Weekly Ballet Challenges

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  • Waltz Turn Arms

    Waltz Turn Arms

    Week 1

    Windmill your arms and sweep your downstage arm forward, looking over your shoulder at the audience. Then leave your arms in place and turn your body half way so that your back arm becomes the front arm and vice versa. Repeat 8 times on each side. Continue for 5 minutes. Then start adding leg movements.

  • Triplets

    Triplets

    Week 2

    Travel around your space with the down-up-up movement of Triplets. Focus on your posture and confident presentation. Keep your shoulders back, hips under shoulders, chest forward, and gaze up. Continue for 3-5 minutes.

  • Cambrés Forward

    Cambrés Forward

    Week 3

    Do three Cambrés forward with Full Port de Bras. Inhale lifting the arms in 2nd Position Alongé. Exhale bending forward from the waist, bringing the arms to 5th, and relaxing the head. Inhale to come up with a flat back, keeping the arms in 5th. Exhale bringing the arms down to 2nd. Switch positions and repeat. Follow along or choose your own leg positions.

  • Révérence

    Révérence

    Week 4

    Starting with arms in Bras Bas, open one arm to acknowledge and bow to the audience near the stage on one side. Repeat on the other side. Repeat bringing each arm up to acknowledge the audience in the balcony. Repeat starting with hands on hips. Follow along with the leg positions or choose your own. Continue for 5 minutes.