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Level Two
Advanced Class # 5

BARRE

Plié [16 measures 4/4] begin 1st position
4 measures
  • 2 grands pliés each on 1 measure
  • 3rd port de bras on 2 measures
16 measures
  • Execute 1st, 2nd, 4th and 5th position
Battement Tendus & Jetés [32 measures 2/4] begin 5th position
16 measures
  • 2 battements tendus with plié each on 2 beats - execute en croix
  • 2 battements tendus each on 1 beat - execute en croix
  • 4 doubles tendus de coté each on 2 beats
16 measures
  • 4 battements tendus jetés each on 1 beat and 7 battements tendus jetés each on 1/2 beat - execute en croix
Ronds de Jambes à Terre [12 measures 4/4] begin 5th position (préparation en dehors on 1 measure)
8 measures
  • 8 ronds de jambes en dehors à terre each on 1 beat finish plié pointe tendue en avant
  • port de bras forward and back on 2 measures
  • Reverse above exercise
4 measures
  • In plié - execute 1 and 1/2 circle en dedans in 6 beats (2 beats for each 1/2 circle and hold pose pointe tendue en avant in plié on 2 beats)
  • reverse combination (en dehors finishing with stretched supporting leg pointe tendue en arrière)
  • in a deep lunge execute 3rd port de bras on 2 measures finishing relevé 2cd arabesque
Battements Fondus [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position, préparation pointe tendue de coté
8 measures
  • 1 battement soutenu on 1 measure - execute en croix
  • 1 battement soutenu en avant, 1 battement soutenu en arrière, 2 battements soutenus de coté, each on 2 beats - execute in reverse
16 measures
  • 2 battements frappés each on 2 beats and 3 battements frappés each on 1 beat - execute en avant, de coté, en arrière
  • 2 double frappés de coté each on 2 beats and 3 double frappés de coté each on 1 beat
Ronds de Jambes en L'air [8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position (préparation temps relevé en dehors)
4 measures  
8 measures
  • E
Petits Battements [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
8 measures
  • 8
8 measures
  • R
Adagio [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
4 measures
  • D
16 measures
  • E
Grands Battements Jetés [4 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
1 measure
  • 3
4 measures
  • E
Plié-Port de Bras [12 measures 4/4] begin 1st position facing the barre
12 measures
  • 2 grands pliés each on 2 measures
  • port de bras back with the head facing right on 1 measure
  • repeat the port de bras with head facing left on 1 measure
  • repeat the port de bras on relevé
  • pointe tendue right leg de coté and port de bras de coté (over the left side) with the right arm in 3rd on 1 measure
  • leave the right leg pointe tendue de coté and port de bras de coté (over the right side) with the left arm in 3rd on 1 measure
  • repeat the entire port de bras de coté with the left foot pointe tendue de coté
Stretch [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position, préparation développé en avant leg to barre
4 measures
  • Port de bras en avant on 1 measure
  • return on 1 measure
  • port de bras en arrière on 1 measure
  • return lifting the leg off the barre and hold on 1 measure finishing fouetté to à la seconde with leg on the barre
16 measures
  • Execute above exercise in à la seconde with port de bras de coté, fouetté to arabesque and execute exercise with port de bras forward and back
  • on the last 4 measures return to de coté (facing the barre) and balance in 90º à la seconde
Plié-Relevé [16 measures 2/4] begin 1st position facing the barre
16 measures
  • Demi-plié on 1 beat and relevé on 1 beat > execute 8 times
  • from relevé lower the heels to the floor to 1st position and back to relevé on 1 beat > execute 16 times
Entrechat Six [32 measures 2/4] begin 1st position facing the barre
8 measures
  • Flex the foot and beat it in front of the standing leg and back out to the side, beat it in back of the standing leg and back out to the side, beat it in front of the leg and back out to the side finishing pointe tendue de coté > execute each of those movements 1/2 beat
  • execute this exercise 3 times
  • temps lié de coté finishing pointe tendue de coté left leg
8 measures
  • Execute above 8 measures á gauche
16 measures
  • Repeat above 16 measures

CENTRE BARRE

Petite Adagio [8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position croisé
4 measures
  • G
16 measures
  • E
Battements Tendus & Jetés [16 measures 2/4] begin 5th position croisé
4 measures
  • 8
4 measures
  • E
8 measures
  • F
Ronds de Jambes à Terre [8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position (préparation en dehors)
8 measures
  • 8
Battements Fondus [8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
4 measures
  • B
4 measures
  • E
Ronds de Jambes en L'air [8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position, préparation battement de coté 45°
4 measures
  • 8
  • p
4 measures
  • E
Petits Battements [32 measures 2/4] begin 5th position
16 measures
  • 1
16 measures
  • E
Adagio [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position croisé
1 measures
  • D
8 measures
  • E
8 measures
  • R
Temps Lié [16 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
16 measures
  • 4

ALLEGRO

Assemblés de coté [16 measures 2/4] begin 5th position right foot cinquième en arrière
2 measures
  • 2
16 measures
  • E
Assemblés en avant & en arrière [32 measures 2/4] begin 5th position right foot cinquième en avant
16 measures
  • E
16 measures
  • E
Échappé [16 measures 2/4] begin 5th position right foot cinquième en avant
8 measures
  • É
8 measures
  • R
Pas Jeté [32 measures 2/4] begin 5th position right foot cinquième en arrière
2 measures
  • J
  • s
16 measures
  • E
16 measures
  • E
Walks and Skips [musical measure 3/4] begin in corner #6
16 measures
  • E
16 measures
  • E
16 measures
  • E

RÉVÉRENCE

Temps Levé [16 measures 2/4] begin 1st position
16 measures
  • E
Changements [16 measures 2/4] begin 5th position
16 measures
  • 3
Révérence [8 measures 4/4] begin 1st position
16 measures
  • 1st port de bras on 2 measures
  • 2nd port de bras on 2 measures
  • 3rd port de bras on 2 measures
  • step de coté left and bow on 1 measure
  • step de coté right and bow on 1 measure


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