BARRE WORK - Senior Ballet Lesson Plan

1. Warm up tendu from 1^st facing barre

Tendu devant , close 1^st, tendu derriere close 1^st

Devant flex heel and pointe and close 1^st

Tendu decote right close 1^st

Tendu decote left close 1^st

Tendu right and flex and point close 1^st, port de bras side, port de bras back

Degage to 2^nd, lower plié to second, transfer weight to other leg

Repeat all other side

1. Plie

   Port de bras forward (4 counts)

   2 demi plies using upper body arc forward then backward

   2 slow rises

   I quick grand plié

   Degage 2^nd, repeat all second with port de bras to barre

   Degage 4^th; repeat all 4^th with port de bras forward

   Degage 5^th; repeat all 5^th with circular port de bras

   Rise balance at end

2. Tendu

   Tendu devnt and close, tendu devant lower plié to 4^th, straighten knees in 4^th,

   demi plié in 4^th again and swivel to other side

   Repeat all other side

   3 tendu decote, tendu decote plié second at stretch close 5^th

   3 tendu decote, tendu decote plié second at stretch close 5^th

3. Tendu

2 tendu devant

2 tendu decote

Tendu devant

Tendu decote

Tendu derriere to plié and stretch

Repeat all with inside leg

3 tendu decote

3 tendu decote with inside leg

4 tendu decote with alternate leg going under

4 tendu decote alternate leg going over

1. Glisse

Glisse devant

Glisse decote

Glisse derriere to swish to glisse devant and close 5^th

Repeat all with inside leg from derriere

1 slow glisse devant hold

1 slow glisse derriere inside leg and hold

1 slow glisse decote and hold

2 quick decote inside leg

Reverse

1. Pique

Pas de chevalle devant, and pique devant, 3 glisse devant

Repeat side

Repeat derriere

3 battement glisse en cloche

1. Ronds de Jambe

Ronds de jambe front to back close 5^th

Ronds de jambe back to front, close 5^th and degage decote

4 single ronds de jambe

2 small ronds de jambe just off the floor

Releve lent devant and passé to retire developpe to arabesque and close 5^th

Reerse all

Port de bras forward

Port de bras back

Tendu de cote and port de bras to barre

Swivel to face barre, lunge and continue down into splits and stretch out.

1. Battement Fondu

Fondu devant, coupe into fondu derriere, coupe

2 fondu decote

Fondu devant, carry to second

Rose turn face the barre in second and turn to arabesque, close 5^th

Repaet all other side

1. Frappe

2 frappe devant

3 quick frappe decote

2 frappe derriere

3 quick frappe decote

Repeat on demi pointe

4 double frappe decote on demi pointe

petit battement 4 counts with port de bras

Petit battement to fond devant afface

Petite battement to fondu derriere

Small lift of leg to low arabesque and balance

1. Adage

Petit developpe to pointe tendu devant and port de bras forward, bringing

the leg to a releve lent devant on the recovery

Grand ronds de jambe to finish derriere, close 5^th derriere

Developpe decote on rise, tombe to second away from the barre with a port

de bras side

Step back to 5^th position demi pointe, passé retire and lower to 4^th and single

pirouette.

1. Grand Battement

1 tendu devant, 1 grand battement devant, repeat twice more

Grand battement devant, en cloche derriere and close 5^th

Repeat derriere

4 grand battement en croix

2 grand battement decote

chasse en avant

swivel to other side and releve to attitude devant