Exercises à la Barre

Question 1

Exercices à la Barre

Answer 1

Exercises at the Barre

Question 2

Pliés - Pointe Tendue, et un Demi Plié, et un Grand Plié

Answer 2

Stretched point, one half bending movement, and one large bending movement - in second, first, fifth in back, and fifth in front.

Question 3

Battements Tendus en Croix et á la Seconde

Answer 3

Stretched beatings in the pattern if a cross and to the side - 2 sets en croix and 8 to the side closing back first.

Question 4

Préparation pour Posé et Jeté

Answer 4

Preparation for a posing step and a.throwing step - 2 prep for posé front, 2 prep for jeté side closing front first, coupé front foot w/ plié, coupé back foot w/plié. Reverse all.

Question 5

Ronds de Jambe á Terre en Dehors et en Dedan

Answer 5

Circles of the leg on the ground outward and inward - 4 outward and 4 inward.

Question 6

Battements Frappés

Answer 6

Struck beatings - total of 16, finish open.

Question 7

Grand Battements

Answer 7

Large beatings - 4 to the front, 4 to the side closing front first, after lowering to tendue on the 4th turn to face barre closing fifth back, then execute 4 to the back.

Question 8

Retirés

Answer 8

Withdrawn movements - total of 8

Question 9

Développés

Answer 9

Developing or unfolding movements - 1 to the front, 1 to the side, 1 to the back, tendue to the side, turn to face barre, close fifth back

Question 10

Échappés Relevés Changés

Answer 10

Escaping movements raised and changed - total of 16

Question 11

Relevés en Cinquième Position

Answer 11

Rises in the fifth position - 7 and 1 échappé relevé. Reverse.

Question 12

Temps Levé

Answer 12

Raised movements - jump upward landing with fully stretched R foot in back of L ankle, repeat temps levé 2 more times, jump to first position; reverse, repeat alternating feet - total of 8