Promenade, Entrance and Curtsey\Bow

3\4 (1 count per bar)

Students enter with a promenade around the room, finishing in lines to curtsey\bow to the teacher

OR Teachers choice of entrance

BARRE

( NOTE: Barre work may be done facing the barre)

1. DEMI PLIES

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm holding skirt or 1^st to 2^nd

1-4 2 demi plie in 1^st position

5-6 Rise and lower

7-8 Degage to 2nd position

1-4 2 demi plie in 2nd position

5-6 Rise and lower

7-8 Close back to 1^st position

Repeat all

2 BATTEMENT TENDU AND RETIRE

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1-2 Battement tendu en avant

3-4 Battement tendu de cote

5-6 Battement tendu en arriere

1-8 Battement tendu de cote

1 Place working foot to petit retire de cote

2 Slide working foot to retire de cote

3 Replace to petit retire de cote

4 Lower to 1^st position

5-6 Lower working arm to bras bas

7 Lift arm to 1^st position

7 Open arm to 2^nd position

Repeat the exercise

3.BATTEMENT GLISSE AND DEMI PLIE

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

"and" 1 Battement glisse de cote

2 Hold the position

"and" 3 Battement glisse de cote

4 Hold the position

"and" 5 Battement glisse de cote

6 Hold the position

7 Demi plie, placing fingertips of working hand to shoulder

8 Stretch knees and open arm to 2^nd position

Repeat the exercise

4. FIVE POSITIONS OF THE FEET

Prepare: 1^st position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2^nd

1. Degage de cote

2. Lower in 2^nd position

3. Degage in 2^nd position

4. Close 3^rd position devant

5. Degage en avant

6 Lower in 4^th position

7. Degage in 4^th position

8. Close 5^th position devant

1. Lower arm to bras bas

2. Lift arm to 1^st position

3. Lift arm to 5^th position

4. Open arm to 2^nd position

5. Degage de cote

6. Fondu

7. Stretch supporting leg

8. Close 1^st position

Repeat the exercise

5. RISES AND CAMBRE EN ARRIERE

Prepare: 1^st position facing the barre

Introduction: Lift hands to barre

1. Slow rise to demi pionte

2. Slowly lower heels to 1^st position, knees tight

3.-4 Repeat

5. Quarter turn head right

6. Slight upper back bend

7. Recover body upright

8. Return head en face

Repeat with head to the left

6. DIVIDED GRAND BATTEMENT EN CROIX

Prepare: 1^st OR 5^th position

Introduction: Arm 1^st to 2

Note: Exercise may be done in 1^st or 5^th position

1. Degage en avant

2. Grand battement en avant

3. Degage a terre en avant

4. Close 5^th position devant

5-8 Grand battement a la second

9-12 Grand battement en arriere

13-16 Grand battement a la seconde

( counts 1-16 = Grand Battement en Croix)