Professional advice for dancers & teachers
Begin in 5th position
1-2 Grand battement à la seconde close 5th back
3-4 Grand battement inside leg front close 5th front
5-7 Grand battement derrière, en cloche battement thru 1st to front, en cloche to
battement back
8 Close 5th back
1-8 Repeat from back
1-16 Repeat all
Point tendu croisé devant upper L corner
1-2 Piqué turn en dedans
3-4 Soutenu turn to 5th plié
5-6 Pirouette en dehors from 5th to fondu on supporting leg, extend working leg 90ᵒ devant
7-8 Fouetté turn
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
Begin with outside leg in front and on the barre (croisé position)
1-2 Demi plié with arm 2nd to 5th en bas
3-4 Demi plié arm through 5th en avant and up to 5th en haut
5-8 Port de bras forward over leg and recover to arm 5th en haut
1-4 Port de bras back and recover with arm opening to 2nd position
5-8 Demi plié, relevé, and turn to face the barre with the leg a la seconde
1-4 Demi plié twice with both hands on the barre
5-8 Port de bras side towards the leg on the barre with opposite arm 5th en haut, recover to both
hands on the barre
1-4 Port de bras away from leg to the other side and recover to both hands on the barre
5-8 Slide leg down the barre like going into a split facing barre, and recover turning to face ¼ away from the barre w/leg in arabesque on the barre
1-2 Demi plié with arm 2nd to 5th en bas
3-4 Demi plié with arm through 5th en avant and up to 5th en haut
1-2 Port de bras forward over standing leg and recover with arm 5th en haut
3-4 Plié on the supporting leg at the bottom of the port de bras and straighten leg
5-8 Recover and port de bras back, recover
Lift leg off barre still in arabesque and lower to point tendu back facing the 2nd side
Turn toward the barre to the first side so that the tendu foot is now your front foot, and then slide down into splits
1-3 Grand Battement front, lower to point tendu, close 5th (arm 5th en haut)
4-6 Repeat side
1-6 Repeat back and side
1-2 Grand Battement front, close 5th (arm 5th en haut)
3-4 Grand Battement side, close 5th back (arm 2nd)
5-6 Grand Battement back, close 5th (arm to arabesque)
1-5 Cloche Battement with inside leg fbfbf
6 Close 5th position front
1-24 Repeat all from back
Begin 1st position
1-2 Demi plié, arm to 5th en haut, open to 2nd
3-4 Elevé, arm 5th en haut, plié over half toe opening arm to 2nd
5-6 Straighten both knees on half toe, open arm to V
7812 Grand plié with inverted port de bras
3-6 Grand plié 1st port de bras
7-8 Tendu to 2nd position
1-16 Repeat in 2nd
1-32 Repeat in 4th and 5th