1st position facing barre
1 Lift R heel and press over ball of R foot
2 Lift metatarsal to press gently over pointe
3-4 Demi plié
5 Begin to brush foot along floor into tendu side, but only to the metatarsal
6 Complete the tendu by fully stretching the foot to tendu side
7-8 Demi plié
1-8 Repeat all with left foot/leg
1 Tendu R front
2 Press over the pointe with some weight
3 Straighten to point tendu front
4 Flex R foot
5 Point back tendu front
6 Lower just the metatarsal of R foot, keeping heel lifted
7 Release to point degage front
8 Close 1st position
1-8 Repeat last 8 counts with L foot/leg
1-16 Repeat to the side with R and L
Rond de Jambe en l’air and Frappé
5th position, preparation sur le cou de pied
1-7 Single frappe en croix each position getting 2 counts (front out 1, in 2, side out 3, in 4, etc)
8 Close 5th position front
1 Brush side 45°
2-3 Single rond de jambe en l’air en dehors twice at 45°
4 Close back 5th
5 Brush side 45°
6-7 Single rond de jambe en l’air en dedans twice at 45°
8 Close front 5th
1-8 Cloche in attitude f-b-f-b-f-b-f (can go progressively higher) close 5th front in plié
1-2 Relevé passé
3 Developpé à la seconde
4 Lower supporting heel
5 Rond de jambe en l’air 90° en dehors
6 Double rond de jambe en l’air 90° en dehors
7 Close to sous-sus front
8 Turn toward barre to second side
1-32 Repeat all on second side
After second side, can close sous-sus back and turn away from the barre to first side
Repeat all from the back and using en dedans
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
Rond de Jambe en L’air
5th position R foot front
1 Brush leg to 45° à la seconde
2 Single rond de jambe en l’air en dehors
3 Double rond de jambe en l’air en dehors
4 Close 5th position back
5-8 Reverse en dedans
1-4 Cloche in attitude f,b,f,b at 45°
5-7 Continue cloche in attitude but lift leg higher f,b,f
8 Close 5th position front
1-16 Repeat all 90° en dehors and en dedans
*May repeat combination using cloche with straight leg
Frappé
5th position R foot front
1-2 Ballonné to the front 2X accent in (degagé height)
3-4 2 frappé to the front accent out
5&6 3 frappé to the front
7& 2 ballonné front accent in
8 Close into 5th position R foot front
1-8 Repeat to the side (first ballonné closing front)
1-8 Repeat to the back
1-2 Ballonné to the side coming in to cou de pied front, then back
3 Turn 1/4 into the barre and fondu on supporting leg
4 Relevé and lift working leg to attitude derrière with arm fifth en haut
5-8 Balance in attitude
1-8 Fondu on supporting leg and allongée to 1st arabesque
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