Making a Dancer · Bar
Beginner
These are steps that someone just starting Ballet should be working on. Of course, a beginning 6 year old has to go slower than a beginning 12 year old or an adult beginner. The older person can and should advance much faster. In looking at the steps listed as Beginner, be sure and look at the simplest version. By the way, all beginners should know the Pre-Ballet steps.
▶ Play all 17 steps in orderA la seconde 1(ah-la-suh-cone)Cou-de-pied, Sur le 1(sewr-luh-koo-duh-pyay)Dégagé(day-ga-zhay)Demi-plié(dim-me-plee-ay)Développé 1(dave-lo-pay)Feet positions(feet positions)Frappé 1(fra-pay)Grand battement 1(grahn-bat-mahn)Hand position(hand positions)Plié Demi(plee-ay)Plié Grand(plee-ay)Quatriéme(kah-tree-em)Relevé(ruhl-a-vay)Retiré 1(ruh-tear-ray)Rond de jambe a terre 1(rohn-duh-zhom-ah-tair)Tendu 1(tahn-dew)Turn out(turn out)