Fine-tune your ballet technique with this Improver level class focusing on barre work with an emphasis on posture.
Richard Bermange leads this 8-part series aimed at dancers who have already grasped the basics of ballet and are looking to improve their technique further. Anna-Babette Winkler and William Simmons, Artists with English National Ballet, demonstrate with Matt Gregory on piano.
What this class covers:
A full-body scan to release tension and find your centre of balance
Barre warm-up, moving fluidly between demi-pointe and full pointe
Pliés and port de bras
Tendus, fondus and rond de jambe
Relevés in first position
Full rond de jambe with a 45-degree lift
Frappé, flex and pointe work
Grand battement with a développé
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