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Barre Work Lesson Plans Ages 10-12

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  1. Warm Up Facing Barre

Prepare; facing barre, feet 1st position

1-4 Tendu decote right and flex and pointe and close 1st

5-8 Flex decote right at 25 degrees and close plié in 1st

1-4 Tendu devant, tendu decote

5-8 Demi plié and rise through the feet from bottom of plié and resist lower

1-4 Port de bras to the right

5-8 Port de bras upper back head left

1-4 Rise and lower

5-8 Rise and balance

Repeat all starting tendu left

  1. Plies

Prepare; left hand on barre, feet 1st position

1-4 2 demi pies with simple port de bras

5-8 Rise and port de bras 1st, 5th, 2nd on rise and lower

1-4 Grand plié with reverse port de bras

5-8 Port de bras forward

Repeat in 2nd position with port de bras to barre

Repeat 5th devant with port de bras away from barre

Repeat 5th derriere with port de bras back

Finish with balance in 1st position

  1. Tendu from 1st

Prepare; left hand on barre, feet 1st position

1-4 Tendu devant and rotate leg in to parallel and turn out

5-8 Tendu decote and rotate leg to parallel and turn out

1-2 Tendu devant

3-4 Tendu decote

5-8 Tendu derriere and passé par terre devant and passé derriere and close first

Reverse all

  1. Tendu from 5th

Prepare; left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-4 Two tendu devant, temps lie en avant, port de bras to 5th

5-8 Two tendu derriere, temps lie en arriere, reverse port de bras

1-4 Four tendu decote

5-8 Fondu devant, ronds de jambe en fondu to derriere and close 5th

Reverse all

Releve 5th and balance

  1. Battement Glisse

Prepare; left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-6 3 battement glisse devant,

7-8 1 glissse decote

1-6 3 battement glisse devant,

7-8 1 glissse decote

1-8 Glisse en croix

1-4 Petit develop second close front

5-8 Petit develop second close back

Reverse

  1. Battement Pique

Prepare; left hand on barre, feet 5th

1 Pique devant

2 Pique second

3 Pique devant

4 Pique second

5 Pique devant

6 Pique second

7 Pique derriere

8 Close 5th

Reverse above

1- 4 4 pique decote and close 5th

5-8 4 pique decote and close 5th

1-4 3 battement glisse in 1st close 5th devant

5-8 3 battement glissse in 1st close 5th derriere

Reverse whole exercise

  1. Ronds de jambe a terre

    Prepare: left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-2 Waltz decote away from the barre

3-4 Soutenu back towards the barre "and" prepare degage 2nd

5-8 4 single ronds de jambe en dehors a terre

1-2 Single rond de jambe en fondu

3-4 Single ronds de jambe en fondu

5-6 Demi ronds de jambe en devant to second at 45 degrees

7-8 One single ronds de jambe en dehors en l'air and close 5th

Repeat with en dedans ronds de jambe

  1. Battement fondu

    Prepare: left hand on barre, feet 5th "and" degage 2nd

1-2 Fondu devant

3-4 Plie with leg at 45 degrees devant and stretch

5-6 Fondu decote

7-8 Plie with leg at 45 degrees derriere and stretch

1-2 Fondu derriere

3-4 Plie leg at 45 degrees derriere and stretch

5-6 Rise "and" tombe to fondu arabesque

7-8 Pose to 45 degrees devant

Reverse all

  1. Battement Frappe

    Prepare: left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-4 4 frappe devant

5-8 2 double battement frappe decote

1-4 4 frappe derriere

5-8 Petit battement with post de bras

1-4 4 frappe derriere

5-8 2 double battement frappe decote

1-4 4 frappe devant and close 5th

5-8 ¾ Single pirouette in cou de pied to finish facing the barre holding with two hand

Balance in cou de pied facing the barre

  1. Adage

Prepare: left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-8 Developpe devant with 1/8 turn away from barre, port de bras 5th

1-8 Developpe derriere with 1/8 turn towards barre, port de bras arabesque

1-8 Developpe de cote en face, port de bras 2nd

1-2 Develop devant

3-4 Rise and ¼ turn to face barre, leg to second

5-6 Rise and turn other side to arabesque

7-8 Lower leg and close 5th

Reverse all

  1. Grand Battement

Prepare: left hand on barre, feet 5th

1-4 Tendu devant, grand battement devant

5-8 Tendu decote, grand battement de cote

1-4 Tendu derriere, grand battement derriere

5-8 Grand battement en cloche derriere, devant, derrier and close 5th

1-4 Tendu derriere, grand battement derriere

5-8 Tendu de cote, grand battement decote

1-4 Tendu devant, grand battement devant

5-8 Degage second, preparation 4th and single pirouette en dehors

Balance in retire

  1. Rises

Prepare; facing the barre in parallel

Parallel plié and stretch and rise and lower- repeat 3 times

And rise and lower and rise and lower

4 faster rises

Repeat in 1st position

Repeat in 2nd position

Repeat in a small cou de peied derriere right and then left

Author

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney

Alisa Finney re launched the Melbourne Ballet Company in 2007 and she carries responsibilities in artistic direction, programming and professional development for the company. Her successful career as a Principal ballet teacher at Gay Wightman School of Ballet for over 20 years is ably supported with an Advanced Diploma in Dance Teaching from the Australian Ballet School (Distinction), Borovansky Memorial Australian Academy of Dancing Diploma, Australian Institute of Classical Dance Licenciate Diploma, Bachelor of Applied Science (RMIT) and Bachelor of Business Administration (RMIT), plus multiple certificates in pedagogical studies that enhance her career in dance education. As Principal of the Gay Wightman School of Ballet she puts on 3 student productions annually with over 400 performers, teaches the Vaganova based BMAAD syllabus from Pre-Primary to Solo Seal and is a teacher of VCE and VET Dance as well as private coaching. Alisa has developed a 13 level elite student dance program- the Melbourne Ballet Company Coaching School, and she delivers and co- ordinates teachers development days in this system of training. Students are submitted in exams for this through the Australasian Dance Assessment. A vision to create a ballet company has been hers for many years. As a manager of a performing arts organisation she has taken the primary role to initiate and develop the Melbourne Ballet Company, securing its clear direction and future through bringing in key alliances and ensuring a stable management structure for the company. To maintain the momentum of a professional company that is high in integrity with committed and loyal personnel in the competitive environment that is Melbournes arts scene has earned her great respect within the industry and abroad. Now in its fourth year of operation, and with nine successful performance seasons, Alisa has provided a surety for Melbourne Ballet Company’s future.

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