Basic Principles of Classical Ballet (28 page)

Dégagé
to 2nd position and open the arm before the music.

1st bar—Touch the floor twice with the heel, relaxing the instep and then strongly pointing the toes, ¼ beat for each.

2nd bar—Deep
plié
in 2nd position, in two ¼ beats, lowering and raising the arm.

3rd and 4th bars—Repeat this sequence.

5th, 6th, 7th and 8th bars—Eight
battements tendus,
¼ beat each.

8 bars—Repeat everything from the beginning.

8 bars—Thirty-two
battements tendus jetés,
⅛ beat each.

The same is repeated with the other leg.

3. Ronds de jambe par terre and grands ronds de jambe jetés.
Eight bars of

1st bar—Three
ronds de jambe par terre en dehors,
⅛ beat each and on the fourth ⅛ stop with the toe pointed in front on the floor. Then bring the foot around
par terre
in
demi-plié
for two ¼ beats.

2nd bar—Four
grands ronds de jambe jetés en dehors,
¼ beat each.

3rd bar—Three
ronds de jambe par terre,
⅛ beat each and on the fourth ⅛ pause with the toe pointed on the floor in front. Then five
ronds de jambe
par
terre en dehors
in sixteenths and pause for three
beats.

4th bar—Four
grands ronds de jambe jetés en dehors,
¼ beat each. Repeat the whole exercise
en dedans
for four bars.
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The same is repeated with the other leg.

4.
Battements fondus and frappés.
Sixteen bars of

Dégagé
to 2nd position and place foot pointed
sur le cou-de-pied
front in
demi-plié,
before the music.

1st bar
—Battement fondu
forward, straightening on the beat for one dotted ⅛ beat and
petit battement
beating front, back, with the
demi-plié
for
beat. Another
battement fondu
back, of the same type and in the same tempo, with the
petit battement
beating back, front.

2nd bar—Repeat from the beginning.

3rd and 4th bars
—
Three
fondus
to 2nd position, ¼ beat each,
plié
on the left leg, and two quick
tours en dehors
from
fondu
position, also for ¼ beat.

5th and 6th bars—Eight
battements frappés,
⅛ beat each.

7th and 8th bars—Eight double
frappés,
⅛ beat each. The entire combination is then repeated (eight bars), beginning to the back, the final
tours
being executed
en dedans.

5.
Ronds de jambe en l’air.
Four bars of

Begin by lifting the leg to 2nd position at hip level before the music.

1st bar—Two
ronds de jambe en l’air en dehors,
⅛ beat each, stopping in 2nd position.
Demi-plié
with the leg to the side in 2nd position on the third ⅛ beat, and rise to half-toe on the fourth ⅛ beat. Two
ronds de jambe en l’air,
⅛ beat each, finishing in 5th position with
demi-plié,
right foot behind. On the fourth ⅛ beat do a full turn on half-toe on both feet
en dehors.

2nd bar—From
demi-plié
in 5th position, one
tour sur le cou-de-pied en dehors.
on the first ¼ beat, and repeat on the second ¼ beat. On the third ¼ beat do two
tours;
on the fourth ¼ beat open the leg to the side at hip level.

3rd and 4th bars—Repeat everything
en dedans.