Inside Ballet Technique

Turns Across the Floor
Begin 5th position R foot front croisé in upstage L corner
1-4    Embôité turning 2X
5    Assemblé feet together R foot front 5th
6    Tour en l’air, finishing w/R foot cou de pied devant
7-8    Soutenu turn
1-4    2 pique turns en dedans
5-6    Chassé into chaine turns
7-8    Chassé into 1st arabesque balance

Petit Allegro
5th position R foot front en face
1-4    4 changements
5    Temps levé to cou de pied back with R foot
6    Relevé to attitude croisé derrière (R leg lifted)
7    Extend R leg allongée and extend arms
8    Plié in 5th L foot front
1-4    Echappé sauté to 2nd 2X
5-8    Echappé sauté to 4th, 2nd, 4th R foot front, close 5th
1-8    Repeat last 8 counts beginning with R foot front and ending L front
Can repeat entire combination starting with L foot front 5th en face

Pirouettes
Begin croisé devant R foot front 5th
1-2    Brush R leg 45˚ front en relevé, tombé to lunge
3-4    Soutenu turn to finish R foot croisé devant
5-6    Repeat 1-2
7-8    Pirouette en dedans to finish L foot 5th croisé devant
1-2    Chassé croisé devant to point tendu back, plié in 4th
3-4    Pirouette en dehors to lunge
5-6    Fouette pivot turn to point tendu R foot croisé devant, tombé to 3rd arabesque in fondu
    R arm 5th high and open to 2nd, L arm to arabesque
7-8    Pas de bourrée to 5th position L foot croisé devant
1-16    Repeat all on other side

First Center Combination
Begin 5th position en face R foot front
1-4    Piqué R foot front, side, back, close 5th back in plié
5-6    Relevé passé at cou de pied height, close 5th front
7-8    Relevé passé at cou de pied devant, extend to 45˚ side
1-4    Balancé R and L
5-6    Tombé pas de bourrée R to 5th L foot front
&7    Glissade R, closing L back
&8    Glissade R, closing L front
1-16    Repeat all on second side

Grand Allegro 3/4
Begin downstage R corner
1       Pique to 3rd arabesque (step onto L croisé)
2       Chassé leading with R foot toward upstage L corner
3       Fouette sauté landing in fondu 1st arabesque facing DR
4       Chassé leading with L foot toward upstage L corner
5-6    Tour jeté landing in fondu 1st arabesque facing DR
7-8    Ballotté éffacé devant, éffacé derrière
&       Coupé under onto L foot
1        Chassé éffacé devant toward DR
2-3    Saute de basque turning R
4       Temps levé in 1st arabesque
5-8    Run in circle to finish at DL corner
1-16    Repeat all on other side

Medium Petit Allegro
Begin L foot front 5th
1-2    Glissade, petit jeté
3-4    Coupé ballonné sauté with R
5-6    Coupé ballonné sauté with L
7-8    2 pas de chat traveling L
1-8    Repeat on second side

Arabesque Turns Across the Floor
Begin upstage L
1-2    Pique to 1st arabesque, tombé over onto L
3-4    Turn en dedans in 1st arabesque, tombé over
5-8    Tombé pas de bourrée to 4th, pirouette en dehors to 4th
1-4    Repeat 1-4 from above
5-8    Tombé pas de bourrée to 4th, pirouette en dedans to 5th, sous-sus to finish

Simple Pirouette Waltz   
5th position en face R foot front  ¾ tempo
1-2    Balancé R and L
3-4    Soutenu turn R, close 5th R foot front en face
5-6    Tendu side, close 5th front in plié
7-8    Pirouette en dehors, finish R foot front 5th
1-4    Repeat counts 1-4
5-6    Tendu side, plié 2nd position
7-8    Pirouette en dehors from 2nd, close 5th position R foot back
    Repeat all on L

Turns Across The Floor
1-2    Piqué turn en dedans
3-4    Piqué turn en dedans, close 5th en fast
5    Pirouette en dehors keeping foot at knee, plié on supporting leg
6    Repeat count 5
7    Repeat count 6
8    Roll through supporting leg and extend working foot 45˚ front
1-8    Repeat all across floor

Medium Petit Allegro
Begin at upstage L corner 5th croisé
1-2    Faille Assemblé
&    Precipité
3    Piqué to first arabesque
4    Tombé over
5    Brisé
6    Brisé
7    Glissade
8    Saute de chat