Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this beginner ballet barre. My follow-along classes are designed for students who are away from their teachers or their studios and want to do some work independently. (Note - this barre is suitable for ages 5+, or students brand new to ballet) They also work great alongside my Ballet Storytime slideshows and lesson plans.
I recommend pausing after every few combos to catch your breath and drink some water! Stretch as needed, or follow up with my quick-stretch series.
Recommended Playlist
Battement Tendus 2/4 (Swan Lake Ballet class vol. 1 #2)
Plie 1 - Swan Lake Pas de trois (Music for Ballet Class - Repertoire vol. 1, #2)
Pirouette 1 - from Swan Lake Act III (Music for Ballet Class - Repertoire vol. 1, #32)
Grand Battements (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #8)
Pose turns (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #17)
Battement Glisses (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #12)
Battements Tendu and Pirouette (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #10)
Boy's Solo from Pas de Trois (Dance with Margot, Vol. 4, #38)
Petite Allegro - Swan Lake variation III (Jefferson Dalby* free download)
Seigried's Solo act 3 (Dance with Margot, vol. 4, #40)
Foot Warmup
1: ball
2: pointe
3: ball
4: heel
&5 &6: 2 pop-ups
&: pop up
7-8: plié in 1st.
repeat right and left twice
Plié
1-8: 4 demi pliés
1-4: cambré into the barre
5-6 elevé and lower
7: tendu
8: lower to 2nd position
1-8: 2 slow grand pliés
1-4: cambré away from the barre
5-6: elevé and lower
7: tendu
8: close in 5th
1-8: 4 demi pliés
1-4: cambré forward and come up
5: sous-sus and balance to the finish.
Repeat whole combination on the other side
Tendu
1-6: 3 tendu front
7-8: plié and stretch
repeat side and back, then,
1-8: sous-sus and balance, plié and stretch at the last count.
Repeat from the back.
Temps Lié
1-4: temps lié forward
5-8: temps lié backwards with inside foot
1-4: temps lié away from the barre and close
5-8: temps lié towards the barre and close back.
reverse from the back.
Degagé
1-8: 4 degagé closing in 5th
1-8: plié and passé balance, cloes in 5th plié.
Repeat en croix
Rond de Jambe
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de hors
5-8: 1 rond de jambe de hors
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de hors
5-8: cambré forward and come up
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de dans
5-8: 1 rond de jambe de dans
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de dans
5: sous-sus
6: passé
7-8: extend to arabesque and hold, balance if you can.
Adagio
1-2: passé
3-4: attitude
5-6: extend
7-8: close
repeat en croix but do not close to the side the last time;
(extra 2 counts in music)
7-9: carry from the side to the back in arabesque
10: tendu
1-2: temps lié backwards
3-4: temps lié forwards
5-8: lift to arabesque
1: tendu back
2: brush front
3-end sous-sus and balance
Frappé
1-4: 4 frappé front
4-8: 4 frappé side
1-4: 4 frappé back
5-8: wrap in sur le coups de pied and balance (flat or relevé)
Reverse from the back
Grand Battement
1-6: 3 grand battement
7-8: plié and stretch
repeat front, side, back, then,
5: battement back
&6-7&: Balançoire front and back 3x, ending back on the &
8: close
Reverse from the back
Center Tendu with Balance
starting 5th position RFF en face:
1-2: tendu front, close
3-4: Tendu side, close
5-6: tendu back, close
7-8: plié and stretch
1: tendu side
2: plié in 2nd
3-4: relevé in 2nd
5: plié in 2nd
6: tendu the left foot side
7-8: close LFF and hold.
repeat to the left.
Soutenue with Passé
Staring 5th position RFF, en face
1: tendu right foot side
2: cross over in front
3: soutenue de dans
4: Plié in 5th
5: tendu right foot side
6: cross over in back
7: soutenue de hors
8: plié in 5th
1: tendu right foot side
2: cross over in front
3: soutenue de dans
4-5: stay up in sous-sus
6-7: passé front foot (L) to the back.
8: close and plié
Repeat on the left
Sauté
1-4: 3 sauté in 1st, holding the last plié
5-8: 3 sauté in 1st, holding the last plié
1-4: 3 sauté in 2nd, holding the last plié
5-8: 3 sauté in 2nd, holding the last plié
1-16: half-tempo, 8 changements.
Music allows for a repeat.
Tombé pas de bourrée
From 5th position en face, LFF, using the back foot
1: (right) degagé
2: tombé
3-4: pas de bourrée, staying in sous-sus
5: (left) degagé out of the sous-sus
6: tombé
7-8: pas de bourée, staying in sous-sus
1: (right) degagé
2: tombé
3-4: pas de bourée, staying in sous-sus
5-6: soutenue
7: plié
8: stretch the legs, and begin one the left with the back foot.