Category: Center

Ballet center combinations

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Pirouette waltz

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Pirouettes
R foot front 5th upstage L

1-2   Piqué to 1st arabesque, faille across
3       Piqué to 1st arabesque
4       Faille and temps levé on L with R cou de pied back
5       Balancé R traveling en arrière
6       Balancé L traveling en arrière
7-8   Tombé pas de bourrée to 4th preparation L front
1-2   Pirouette en dehors to 4th position
3       Detourné to point tendu R croisé devant
4       Close 5th position plié R front
5-6   Tendu R croisé devant place 4th lunge R croisé devant
7-8   Pirouette en dedans to 5th position croisé L foot front
1-16 Repeat other side

 

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Center Pointe Work

Center Pointe
2/4 or 4/4

Begin sous-sus en face R foot front

1       Cou de pied R front
2        Lower foot to sous-sus
3        Cou de pied L back
4        Lower foot to sous-sus
&5     Pas de cheval R to point tendu side in fondu
&a6   Pas de bourrée to 5th position R foot front plié
&7     Royale
8        Sous-sus L front
1-8    Repeat all L

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Medium Petit Allegro

2/4  Time Signature

Medium Petit Allegro
L foot front 5th en face

1-2     Glissade to R, close L foot front, petit jeté R over L
3-4     Coupé on L jeté battu w/R
5-6     Sauté ballonné R 90ᵒ side to cou de pied R back
7-8     2 Assemblé traveling en avant, R and L
1         Entrechat trois
&a2    Pas de bourrée LRL
3-4     2 brisés traveling R
5         Faillé over L
6         Pas de chat L
&a7    Pas de bourrée LRL to 5 position L front
8         Changement
1-16    Repeat all other side

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Pirouette in 3/4

Begin 5th position R foot front en face

1-2          Tombé R, pas de bourrée to 4th position en face preparation plié
3-4          Pirouette en dehors to cou de pied devant in fondu
5              Relevé and extend R leg 45° side (arms 2nd)
&             Fondu supp leg and cou de pied R leg back
6&a        Pas de bourrée entournant to 4th pos. lunge prep for pirouette dedans
7-8          Pirouette en dedans on R to finish L foot front 5th en face
1              Balancé to R
2              Balancé to L
3-4          Soutenu turn to R finish 5th pos. croisé R foot front
5              Tendu R croisé devant
6              Lower to 4th lunge prep for pirouette
7-8          Pirouette en dedans to finish L foot front, en face
1-16         Repeat all to L

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Grand Waltz 3/4

Grand Waltz from upstage L corner

1               Temps levé 1st arabesque on R leg
2               Faille L over
3               Glissade R closing L front
4               Assemblé R beating fbf to finish R front 5th
5               Tombé onto R facing upstage R corner
&6           Coupé L under, assemble R to close 5th back
7-8           2 entrechat six
&              Tombé onto L facing downstage L corner
1               Coupé R under and temps levé in 1st arabesque facing upstage R, arms 3rd
2               Chassé coupé chasse L to downstage
3-4           Assemblé en tournant arms 5th en haut finish R front 5th
5-6           Tombé onto R, pas de bourrée
7               Glissade to open 4th
8               Saute de chat with L arm 5th en haut, R arm 2nd