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Warm up tendu
Commence facing the barre in first position
On introduction arms demi allonge, 1st and onto the barre
1- 4 Tendu devant and flex and pointe close 1st
5-8 Tendu decote and flex and pointe close 1st
1-4 Tendu derriere and flex and pointe close 1st
5-8 Slow demi plié and stretch
Repeat all with left leg
Reverse
Port de bras to the right
Port de bras to the left
Rise and balance in 1st position feet with arms in 1st
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Demi Plie
Commence left hand on the barre, feet in 1st position
1- 2 Demi plié in 1st position with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Rise and balance arms 1st position
1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Degage decote and lower to 2nd position feet
1- 2 Demi plié in second position with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Rise and balance arms 2nd position
1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Degage decote and close to 5th position feet
1- 2 Demi plié in 5th position with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Rise and balance arms 5th position
1- 2 Demi plié with arms bras bas to 1st
3-4 Demi plié with arms 1st to 2nd
5-8 Degage decote and close back to 1st position feet
1-4 Port de bras to the barre
5-8 Port de bras to the centre
1-8 Rise in 1st position and balance arms in 1st
3. Battement Tendu from 1st
Commence left hand on the barre, feet in 1st position
1- 4 Tendu devant and close back to 1st
5-6 Tendu devant and close back to 1st
7- 8 Demi plié
1- 4 Tendu decote and close back to 1st
5-6 Tendu decote and close back to 1st
7- 8 Demi plié
1- 4 Tendu derriere and close back to 1st
5-6 Tendu derriere and close back to 1st
7- 8 Demi plié
1-8 Four battement tendu decote
Reverse
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Tendu from 5th
Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position
1- 4 Tendu devant
5- 8 Tendu decote
1-4 Tendu derriere
5-6 Petit retire passé over
7-8 Petit retire passé under
Reverse
Releve 5th and balance in 5th at end of exercise
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Battement Glisse
Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position
1-2 Battement glisse devant close 5th
3-4 Battement glisse devant close 5th
5-6 Battement glisse devant
7-8 Battement pique devant, close 5th
1-2 Battement glisse decote close 5th
3-4 Battement glisse decote close 5th
5-6 Battement glisse decote
7-8 Battement pique decote, close 5th
1-2 Battement glisse derriere close 5th
3-4 Battement glisse derriere close 5th
5-6 Battement glisse derriere
7-8 Battement pique derriere, close 5th
1-4 2 battement pique decote, close 5th devent
5-8 2 battement pique decote, close 5th derriere
Reverse exercise
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Ronds de Jambe a Terre
Commence left hand on the barre feet in 1st position
1 Degage devant
2 Demi ronds de jambe front to side
3 Demi ronds de jambe side to back
4 Close back to 1st
Repeat en dehors again
1- 8 2 full ronds de jambe a terre en dehors
Reverese en dedans
1- 4 Port de bras forward to a flat back
5-8 Recover upright from port de bras
1-4 Small port de bras back
5-8 Recover to upright
1-2 Tendu decote
3-4 Rise and turn to face the barre, finishing in a degage derriere
5-8 Lift leg to a small arabesque
1- 4 Hold arabesque position
5-8 Turn other side and repeat all
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Preparation for Frappe
Commence facing the barre feet in 5th position
Introduction preparation degage decote and sou le cou de pied wrap
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2 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied derriere
3-4 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied wrap
5-6 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied derriere
7-8 Pointe tendu decote and cou de pied wrap
1- 8 8 small petit battement
Repeat all and close fifth and rise demi pointe for balance facing the barre
Repeat all starting with left foot front
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Developpe
1- 8 Developpe devant
1-8 Developpe decote
1- 8 Developpe derriere
1- 8 Releve lent inside leg devant
Reverse
(Note the develop is 2 counts to retire, 2 counts to unfold, 2 counts to lower and 2 counts to close 5th)
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Grand Battement
Commence left hand on the barre feet in 5th position
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Pointe tendu devant
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Grand battement devant
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Lower to pointe tendu devant
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Close 5th position
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Pointe tendu decote
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Grand battement decote
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Lower to pointe tendu decote
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Close 5th position
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Pointe tendu derriere
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Grand battement derriere
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Lower to pointe tendu derriere
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Close 5th position
5-6 Retire decote, close 5th devant
7-8 Retire decote close 5th derriere
Reverse
10 Rises facing barre
Commence facing barre in parallel
1- 2 Parallel bend and stretch
3- 4 Rise and lower
1- 2 Parallel bend and stretch
3- 4 Rise and lower
1- 8 4 rises in parallel
Repeat all in 1st position