2nd position starting position
Working leg - Right
1-4 Head roll (down, left, back, right)
5-8 Cambré sideways towards barre
1-4 Recover
5-8 D/Plié, rise to d/pointe, straighten legs, lower heels [arm in 2nd]
1-8 2 Grand Pliés in 1st [with 1st port de bras]
1-4 Cambré forward, recover
5-8 Cambré backward, recover
1-4 Head roll (down, left, back, right)
5-8 Cambré sideways towards barre
1-4 Recover
5-8 D/plié, rise to d/pointe, straighten legs, lower heels [arm in 2nd]
1-8 2 Grande pliés in 4th
1-4 Cambré forward while in a deep lunge (fondu R, pointe tendu L) and recover to L
tendu derriere
5-8 Parallel lunge, front leg bent, straight back leg calf stretch
Notes: Ensure the exercise
is performed in a slow, controlled manner.
Remind students that it is a warm-up and they need to ‘fill’ the music
with the movement.
