
Beginner Ballet Barre + some center - Swan Lake themed
Updated: Apr 24, 2020
Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this beginner ballet barre. My follow-along classes are designed for students who are away from their teachers or their studios and want to do some work independently. (Note - this barre is suitable for ages 5+, or students brand new to ballet) They also work great alongside my Ballet Storytime slideshows and lesson plans.

I recommend pausing after every few combos to catch your breath and drink some water! Stretch as needed, or follow up with my quick-stretch series.
Recommended Playlist
Battement Tendus 2/4 (Swan Lake Ballet class vol. 1 #2)
Plie 1 - Swan Lake Pas de trois (Music for Ballet Class - Repertoire vol. 1, #2)
Pirouette 1 - from Swan Lake Act III (Music for Ballet Class - Repertoire vol. 1, #32)
Grand Battements (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #8)
Pose turns (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #17)
Battement Glisses (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #12)
Battements Tendu and Pirouette (Swan Lake ballet class vol. 1 #10)
Boy's Solo from Pas de Trois (Dance with Margot, Vol. 4, #38)
Petite Allegro - Swan Lake variation III (Jefferson Dalby* free download)
Seigried's Solo act 3 (Dance with Margot, vol. 4, #40)
Foot Warmup
1: ball
2: pointe
3: ball
4: heel
&5 &6: 2 pop-ups
&: pop up
7-8: plié in 1st.
repeat right and left twice
Plié
1-8: 4 demi pliés
1-4: cambré into the barre
5-6 elevé and lower
7: tendu
8: lower to 2nd position
1-8: 2 slow grand pliés
1-4: cambré away from the barre
5-6: elevé and lower
7: tendu
8: close in 5th
1-8: 4 demi pliés
1-4: cambré forward and come up
5: sous-sus and balance to the finish.
Repeat whole combination on the other side
Tendu
1-6: 3 tendu front
7-8: plié and stretch
repeat side and back, then,
1-8: sous-sus and balance, plié and stretch at the last count.
Repeat from the back.
Temps Lié
1-4: temps lié forward
5-8: temps lié backwards with inside foot
1-4: temps lié away from the barre and close
5-8: temps lié towards the barre and close back.
reverse from the back.
Degagé
1-8: 4 degagé closing in 5th
1-8: plié and passé balance, cloes in 5th plié.
Repeat en croix
Rond de Jambe
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de hors
5-8: 1 rond de jambe de hors
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de hors
5-8: cambré forward and come up
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de dans
5-8: 1 rond de jambe de dans
1-4: 1 rond de jambe de dans
5: sous-sus
6: passé
7-8: extend to arabesque and hold, balance if you can.