Category: Pirouettes

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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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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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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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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

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Pirouette en dehors from 5th

Pirouettes
En face 5th position R foot front
1    Degagé side close 1st position
2    Degagé side close 5th back
3-4    Repeat from back
5-8    Piqué front, side, back, close 5th back
1-4    Tendu side close 5th front plié
5-6    Pirouette from 5th en dehors, close 5th front
7-8    Pirouette from 5th en dehors, close 5th back
1-16    Repeat all with Left

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Pirouettes en dehors

Begin 5th position en face R foot front

1-2    Tendu side close 5th front plié
3-6    Pirouette from 5th en dehors 2X
7&a8    Tombé pas de bourrée to finish L foot front 5th
1-2    Chassé croisé devant to point tendu croisé derrière, place into 4th plié
3-4    Pirouette en dehors to 5th position R foot back
5-6    Detourné (turning towards back foot to finish plié croisé devant w/R front
7&a8    Tombé pas de bourrée to the right, finishing L foot front
1-16    Repeat all on other side