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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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Rond de Jambe

Begin 1st position, preparation 1st port de bras

1              Fondu on supporting leg, lift working leg to cou de pied at front of ankle
                (arm 5th en bas, low)
2              Retiré to front of knee, straighten supporting leg (arm 5th en avant, in front)
3              Fondu on supporting leg, place working leg to cou de pied at back of ankle
4              Retiré to front of knee, straighten supporting leg
5              Fondu on supporting leg, place working leg to cou de pied at front of ankle
6              Point tendu front, supporting leg still bent in fondu
7-8          Straighten supporting leg, rond de jambe en dehors to point tendu back
                 (arm opens to 2nd)
 1-4          4 rond de jambe en dehors
5              Lift working leg to attitude front (arm to 5th en haut)
6-8          Grand rond de jambe en l’air with straight legs to 2nd, carry back
                (arm 2nd, then to arabesque)
1-4          4 rond de jambe en dehors at 45° (arm in 2nd)
5              Lift working leg to attitude front (arm to 5th en haut)
6-8          Grand rond de jambe en l‘air with straight legs to 2nd, carry back and
                close in 5th position back
1-24       Repeat all from back
1-8          Circular port de bras (forward, toward barre, back, and recover)
1-8          Reverse circular port de bras (back, to barre, forward, recover)

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Rond de Jambe en l’air and Frappé

5th position, preparation sur le cou de pied
1-7  Single frappe en croix each position getting 2 counts (front out 1, in 2, side out 3, in 4, etc)
8  Close 5th position front
1  Brush side 45°
2-3 Single rond de jambe en l’air en dehors twice at 45°
4  Close back 5th
5   Brush side 45°
6-7 Single rond de jambe en l’air en dedans twice at 45°
8  Close front 5th
1-8  Cloche in attitude f-b-f-b-f-b-f (can go progressively higher) close 5th front in plié
1-2  Relevé passé
3  Developpé à la seconde
4  Lower supporting heel
5  Rond de jambe en l’air 90° en dehors
6  Double rond de jambe en l’air 90° en dehors
7  Close to sous-sus front
8  Turn toward barre to second side
1-32 Repeat all on second side

After second side, can close sous-sus back and turn away from the barre to first side
Repeat all from the back and using en dedans