All You Need To Know Before You Begin Ballet Class

Part I: Preliminaries & Plies
This is the first class of a four part series for the beginning ballet student. This forty-three minute lesson covers what to wear, turn out, how to stand, the five basic positions, how to hold the barre, plies, and how to organize your brain in order to succeed in ballet class.

  • All You Need To Know Before You Begin Ballet Class

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    Part I: Preliminaries & Plies
    This is the first class of a four part series for the beginning ballet student. This forty-three minute lesson covers what to wear, turn out, how to stand, the five basic positions, how to hold the barre, plies, and how to organize your brain in order to succeed in...

  • All You Need To Know Before You Begin...Part II

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    Part II: Battement Tendu, Degage, & Ronde de Jambe
    This is the second class of a four part series for the beginning ballet student. This forty-two minute lesson covers battement tendu, degage, and ronde de jambe a terre at the barre.

  • All You Need To Know Before You Begin...Part III

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    Part III: Frappe, Fondu, Grand Battement, & Epaulement
    This is the third class of a four part series for the beginning ballet student. This forty minute lesson covers frappe, fondu, and Grand Battement at the barre, and the use of Epaulement in center work.