ballet!!!!?

KrisAnna: ballet!!!!?
I had to stop taking ballet for a few months so can anybody help me stay fit and stuff.. can u give me ballet moves and to do them.. Cause I kinda stink at the definitions and stuff… Also maybe some stretching ideas to keep and increase my flexiblilaty! Thank you so much!
i have pretty good arches they are just not that strong, could you explain to me ways to make them stronger. Also maybe ways to increases my strength in my ankles and legs and such. i already know like 1-5 posistions and tendus and plies and releve and stuff like that but could you tell me what the more advanced moves are and how to do them? Thanks!

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Answer by Actress 16
1-5 positions. and pleays . that should help you keep your back in line while keeping u in shape too. Flexibility when studding or watching tv sit in the middle split and stench that should help

Answer by QUICK!! Dance for your life!!
Hi, that’s a great question and I’m happy to help!

First of all, you should invest in a good ballet CD. My favorite out of my CD’s is my Roudnev and Balyakhova CD. It has perfectly timed songs that automatically repeat, and the songs are beautiful and easy to count. Truly, it is the best CD to buy. https://www.danceclassmusic.com/dr05.html
Of course, other options are at https://www.discountdance.com/index.php, but it doesn’t have the Roudnev and Balyakhova CD. Another alternative is anything with Dmitri Roudnev in the name.

Now, it’s combination time! If I told you what every single step looked like, we’d be here forever. So, though it’s not my nature to laze out like that, I’ll give you a link to the ABT’s video glossary of ballet terms. https://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html
I do encourage you to try to learn the names of the French terms, it’s very important.

Plié:
Two demi, one grande, port de bras forward and back in first. Tondu second. Two demi, one grand, port de bras to and away from the barre. Tondu rond de jambre to fourth. Two demi, one grand, port de bras forward and back. Tondu fifth. Two demi, one grande, circular port de bras en dedans and en dehors (both ways). Balance en relevé.

Warm-up tondu:
1 tondu en croix, 16 tondu to the side (all in first), with grande arms, reversing on the final 8 tondus.

Tondu from fifth:
4 tondu devant, three en cloche, close derriere. 4 tondu derriere, three en cloche, close fifth devant. 4 tondu al a seconde, temps lié to the side away from the barre, temps lié back toward the barre. Balance en posse.

Degagé:
Same as tondu, except replacing all tondus with degagé.

Frappé:
I would suggest simply doing frappés en croix en flat and en relevé. En relevé, you should always have your foot pointed, not flexed. En flat, you can either have it pointed or flexed. I usually do flexed when warming up and then repeat the combination pointed, but that’s just me. You can end with your balance in sur de cou de pied or possé.

Adagio:
Développé en croisé devant. Ronde de jambre en l’air to arabesque (effacé). Bend to attitude, promenade to attitude croisé. Penchée arabesque. Bring it through first to tondu effacé. Close first, tondu ecarté derrière to fifth with the left foot front.

These will keep up your technique and shape in ballet. Obviously, you’re the boss, and you can change the combinations to suit your fancy however you want. But this is the meat-and-potatoes version of ballet class. There is no across the floor, but obviously you can add one if you want – tombe pas de bourre glissade grande jeté is always a great one. Have a good time !! Good luck and hope I helped.♥

PS – stretches are very straightforward – splits, straddles, froggy stretch, butterfly, touch your toes, leg up on the barre, etc. =]

Answer by Freckles Like Woah
Keeping up with barre sequnces at home is a great idea, doesnt require a lot fo room, can be done in any weather! You may want to try some at home DVD workouts, the NYC Ballet for example.
Its a really good example of a brief adagio warm up, a nice long floor barre. NYC Ballet workout 2, has a bit more in the way of flexibility and stretching.
A big part of staying overall healthy is making sure you have some cardio going on while you do the scultping and stretching with ballet. It can be soemthing as simple as going for a nice long walk a few times a week, jogging if thats your thing, bike riding, what have you.

Answer by Nina
Well, you could do plies, tendus, releves, splits, any type of bar work, and floor work.

Answer by Sam R
first off i know what that feels like oh boy i do….you should do all your splits for at least 30seconds then you should put both legs together straight out feet flexed and hold on to your feet pulling down try to touch ur knees or put you chest to your knees.You can do leg lifts and grand battements about 8 in each direction on each leg.Backbends are great for arabesques and tendus to the side are strengthining as well.Believe it or not push ups and crunches are great you can do 4 sets of 8 taking breaks in between if you want to breathe.Most of all each stretch you should try holding for 30seconds or more at least.You can mix these around and u dont have to do all of these in one day you could always stretch one day push ups and crunches the next whatever you can fit in helps.i hope this helped.

Answer by dancingal
You should definitely try to stay in shape while your away from the studio, but if you have an injury make sure you go easy on it! One good way to stretch is to scoot up against a wall on your back and open your legs against the wall.Breathe there for about 10-15 minutes max because you don’t want to get stuck there. You can also lie on your stomach and slide your legs against the wall, trying to get your butt to touch the wall.To stretch out your calves you can stand on a step and let your heels hang over for about a minute. Also, use a thero-band to keep your ankles strong!

Answer by cutie07065
Well first off are the basics of ballet which you will learn first which are: running, walking, jumping, and skipping.

Here are some ballet positions:
1st Position: With your heels touching, turn each leg out from the hip, moving your toes to the side. Don’t try to turn out very far if you are not used to turning out.

2nd Position: Keep your toes in the same line as 1st position, but place your feet apart. The space between your heels should be 1 foot. Don’t roll your feet forward, putting too much weight on your toes.

3rd Position: Cross one foot half way in front of the other. Keep your legs turned out, and your body lifted. Your weight should be balanced evenly on both legs.

4th Position: This position can either be crossed or open. For crossed, place one foot in front of the other with a space between them. Uncross your legs, putting your heels in line but keeping the space to perform the open position.

5th Position: You will study this position when your feet and legs are strong enough. Stand with your feet fully crossed and touching each other firmly.

Stretching:
First you should sit on the floor and spread your legs apart as far as you can. Then reach out with your arms and try to get your chest to the floor. Then stretch to the side of one foot, then the other foot. Try doing middle splits and regular splits also. Do alot of plies, they help your turnout.

Arching your foot:
To get high arches in your feet you need to do a few excercises:
Tendu: Stand in first position at the barre. Slide your in front of you (you need to point your foot) and then slide it back. Do 4 of those on each foot.

Releve: Stand in any position but I’ll say first for now. Stand in first position andlift your feet so your on your toes.

Answer by genparlez
Another option is to take up Pilates to keep your core in shape and continue working your rotation muscles, etc.

Answer by Irene
practice what u have learned so far, and do some splits, watch videos on youtube on how to do ballet!!!!!!!!! ohhhhhhh this go to expertvillage.com and typein ballet, they have videos on how to learn and practice those….

hope this helps

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