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Running Time 86 minutes

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS

-Mary Lynn speaks to
teachers

AT THE BARRE

-Fifth position, "A ballet dancer's home plate" 

-Pliés in fifth

-Fifth on demi-pointe, "A valentine"

-Tendus front from fifth

-Tendu front combination

-Tendu back from fifth

-Tendu back combination

-Tendu side from fifth

-A tip on closing fifth

-en Croix

-Dégagés in fifth and combination en croix with balance in fifth demi-pointe

-Rond de jambe combination with temps lié through
second

                          


-Sur le cou-de-pied front from fifth front and back to fifth front

-Sur le cou-de-pied front from and to fifth front and combination with balance

-Sur le cou-de-pied back from and to fifth back and combination with balance

-Frappé side, "like a snake striking!"

-Frappé combination

-Grand battements front and side in fifth

-Grand battements back - a big deal!

-Grand battements back combination

-Fondu positions

-Fondu combination

IN THE CENTER

-Port de bras

-Port de bras combination

-Tendu combination

                       


-Same combination with Dégagés

-Tendu combination with temp lié through second

-Same combination with Dégagés

-Pas de bourée

-Pas de bourée combination

-Glissade with Pas de bourée combination

-Changements

-Changement combination

-Another changement combination

-Échappé in fifth

-Sousous

-Sousous combination

-Chaîné turns

-Quiz

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