 5th position front
&4          Tendu side, close 5th position back in plié
5             Relevé passé working leg from 5th back to foot at front of the knee
6             Close working leg to sous-sus front
7-8         Turning towards the barre to the second side, close 5th plié

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Rond de Jambe a terre 3/4

Begin 5th position R foot front

1               Tendu R to side
2-3           Temp lié onto R (stay in fondu) and tendu L, port de bras away from barre
4               Temp lié to point tendu R, arms 2nd
5-8           Rond de Jambe en dehors 4 times finishing point tendu front on count 8
1               Close 5th position plié
2-3           Releve passé to developpé derrière
4               Close sous-sus back
5               Plie 5th position
6-7           Relevé passé inside leg to developpé derrière
8               Close sous-sus back
1               Tendu front in fondu on supporting leg
2-4           Straighten and rond de jambe en dehors 3 times
5               Finish lifting leg to 90° front (arm to 5th en haut)
6-7           Grand rond de jambe en dehors to arabesque
8               Close 5th position back
1-4            Grand port de bras forward with inside leg front in 5th position
5-8           Grand port de bras back with inverted arm
1-24         Repeat all en dedans
25-32      Grand circular port de bras in sous-sus and balance arms 5th en haut

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Rond de Jambe

Begin 1st position, preparation 1st port de bras

1              Fondu on supporting leg, lift working leg to cou de pied at front of ankle
                (arm 5th en bas, low)
2              Retiré to front of knee, straighten supporting leg (arm 5th en avant, in front)
3              Fondu on supporting leg, place working leg to cou de pied at back of ankle
4              Retiré to front of knee, straighten supporting leg
5              Fondu on supporting leg, place working leg to cou de pied at front of ankle
6              Point tendu front, supporting leg still bent in fondu
7-8          Straighten supporting leg, rond de jambe en dehors to point tendu back
                 (arm opens to 2nd)
 1-4          4 rond de jambe en dehors
5              Lift working leg to attitude front (arm to 5th en haut)
6-8          Grand rond de jambe en l’air with straight legs to 2nd, carry back
                (arm 2nd, then to arabesque)
1-4          4 rond de jambe en dehors at 45° (arm in 2nd)
5              Lift working leg to attitude front (arm to 5th en haut)
6-8          Grand rond de jambe en l‘air with straight legs to 2nd, carry back and
                close in 5th position back
1-24       Repeat all from back
1-8          Circular port de bras (forward, toward barre, back, and recover)
1-8          Reverse circular port de bras (back, to barre, forward, recover)

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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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Barre Adagio in 3/4 or 4/4

Begin in 5th position, R foot front

1-4    Developpé devant to 90°
5-8    Retiré and developpé to arabesque
1        Close 5th position back
2-4    Developpé inside leg to arabesque
5-6    Promenade to face the barre, let á la seconde
7        Retiré facing 2nd side
8       Close 5th front
1-8    Repeat on L
1-16   Reverse and repeat L