Inside Ballet Technique

Pliés
Begin 2nd position
1-4    Grand plié
5-8    Cambré port de bras toward barre and forward
1-4    Grand plié inverted port de bras with arm
5-6    Elevé, lower
7-8    Point tendu to side, close 1st position
1st position
1-4    2 demi plié
5-8    Grand plié
1-4    Cambré port de bras forward
5-6    Elevé, lower
7-8    Point tendu devant, lower to 4th position
4th position
1-4    2 demi plié
5-8    Grand plié
1-4    Point tendu devant, cambré port de bras forward bending supporting leg
5-6    Eleve to 4th, lower to 4th flat
7-8    Point tendu devant, close 5th front
5th position
1-16    Same as 2nd position but cambré port de bras to barre and back
Balance in sous-sus

Plie1

Plie 2

Plie3

Plie4

Plie5

1^st position preparation arm 1^st port de bras to 2^nd

1^st position: 1-2 Demi plié, arm lowers to 5^th en bas, lift to 2^nd

3-4 Demi plié, arm to 5^th en haut, lower to 5^th en avant

5-6 Demi plié, arm to 5^th en bas, lift to 2^nd

7-8 Elevé in 1^st and balance arms in 2^nd

1-4 Cambré port de bras forward on demi pointe, recover through flat back arm 5^th en haut

5-7 Cambré port de bras back on demi pointe, recover arm to 2^nd

8 Lower heels, tendu side to 2^nd position, arms 2^nd

2^nd position: 1-4 Grand plié, 1^st port de bras

5-8 Grand plié, inverted 5^th port de bras (5^th en haut, en avant, en bas, 2^nd)

1-4 Cambré port de bras toward barre, recover arm to 2^nd

5-7 Cambré port de bras away from barre

8 Lift to point tendu side, close 5^th position front

5^th position: 1-16 Repeat as in 1^st position

4^th position: 1-16 Repeat as in 2^nd position