Inside Ballet Technique: Barre exercise in 2/4 or 6/8

Degagé with Plié Barre exercise in 2/4 or 6/8

Tammy Rhoades — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:58:26 +0000

5th position at the barre 1-2 Brush to 45° devant, plié in 4th – arm 5th en avant 3 Straighten knees and carry working foot to 2nd at 45° á la seconde, arm to 2nd position 4 Plié in 2nd 5-6 Carry working foot to [...]

Tendu A ballet barre combination

Tammy Rhoades — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:21:32 +0000

Begin 1st position 1 Tendu devant, or front 2 Flex foot at ankle 3 Point foot 4 Turn in 4 5 Turn out 6 Close 5th position plié 7-8 Chassé devant, point tendu inside foot back, close 5th 1-2 Tendu devant, close 5th position 3-4 Petit passé (ankle height) [...]

Pirouettes preparation

Tammy Rhoades — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:38:52 +0000

1-2 Tendu R to side (á la seconde) 3-4 Close into 5th position front in plié 5 Tendu R to side 6 Close to 5th position front in plié 7-8 Pirouette en dehors and close 5th back 1-8 Repeat 1-8 to the left 1-2 Tendu R croisé devant, place into 4th position pirouette [...]

Daily Discipline

Tammy Rhoades — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:17:22 +0000

I’ve been thinking lately about how dancing can affect someone’s life in general, whether they continue to dance past high school and college or not. As a teacher I had many talented students who went on to study dance at the university level. Some found their way to NYC and Broadway, others are teaching dance, [...]

Degagé facing the barre

Tammy Rhoades — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:10:17 +0000

Click on post title to see the formatted version. Begin in 1st position 1-4 4 degagé to the side with R 5-6 Flex R foot and bounce low to floor to R side 7&8 2 quick piqué to right side and close 1st 1-8 Repeat to the left 1-4 Degagé en cloche w/R leg front, [...]