L 1 Ballet Barre 2, Skills and Center Combo 2
Level 1 Ballet for Absolute beginners breaks down the technique of ballet in a clear a concise way to understand the world of ballet dance. Follow the order of the barres for 2 weeks before moving to the next barre to practice and fine tune ballet technique. Ballet Barre introduces you to basic ballet movements that train the technique, strength, balance and flexibility needed for dance. Center combinations and technique helps piece together the movement into longer phrases for memory building and technique practice. This is Barre 2 and Center combos.
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L 1 Ballet Barre Pre Warm-Up no music
This warm up breaks down the steps of the pre warm-up. You may need to watch it few times to pick up the technique and details, but after that, jump straight to the version with music.
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L 1 Ballet Barre Pre Warm-Up with Music
Pre Ballet Warm-Up with Music goes right into the warm-up. If you need a review, go back to the no music version.
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L1 Ballet Barre Plié 2
Plié translates to "bend" and is a great way to use large muscles groups to get the blood flowing and the body warm.
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L1 Ballet Barre Tendu 2
Tendu translates to "stretch." Great way to start to warm up the muscles of the feet and calves and build the nice ballet line of the foot. This is combo 2 and builds on previous combo.
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L1 Ballet Barre Degagé 2
Degagé translates to "disengage." Great way to start to warm up the muscles of the feet and calves and build the nice ballet line of the foot. Degagés up the pace from the tendus and releases the foot slightly from the floor to engage and warm up more muscles groups. This is combo 2 and builds on...
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L 1 Ballet Barre Rond de Jambe 2
Rond de Jambe translates to "Round of the Leg." Rond de jambe continues to warm up of the body by moving up the leg and finding greater movement of the hip. This is combo 2 and builds on previous combo.
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L1 Ballet Barre Grande Battement 2
Grand translates to "large" or "big." Battement translates to "beat." Grand Battements are great at really warming up the hips with large movement and getting the blood flowing. This is combo 2 and builds on the previous combo.
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L1 Ballet Skills Triplets and Balancés
These two skills can be done in place or traveling as well as turning for a more advanced step. As you advance, they will be added to combos to practice memorizing multiple skills. Danced to 3's or 6's, these skills help with patterning and level changes. Balancé translates to rocking step.
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L 1 Ballet Center Combo 2
Center combos are great way to practice and fine tune technique learned at the barre out in the center. This combo works on memorization, balance, strength and coordination.
