| Plié |
[16 measures 4/4] begin 1st position
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| 4 measures |
- Demi-plié {arm from préparation, to 3rd, finish in 2nd}
on 2 beats
- demi-plié {arm from 2nd, to alongé 2nd, finish
préparation} on 2 beats finishing in relevé
- 4 relevés each on 1 beat
- grand plié on 4 beats
- 3rd port de bras on 4 beats
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| 16 measures |
- Execute above exercise in 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th position
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| Battement Tendus & Jetés |
[48 measures 2/4] begin 5th position
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| 16 measures |
- (Right leg) 4 battements tendus effacé en avant each on 1
beat
- (left leg) 4 battements tendus croisé en arrière each on
1 beat
- (right leg) 4 battements tendus de coté each on 1 beat
- 1 double tendue de coté on 2 beats finishing in
demi-plié en avant
- full soutenu en dedans on 2 beats
- reverse last 8 measures
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| 8 measures |
- 5 battements tendus jetés en avant each on 1/2 beat and
flic-flac en tournant en dedans on 3 half beats
- 5 battements tendus jetés en arrière each on 1/2 beat
and flic-flac en tournant en dehors on 3 half beats
- 5 battements tendus jetés de coté (closing first one
devant) each on 1/2 beat and flic-flac en tournant en dehors on 3 half
- 5 battements tendus jetés de coté (closing first one
derrière) and flic-flac en tournant en dedans on 3 half beats
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| 8 measures |
- 7 battements tendus jetés each on 1/2 beat > execute
en croix
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| Ronds de Jambes à Terre |
[12 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
(préparation en dehors on 1 measure) |
| 4 measures |
- 3 ronds de jambes à terre en dehors each on 1/2 beat
- 3 ronds de jambes à terre en dedans each on 1/2 beat
- 7 ronds de jambes à terre en dehors each on 1/2 beat
- reverse last 2 measures
- 2 grands ronds de jambes jetés en dehors each on 2 beats
- 3 grands ronds de jambes jetés en dehors each on 1 beat
- execute last 2 measures en dedans
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| 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 attitude en croix en arrière
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| Battement Fondu & Frappés |
[12 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
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| 4 measures |
- Battement fondue en avant on 2 beats
- plié-relevé demi-ronds de jambes en dehors de coté on 2
beats
- plié tour en dehors on 2 beats
- battement fondue de coté on 2 beats
- 1 battement fondue en croix each on 2 beats
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| 4 measures |
|
| 4 measures |
- 15 battements frappés de coté each on 1/2 beat
- 4 double frappés de coté each on 1 beat
- soutenu 1/2 turn en dedans on 1 beat
- with front leg développé 2nd arabesque on 3 beats
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| Ronds de Jambes en L'air |
[12 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
relevé |
| 4 measures |
- Petits assemblé on 2 beats
- tour en dehors, plié pointe tendue effacé en avant, and
battement de coté 45° on 2 beats
- 7 ronds de jambes en l'air en dehors each on 1/2 beat
- execute 2 times: 3 ronds de jambes en l'air en dehors each
on 1/2 beat
- 14 petits battements en avant each on 1/2 beat finishing
relevé cinquième en arrière
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| 4 measures |
- Execute above 4 measures en dedans
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| Adagio |
[8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
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| 2 measures |
- Développé en avant 90° on 1 measure
- d'ici-de là de coté on 1 beat (French term meaning 'from
here to there'
- a quick battement of the leg from one position to the
other - in this instance: from en avant quickly move the leg to de coté and then back to
en avant on 1 beat)
- battement 120° en avant on 1 beat
- hold on 1 beat
- close cinquième en avant on 1 beat
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| 6 measures |
- Execute above 2 measures de coté, en arrière, and de
coté
- note: (exercise de coté using d'ici-de là en arrière:
move the leg quickly from de coté to en arrière and back to de coté on 1 beat),
(exercise en arrière using d'ici-de là de coté: move the leg quickly from en arrière
to de coté and back to en arrière), and de coté (exercise de coté using d'ici-de là
en avant: move the leg quickly from de coté to en avant and back to de coté on 1 beat)
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| Grands Battements Jetés |
[8 measures 4/4] begin 5th position
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| 8 measures |
- 8 grands ronds de jambes jetés en dehors each on 2 beats
- 8 grands ronds de jambes jetés en dedans each on 2 beats
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 90° à la seconde
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| Plié-Relevé |
[16 measures 2/4] begin 1st position facing the barre
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| 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
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| Entrechat Six |
[32 measures 2/4] begin 1st position facing the barre
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| 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
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| 8 measures |
- Execute above 8 measures á gauche
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| 16 measures |
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