Category: Ballet Combinations

Combinations for ballet class

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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

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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

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Rond de Jambe en L’air

5th    position R foot front
1      Brush leg to 45° à la seconde
2      Single rond de jambe en l’air en dehors
3      Double rond de jambe en l’air en dehors
4      Close 5th position back
5-8   Reverse en dedans
1-4   Cloche in attitude f,b,f,b at 45°
5-7   Continue cloche in attitude but lift leg higher f,b,f
8      Close 5th position front
1-16 Repeat all 90° en dehors and en dedans
*May repeat combination using cloche with straight leg

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Frappé

5th  position R foot front
1-2   Ballonné to the front 2X accent in (degagé height)
3-4   2 frappé to the front accent out
5&6 3 frappé to the front
7&   2 ballonné front accent in
8      Close into 5th position R foot front
1-8   Repeat to the side (first ballonné closing front)
1-8   Repeat to the back
1-2   Ballonné to the side coming in to cou de pied front, then back
3      Turn 1/4 into the barre and fondu on supporting leg
4      Relevé and lift working leg to attitude derrière with arm fifth en haut
5-8   Balance in attitude
1-8   Fondu on supporting leg and allongée to 1st arabesque

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Degage 2/4

Begin in 5th position at the barre
&1    Degage front and close 5th
2       Hold count 2
34     2 degage front accent into 5th front
&5     Degage front and close 5th
6        Hold count 6
&7     Degage front, cloche to back
8        Close 5th back
1-8     Repeat all from back
&1     Degage side close back
2        Hold count 2
34      2 degage side closing front and back
&5      Degage side close front
6        Hold count 7
&8      2 degage side closing back and front
1-4     Degage en croix fsbs finish in 5th front
5-7     Degage f, s, b
8        Hold count 8 in 5th back
1-24  Repeat all from back