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
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
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