St-Clair College Third Year Ballet Class

Second Semester

Instructor: Anne-Marie Pilon-Gerdun

dancestudio@stececile.ca

Plier: 🎵 CWG4 # 2, 3 CWG6#1

Prep. Arm and foot to 2nd

(1-2) demi plier w/ arm down to 5th en bas , lift arm to 5th en haut as you
stretch
(3-4) demi plier and press-up opening arm to 2nd as you rise
(5-8) Grand Plier with 1st port de bras
(1-6) forward bend and recover
(7-8) pointe foot and close in 1st
(2-8) Repeat all in 1st with a sideways bend toward the barre

(2-8) Repeat all in 5th front with a back bend

(2-8) Repeat all in 5th back with a sideways bend away from the barre
finish with pirouette position.
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Battement Tendu: 🎵 CWG6 # 7 or #21

Arms prep to 2nd. Feet in 5th.

(1)Tendu devant
(2) close
(3-4) 2 tendu devant with the accent in
(5-6) tendu devant and close
(7) tendu side with accent in, closing behind
(8) tendu devant with inside leg, also with accent in.
(1-8) Reverse all
(1-8) Repeat
(1-6) 6 tendu with accent in, all to the side, alternating closings
(7) plier
(8) stretch.

(1-!6) Reverse all.

(1-32) Repeat all

Dégagé 🎵 CWG6 #7

(1-4) 4 pique in 2nd

(5-8) 4 dégagé closing in 1st
(1-4) 4 dégagés closing in 5th, fr-bk-fr-bk
(7-8) 2 retires passé
1-16 16 dégagé in second closing fr-bk-etc
1-16- Reverse all

Rond de Jambe: 🎵 CWG4 #9,10 CWG6 #9,10

(1-4) 4 ronds de jambe en dehors
(5-6) Chasse forward to arabesque en l’air
(7-8) Close the leg and tendu outside foot front
(1-8) Reverse
(1-8) Repeat but finish in 5th
(1-4) Penché devant , recover
(5-8) Back bend and recover.

Frappé: 🎵 CWG4 # 11(slow) 13,14 (fast) CWG6 #11, 13,14

Prep. arm and foot to second

(1) Fondu devant with flexed foot
(2) Frappé front
(3-8) Repeat en croix
(1-4) 4 frappé in second
(5-8) 4 doubles frappé taken with a hold (or 4 de suite)

Reverse all

Grands Battements: 🎵 CWG6# 17

(1-2) Grands Battements front and close

(3-4) Plier and stretch
(5-8) Repeat
(1-8) Grand battement front,(1) brush back, (2) fr, (3) bk, (4) fr, (5) bk
(6) fr (7) close front (8)

(2X8) Repeat in second closing the first Grand battement front and
finishing the battement balancé behind.

(4X8) Reverse all

Stretch at barre as usual 🎵 CWG4 #1,2,3,4, CWG6# 1,2,3,4,

front , side
and back finishing in the splits

Port de bras from Standard 6

2- Port de Bras CWG4 # 15,10, CWG6 #15, 19

Start croisé to the corner. (Facing corner 2, you have

the Rt foot front)
(1)Lift both arms to 5th en avant
(2)Lift left arm to 5th en haut while you open the right arm
to ½ second
(i.e. Croise Devant)
(3)Hold the position
(4)Hold the position
(5)Lower both arms to 5th en bas
(6)Lift Rt arm to 5th en haut while you open Lt arm to ½
second (i.e. Croise Derriere)
(7)Hold
(8)Hold

(1)Lower both arms to 5th en bas

(2)Open to Croise Devant
(3)Hold
(4)Hold
(5)Lower both arms to 5th en bas
(6) Move both arms to arabesque with upstage arm in
front.
(7) Arrive in full arabesque line
(8)Hold.

(2X8)Repeat all

Tendu and positions of the body: cw 15#2 Track 5

(1-8) 4 tendu in croise devant

(1-8) 4 tendu a la seconde
(1-16) repeat all other side

Pirouette en dehors: 🎵 CWG4 # 25, 27 CWG6# 21,24,23

Start in the corner, facing C1, feet in 5th croisé.

Russian chassé in full effacé line (1)
Pas de bourré to 4th position (2)
Pirouette en dehors (3)
Finish in a lunge with the heel down, in 4th arabesque.
Repeat (5-8)
Repeat all.

Pirouette en dedans from a lunge 🎵 CWG4# 27 GWC6# 25

Start in 5th right foot front , facing C2

(1-4) temps levé chassé , pas de bourré under to a lunge toward C1,
pirouette en dedans closing in front facing C2.
(5-8) repeat same side, adjust to face front as you start the temps levé
again
(1-4) repeat same side
(5) relevé in 5th with arms moving to 5th en haut( facing C2)
(6) dégagé to the front, opening the arms through 2nd
(7) lunge with arms moving to pirouette position and turn en dedans
(8) close front facing C1

Repeat all other side (2x8)

Warm-up jump 🎵

Start with right foot front, facing C2. ( croise to C2)

(1) échappé sauté to 4th

(2) sauté in 4th
(3) stretch
(4) plier
(5) échappé saute to 2nd
(6) sauté in 2nd
(7) stretch
(8) plier
(1-4) repeat the first 4 counts but facing C1
(5) sauté in 5th front
(6) échappé to 2nd
(7-8) pas de bourré under and stretch the knees.

Temps levé and waltz turn

(1)Temps levé en 1st arabesque

(2)Waltz turn
(3-4) repeat
(5-8) 4 balancé sideways traveling backward
(1-4) Repeat the temps levé and waltz turn
(5-8) Pose turn with arms in reversed écarté, Chassé, galop forward,
assemblé over (dessus)

Echappé Battus 🎵 CWG4 # 28, 29 CWG6# 26, 27

(1-2) échappé battu

(3-4) échappé battu
(5-6) echappé battu
(7) entrechat 4
(8) soutenu

(1-8) repeat all other side

 Chasse , temps levé waltz turn and
2pose turns Nina #24, CWG4 # 35

from the corner in a diagonal or to be

done later “en manège” (like a merry go
round)

Grands jetés en tournant 🎵 CWG4 # 34, 35 CWG6 # 31,32

Start near W6, left foot front. face W6

(1) Chasse temps leve in 3rd arabesque

(2) galop back
(3) temps leve devant, arms in 5th en haut
(4) pas de bourre
(5-8) repeat other side
(1) chasse temps leve to 3rd arabesque diagonally toward C2
(2) galop back
(3) Grand jets en tournant
(4) land
(5) galop back
(6) grand jetes en tournant
(7) land
(8) soutenu turn

Petits tours enchainés 🎵 CWG4 #37, 28, 29 CWG6# 26, 33

Soutenu turns 🎵 CWG4# 8, 29, 36 CWG6# 26,27

Pose turns 🎵 CWG4# 32 CWG6# 8

Unseen enchainements
Dance 🎵 CWG4# 13, CWG6# 13 (Hoe Down from Rodeo by
Copland)

Extra exercise from second year :

Gallop CWG4 #29, 32

Start in corner 3 in B+, croisé to corner 1

(1-2) 1 gallop forward with the right foot, arms in 2nd, temps levé
derrière right arm up to 5th en haut
(3-4) Repeat
(5-6) Run toward corner 1 bringing arms to 5th en avant
(& 7) Assemblé en avant with the left foot finishing front, arms open to
arabesque at the top of the jump and land in 5th, arms in 5th en bas
(8) Relevé in 5th, arms moving up to 5th en haut