Ballet moves and movements are all named in French and should be graceful yet strong, working from a turned out position of the hips. Learn to do an arabesque in ballet with instructions from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson. Expert: Lauri Gregoire Contact: www.bellevuedancecenter.com Bio: Lauri Gregoire is the owner and director of the Bellevue Dance Center. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
@sytan22 ehm..my teacher is 67 years old..lol and she explains very well what you need to do..even if she can`t do it
and it`s not if the teacher can do it or not..it`s what you make out of it
@pinkpuddles you should lift up your leg as high as you can..and keeping you upper body as straight as possible..the thorax must be faced front..just think of it if some1 was pulling your hair up lol
@srbXOXOgirl93 well first ur teacher is 67. She’d be legendary if she can still do moves amazingly.
Also, you see your teacher is there to tell u if u make a mistake, but here on utube people are relying on the VISUALS to make out what they are doing is correct or not. Her explaining isn’t the best either. So yes, for those learning to dance on utube, this is not the person. then again learning to dance over the internet is not very smart either, but u get my point.
@sytan22 well..her arabesque is 30° lol
..and you can`t believe everything you see or read on the net :p
if everybody supposedly knows whats right and wrong why watch a how to video? yeah that maks no sence
can i just point out ballet blows
If it’s french, shouldn’t it be a terre, and a l’air…?
@KDCat36 nope, because it is ON the floor, it’s à terre (à meaning on) and it’s IN the air -> en l’air (en meaning in) (: Hope I could help.
As for this lady in the video – “en l’air” does not mean “leg in the air”. Jeez, first talking about how important french is for ballet and then not getting it right. She’s like my English teacher….
Thanks! You are sooooo good at ballet!
omg…. her arabesque is sooo LOW.. she could even balance!!! i would have said that the shank in her pointe shoe didnt fit well but shes not wearing any o_O
@Tharosa1942 ….. shes not good at ballet….. sorry
dont listen 2 her frnch pronouncing.U dont pronounce the ‘n’s and as 4 the arabesque i was NEVER good at ballancing but i could balance 1 tht low GOD!!!,she’s not tht great
@miu444 not necessarily.my cousin is a profesional ballet dancer and she says 5th position is however the dance or move calls 4 it 2 be.it could wide and open or closed and covering the other foot.so UR right and wrong at the same time.but if she’s teaching a lesson or watever she should do it the way they teach in studio’s.
i did an arabesque better than her in my 1st day of classes!
her arabasque is soooo bad, no stretch at all, shouldnt be teaching this
@blackroses136 im sorry but what do u mean by a 5th wide and open? if ur sayin what im thinkin of itd be called 4th position.
glad if u explain,
xoxo
@miu444 Srry i jst read tht ovr and it does sound like 5th.i jst use alot of interprative writng…wat im saying is tht itr doesnt always have 2 B completely closed 2 the point were its over her foot i,her 5th could be jst the slightest bend,but on pro. ballet they sometimes wnt UR natural turnout wich she is doing in ths ‘thng’
@blackroses136 ahh i get ur point now haha’ if shes already teachin, she should be a pro and its required for pros complete 5th. if u dont hav a 360º turn out, its really hard to work on it.. ya. yet, shes just.. ¬¬’
@TheClaudibo Thanks! I didn’t even realize my grammar was off! I was actually referring to her spelling. haha
sytan22 don’t say that when i did it, it was good
reading all the comments, I can see why so many people lose there passion for dance so early. Its not what you say its how you say it. But im sure there have many teachers that have talked down to most of those writhing comments and I know it didnt feel good but funny how so many of you find pleasure in doing the same thing.Instead of negative talk reply with a video pointing out how it could be better atleast that way we have something to compare it to not just simple words from simple people.
I dont hav any idea how to stretch that much and someone plz help!!! I need classes and if someone is caring enough to post everything they learn in their very first classes, ill be most grateful!!
Hey dont make fun of stuff! you guys think you’re better? SHOW IT
I dont see you in vides doin any better so shut it
you should watch videos on how the royal ballet academy trains… and my gosh, those little girls are wayyyy better and more svelte than her. this would not attract me to take up ballet lessons at all. im not impressed. ehow should do better than this.
Haha u can’t balance