FINISFRIDAY LINKING STEPS 11/22/19

Recently, I have been using this exercise at the end of every Absolute Beginner Class because it teaches my adult ballet babies (most very late starters with very limited ballet experience) several elements of basic ballet technique in one movement.

1. They must stand erect in Number 1 with correct posture and placement.

2. They must "lock" their pelvis level with the floor engaging the muscles in and around the pelvis to maintain maximum turnout

3. They must work into a minimal preparatory plié without relaxing the leg muscles

4. They must maintain opposition to moving forward by keeping their ears, shoulders, and elbows back.

5. They must carefully place the temps lié (toe-ball-heel) without relaxing the foot and leg muscles.

6. They must spring up out of the demi-plié positioning both arms and legs simultaneously. This tests their knowledge, coordination, balance, and strength.

7. When they make the passé par terre, that foot should spring up off the floor fully pointed and the heel must bring the foot forward to pointe tendu front.

8. To balance the foot-leg movements, both arms must work: the supporting arm reaches to fifth high while the free arm reaches back in second position. They must keep their elbows rounded.

9. They should align the supporting toe so that it is inside the supporting shoulder so that as soon as they push down they can spring up and stand in a perfect balance.

10. Once they learn this basic movement, it is then done on diagonal, where the poses become croisé and effacé devant.

They are learning to dance across the floor, and love it!

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