
Intermediate Ballet Barre - Mamma Mia theme
Updated: Apr 23, 2020
Hey guys! I hope you enjoy this intermediate ballet barre (with a few center exercises.) My follow-along classes are designed for students who are away from their teachers or their studios and want to do some work independently.

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 (Link to come!).
Recommended Playlist (all from Mamma Mia! for Ballet)
Chiquitita (#1)
Slipping Through my Fingers (#2)
Dancing Queen (#4)
Mamma Mia (#5)
Under Attack (7)
I Wonder (#9)
One of Us (#10)
Money Money Money (#11)
Knowing Me, Knowing You (#13)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (#15)
Ring Ring (#20)
Eagle (#14)
(Optional - you can add this combination as a tendu or a degagé, or even do center.)
Warmup
with one hand on the barre in parallel position;
1. Ball of the foot
2: point and plié
3: stretch the standing leg and press back to the ball
4: heel down
5-8: repeat with the inside leg
1: demi plié
2: press up to a forced arch
3-4: stretch the legs straight to relevé
5: lower the heels
&6-7: 2 fast elevé and lower
8: turn out to 1st.
repeat in 1st and 2nd position.
then,
1-4: cambré forward
5-6: plié with hands on the ground and stretch the legs
7-8: stand up
1-2: cambré into the barre
3-4: curl through the spine and come center to come up
5-8: turn away from the barre and go to 1st position on the other side to repeat the cambré sequence.
Plié
in 1st:
1: demi plié
2: forced arch
3: relevé
4: lower the heels right into the--
5-8: grand plié and stretch the legs straight
1-4: 2 demi plié
5-7: cambré into the barre
8: tendu to 2nd
in 2nd:
1: demi plié
2: forced arch
3: relevé
4: lower the heels right into the--
5-8: grand plié and stretch the legs straight
1-4: 2 demi plié
5-7: cambré away from the barre
8: tendu to 5th
in 5th:
1: demi plié
2: forced arch
3: relevé
4: lower the heels right into the--
5-8: grand plié
1-4: 2 demi plié
5-7: cambré forward
8: tendu forward to 4th.
In 4th:
1: demi plié
2: forced arch
3: relevé
4: lower the heels
5-8: 2 demi plié
1-5: circular cambre de hors
6-8: soussus and soutenue to repeat immediately.
Tendu
Set 1
1-2: tendu front
3: roll down to 4th
4: push up to tendu
5: close in 5th
6: tendu front
7-8: close
Repeat front, side, back, then,
5: tendu side
6: plié in 2nd
7: tendu side
8: close back.
Repeat from the back.