échappé! échappé! passé! passé!! Pas de bourrée with these two funny guys and everything on pointe Otto Bubenicek and Jiri Bubenicek ~ 2000 Tokyo | Profesor José Gongora Ballet

I love to use ‘HOW NOT TO DO IT’ demonstrations to help my students understand the major faults of classical ballet 👍When it comes to jumping these 3 major faults are the most rife when teaching young dancers. But can you guess what they are? Do not read if you do t want the answer1. Loss of hips on Echappé causing the upper body to collapse and lose control.2. Taking off Temps Levé flat footed so you hear that heel crashing into the floor3. Loss of Turnout through preparation, hence causing po

DO YOU LOOK LIKE A STARFISH? ✨😅 LET’S FIX THAT When we do echappé especially with beginners it is very easy to look like a star fish without the proper coordination of arm and head. Watch the tutorial above how we make a semi circle shape with the arm and use of head and coordinate the push off of the feet with the allongé of the arms to then arrive everything back together. This creates fluidity and style of movement ✨ We work on this a lot in my beginner classes and courses ——— Train with me!

We have so many Ballet Bytes to show you, including Échappé demonstrated by Tina Pereira! To see more intricate exercises and positions tune in to #WorldBalletDay October 4 from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm EDT right here on our page. Visit worldballetday.com to learn more! | The National Ballet of Canada

Daddy-daughter ballet! 😭❤️ (via Echappe Dance Arts, LLC) | Classic FM