Category: Center

Ballet center combinations

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Center Adagio 3/4 or 4/4

Ballet Combination

Center Adagio Combination

5th position R foot front croisé
1-4          Developpé to ecarté devant R leg
5-8          Carry R leg to croisé  devant in fondu supporting leg and change arms
1              Step forward onto R leg croisé
2              Lift to attitude croisé  derrière
3-6          Promenade in attitude to straighten to 1st arabesque in fondu
7-8          Pas de bourrée to 5th position croisé  L foot front
1-3          Developpé front foot (L) to 1st arabesque on R
4              Fondu on supporting leg
5-6          Pas de bourrée to 4th position croisé  in plié
7-8          Pirouette en dehors to finish in attitude croisé  derrière
1-4          Promenade en dehors in attitude with both arms 5th en haut
5              Developpé back leg thru to relevé croisé  devant
6              Tombé onto R leg croisé  devant
7&8        Contretemps, chassé pas de bourrée to the right finishing L foot front 5th croisé
1-32       Repeat all from other side

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Center Pirouette Waltz

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 on supporting leg and cou de pied R foot back
6&a        Pas de bourrée en tournant to 4th position croisé  – lunge prep for pirouette en 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 position croisé R foot front
5              Tendu R croisé devant
6              Lower to 4th lunge prep for pirouette en dedans
7-8          Pirouette en dedans to finish L foot front en face
1-16         Repeat all to L

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Petit Allegro in 2/4 or 4/4

5th position L foot front en face

1              Sissone de côté (to side) close L ft front 5th
2              Entre chat quatre
3              Glissade to R close L front
4              Brisé to 5th croisé L front
5              Brisé to L foot tendu croisé  devant
6              Jeté onto L
7              Assemblé to R ft front 5th en face
8              Changement to finish L ft front
1-8          Repeat to other side

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Center Pointe Work From class with Melissa Lowe 11/7/1986

5th position R foot front

&1          Glissade R close L foot front 5th
&2&3     Degagé side closing 1st position R, arms 5th en avant
&4          Degagé side closing 5th front plié, arm opens to 2nd
5-8         Repeat L
1              Glissade R close L foot front 5th
2             Echappé to 2nd en pointe
3             Close 5th R foot front plié
4             Echappé to 2nd en pointe
&             Close 5th L foot front plié
5-8          Echappé faster to 2nd, closing 5th 3X more
1-16        Repeat all to L

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Grand Allegro

From Upstage Left Corner
B+ Right foot back

1        Temps levé in 1st arabesque on R leg
2       Temps levé on L foot with R foot to back of knee
3       Chassé éffacé with R
4       Step onto R and saute de basque turning R, land on L foot (R at cou de pied)
5-6   Tombé onto R, pas de bourrée (LRL)
7       Glissade
8       Saute de chat (developpé leg into leap)