Category: Tendu

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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             Carry working foot to 2nd, arm 2nd
4             Straighten knee, plié in 2nd pos., arm 5th en avant
5-6         Carry working foot to point tendu front, close 5th front, arm 5th en haut
&7&8     Tendu front 2X closing 5th front both times, straight legs, arm 5th en haut
1-2          Tendu side plié in 2nd, arm 5th en avant
3-4         Carry working foot to back, straighten knee, plié in 4th pos, arm 5th en avant
5-6         Carry working foot to side, close 5th back, arm 2nd
&7&8     Tendu side 2X closing 5th front, 5th back
1-16        Repeat phrases 1 and 2 from back, arm in arabesque instead of 5th en haut

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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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Tendu with Plié 4/4 Working through the metatarsal

Note: stop halfway means to stop between 1st position and fully stretching the foot in tendu, working through the metatarsal. In this stopping place, the part of the foot with a pad covering it (shown in the picture) will still be on the floor while your foot itself is still pointed.

 

Begin in 1st position
1       Begin tendu devant, stop halfway
2       Finish tendu devant, fully extended pointed foot front
3       Flex only toes, keeping foot pointed
4       Return toes to point tendu devant
5       Close to 1st position with straight knees
6       Tendu devant without stopping halfway
7       Close to 1st position in plié
8       Straighten knees
1-8    Repeat first phrase to the side
1-8    Repeat first phrase to the back
1       Flex foot 45° front, plié on supporting leg
2-3   Rond de jambe working leg to 45° side, then carry to 45° back in fondu
4       Close and straighten knees in 1st position
5-8   Repeat the last counts 1-4 starting from the back, side, then front

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Tendu A ballet barre combination

Begin 1st position
1        Tendu devant, or front
2        Flex foot at ankle
3        Point foot
4        Turn in 4
5        Turn out
6       Close 5th position plié
7-8    Chassé devant, point tendu inside foot back, close 5th
1-2    Tendu devant, close 5th position
3-4    Petit passé (ankle height) to close back in 5th
4-6    Tendu side close 5th front
7-8    Petit passé to close in 5th back.

1-16   Repeat all from back

1        Tendu a la seconde, or side
2-3    Flex and point tendu side
4-5    Turn in, turn out
6       Close 5th position front in plié
7-8    Chassé away from the barre to the side, close 5th front
1-8    Repeat last 8 counts with inside leg, finishing with chassé toward barre

1-8    Demi plié relevé to cou de pied (foot at front of ankle, not wrapped), balance arms 5th en avant

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Tendu from 1st

1st position
1-4    Tendu front close 1st, tendu side close 1st
5-8    Tendu front, ¼ rond de jambe to side, fondu on supporting leg, close 1st straight
1-8    Repeat from back
1-8    Tendu close 1st plié front, side, and back, relevé, plié
1-8    Repeat last 8 counts from back, balance on relevé in 1st

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Tendu from 1st and 5th

Tendu from 1st and 5th
Begin in 1st position
1    Elevé
2    Plié in 1st
3    Tendu devant
4    Flex foot front
5    Point tendu front
6    RJ carry to á la seconde
7    Fondu supporting leg in point tendu side
8    Close 1st position
1-8    Repeat from back but close front in 5th
1-4    Tendu devant, temps lié thru 4th,  tendu inside leg back, and close 5th back
5-7    Tendu front, side, back closing 5th
8    Hold
1-8    Repeat last 8 counts from back
1-8    Cambré port de bras forward
1-8    Cambré port de bras back