Ballet steps

Ballerina Artist 🎨 on Instagram: “Retiré is a very important position in ballet, it is the basis of all pirouettes and développés. Plus it will always look good in a…”

For the bathroom my two little girls share, I wanted artwork that was girly, but not frilly since the boy uses it sometimes as well when it's more convenient than his Barber shop bathroom. I decided on antique ballet. Unfortunately I couldn't find what I wanted ANYWHERE. So… I turned to photoshop to create my own awesome artwork. Words for the positions are in French. They were given their names by French King LouisXIV, who developed ballet and its steps in the 17th Century. Just a little…

Petit allegro exercises are normally performed to a 2/4 time signature. This is the numbers of beats in each measure i.e. for each count of 4 there will be 2 beats per count. This helps when performing petit allegro exercises which usually have a 1 2 action. An example of a petit allegro exercise is a glissade. This is a linking step with gives the appearance of gliding though the air. Below I will discuss the different glissade which travel to the side. GLISSADE DERRIERE: Starts with the…

Frappé is, and always has been, one of my favorite steps to do. The sharp attack and speed of the step drew me in from the start.Teaching frappé has not, however, been my favorite. It felt a bit on the clumsy side for a long while. Some consistent challenges I noticed were:Students seemed truly baffled […]

Ballet arm/leg positions

Correct turnout sets the stage for the majority of classical ballet's beautiful movement. But poor or incorrect turnout can limit your range of movement and cause knee problems. Simply put, turnout is the basis for all ballet positions,...

Illustration by Eileen Mayo in A Second Primer of Classical Ballet (Cecchetti Method) for Children by Cyril W. Beaumont. London: C.W. Beaumont, 1935. GV1787.B457 S4 1935

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Correct turnout sets the stage for the majority of classical ballet's beautiful movement. But poor or incorrect turnout can limit your range of movement and cause knee problems. Simply put, turnout is the basis for all ballet positions,...