Pirouettes preparation

1-2    Tendu R to side (á la seconde)
3-4    Close into 5th position front in plié
5        Tendu R to side
6        Close to 5th position front in plié
7-8    Pirouette en dehors and close 5th back
1-8    Repeat 1-8 to the left
1-2    Tendu R croisé  devant, place into 4th position pirouette prep
3-4    Relevé passé bringing back foot (L) to front of knee and closing 5th croisé  devant
5-8    Repeat last 4 counts on opposite side
1-8    Repeat last 8 counts but add pirouette en dedans

Pointe Foot Exercise facing barre

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

Small Petit Allegro in 6/8

Begin en face L foot front 5th
Counting may be easier if said 1&a 2&a etc)

1 Three small jetés en avant (RLR)
2 From cou de pied L foot back, relevé to attitude croisé derrière with L arm 5th en haut
3 Plié in cou de pied L back
4 Glissade to the left finishing R foot front
5-6 Jeté L traveling forward to finish R cou de pied back
On the “a” of count 6 Small tour en l’air to the right bringing R foot to cou de pied front
7 Relevé to écarté devant with R arm 5th en haut
8 Step across onto R foot
Begin on the opposite side

First Center Combination

Begin 5th position en croix R foot front

8  Demi-plié
&1 Glissade changing to L ft front croisé devant
2  Chassé front onto L leg to tendu back croisé (R arm 5th en haut, L arm in 2nd)
34 Temps lié onto back (R) leg with circular port de bras (ending w/R arm 5th en haut and L foot point tendu croisé devant
5  Rond de jambe L leg ¼ to ecarté devant, changing arms so L is 5th en haut
6  Temps lie onto L leg, pointe tendu R ecarté derrière, extend arms allongé on diagonal so R is high and L is low
7  Temps lié onto R leg ecarté devant again, rounding arms to R 5th en haut and L in 2nd
8  Draw left foot to sous-sus croisé devant, both arms to 5 to 5th en avant (or 1st)
1  Extend back (R) leg 45 degrees to 3rd arabesque in fondu
2  Return to sous-sus
3  Extend L leg croisé devant 45 degrees into fondu with L (downstage) arm 5th en haut
4  Relevé
5  Tombe croisé devant onto L, lowering L arm to 5th en avant
6  Pas de basque en arrière to finish tendu L foot croisé derrière in fondu on R leg, arms demi-second with palms up
7  Fouetté to point tendu L croisé devant, R arm 5th en haut
&8 Draw feet together to sous-sus and plié 5th

Repeat all on the other side

Petit Allegro

Soubresaut
2 Changement
3 Royale
4 Entrechat quatre
5-8, 1-4  Repeat 1-4 twice more
5 echappe saute to 2nd position
6-7 saute in 2nd
8 close Left foot front
1-16 Repeat all on other side