Our 2006 Ballet Curriculum

Barre

Plié (Ecarté)

--- tendu to 2F/grand plié/side stretch to barre/side stretch away from barre/1A-2A-allongé+rise/tendu to 1F/2 demiplie/grand plié+rollover+rise/stretch forward/stretch back/tendu to 2F/swivel to effacé/plié on 4F/tendu back +stretch back/plié on 4th/tendu front+demiflex/stretch front+tendu front/close to 5th/2 demiplié/grand plie+rollover+rise/port de bras barre front side/port de bras barre back side

Tendu

--- 3 tendu heel, on third tendu point. do to front, side and back/demi plié+rollover+rise balance in bras bra

Battement Degagé

--- Start from 1F. degagé to 1F, degagé to front, degagé to 1F, degagé to back (2x)/degagé to front (4x)/degagé to back(3x)/degagé to 1F. Reverse./Plié+rollover+rise, balance in first.

Rond de Jambe

--- Start from fifth./Rond de jambe a terre en dehors 2x, plie on third/cloche to back, retiré passe to front(3x)/Rond de jambe en l'air (F-S-B), close back. Repeat reverse.

Battement Tendu

--- fifth. to front (3x), swivel, close fifth. fifth to front (3x), swivel, side, close back. fifth to back (3x), swivel, close fifth. fifth to back(3x), swivel. close back. to side (3x) swivel to barre, swivel back. close back. to side(3x), swivel away from barre, swivel back, close front.

Developpé

--- coup-de-pied, releve passe, developpe to side hold for five counts, close to fifth (4x) do to back and front, 4x each.

Battement Frappé

--- Front, Back, F, B, F, Side, B, F, B, F, B, S, F, B/do one set without demipointe making sure to strike floor then another set on demipointe.

Battement Fondu-Developpé

--- start on fifth, prep to demipointe/fondu>devant+demiflex+demipoint/ fondu>a la seconde+demiflex+demipoint/ fondu>derriere+demiflex+demipointe/close fifth, pas de bourre/inside leg to attitude as you swivel, ponche, recover to arabesque, close front. repeat.

Grand Battement

--- start in fifth. throw front, point, close, arms in fifth. cloche, arm to arabesque, close back. throw back, point, close. cloche, arm to fifth, close front. throw side+arm in second, point, close front. degage to side, fondu+arm to bras bra, throw side+releve, close fifth, full port-de-bras (F-Br-B-S) releve and full port-de-bras (S-B-Br-F)