HOME BALLET STUDIO
Dear Parents,
Welcome to our virtual Home Ballet Studio! Here you will find all the materials your child needs to learn and practise ballet at home. The content will be updated regularly to reflect our progress in class.
VIRTUAL HOME BALLET STUDIO – GRADE I
We now started working on Grade 1, and it’s very helpful for children to practise regularly at home, as we will move toward the exam as soon as the syllabus is fully learned.
We kindly encourage you to support your child in visiting this Home Ballet Studio once a week to help them progress more quickly.
We hope your child enjoys a joyful and engaging learning experience at home.
01. WARM UP
Tips:
Start with the right leg. Do 8 continuous beats. Then 3 beats followed by a pause.
Sway to the left side.
02. PLIES
Feet 5th Possition. Right leg infront.
2 Demi Plies; Rise and lower; change to 2nd possition
Grand Plie in 2nd possition;Rise and lower; change to 5th possition left leg infront.
Repeat all starting with left leg.
03. FOOT EXERCISE
Feet 1st Possition
2 Battements Tendus; 1 Battement Glisse
2 Cou De Pie: 1 Retire
Repeat all starting with left leg.
04. GRANDE DEGAGES
Start with feet in 1st pos.
Demi Plie – Degage Infront; Demi Plie- Degage Behind (repeat 2 times)
Pass through 1st pos on straight legs to degage behind
Pass through 1st pos on straight legs to degage infront
Close to 1st pos; turn on demi poit to the left side.
Repeat all from left leg.
05. PREPARATORY GRANDS BATTEMENTS
Feet in 5th.
3 Grands battements infront
Battement tondu to the side closing behind. Turn to face barre
3 Grands battements behind
Turn to start with left leg.
06. POSITIONS OF THE ARMS
1st arm position; 2nd arm position; 3rd arm position (right arm in front); 4th arm position (right arm up);
Left arm to prep position, 1st position to 5th position.
Both arms to the 2nd position; close to BRAS BAS (prep. position)
07. ALLEGRO WARM UP
Feet in 1st Position.
2 Sautes in 1st position; Saute to 5th position (right leg infront)
2 Sautes in 1st position; Saute to 5th position (left leg infront)
Eschappe; Close to 5th right leg infront
Eschappe; Close to 5th left leg infront
1 Saute to 1st position
08. PREPERATION FOR GLISSADE – FOCUS TO IMPROVE
Feet in 5th Position.
3 Prep for Glissade towards front leg (right leg infront); Streighten legs + Plie
3 Prep for Glissade towards left leg (right leg infront); 3 Changements
Repeat all to the left side with left leg infront.
09. POSE TEMPS LEVE ENCHAINEMENT
Feet 1st Possition
10. PROGRESSIVE ENCHAINEMENT – NEW
Feet 1st Possition
CURTSEY OR BOW
4 walkes forward
Step right to side & curtsey
Step left to side & curtsey
Close to position & hold