Intermediate Center Practice - Allegro Combinations 15 - 28
15. Pas de bourée devant et derrièrre
4x fwd - 4x back
16. Pas de bourée en evant et en arrièrre
"little steps traveling fwd and back"
4th position, RF back, close RF back of L on demi pointe,
step LF fwd, close RF back in 5th - extend LF fwd
17. Assemblé dessus soutenu avec épaulement
assemblé over - brush RF out to 2nd, plié on L, spring off LF,
legs meet in 5th RF front
18. Pas de bourée Assemblé dessus entournant
2 steps R and L,
step R, brush LF in air,
spring off LF turning R in the air, feet meet in 5th -
arms 5th en haut, finish in 5th LF front with a plié
and straighten knees, open arms and lower
19. Assemblé, 2 changement de pied
Assemblé RF front 2 cts, 2 changemet 2 cts,
Assemblé LF front 2 cts, 2 changemet 2 cts
20. Glissade Assemblé
slide close 5th and assemblé feet in air -
that is - brush and jump together
21. Glissade Pas de chat
slide close in 5th
spring up and jump back,
back foot over front foot
22. Glissade Assemblé, pas de bourrée
slide close 5th -
assemblé RF front -
pas de bourrée,
start LF back, RF to side, and close LF 5th front,
extend RF and step it in back of R, step LF to 2nd and close RF 5th front,
reverse all
23. Posé simple temps levé
step hop on 1 F, other F on back of ankle
step fwd on RF and hop on RF,
with LF raised back of R ankle
reverse for LF
24. Posé simple temps levé R. and L. posé 3 temps levé
step on RF, hop on R, LF back of R ankle
step of LF, hop on L, RF back of L ankle
step on RF, 3 hops on RF, LF back of R ankle
25. Pas marché on demi pointe
"walking on half toe"
spring to R, half toe developpé L,
leg fwd, lowering R heel
to floor with a plié
reverse for LF
26. Temps levé, croisé devant et derrièrre, with 4th Port de Bras
hop on R, L croisé devant
hop on L, R croisé derrière
27. Petit pas de chat
"small cat step"
spring up and jump over back foot 6 times
battement tendu
28. Chainée, simple temps levé entournant
"turn hop on 1 foot turning"
2 steps turning and 1 hop completing the turn
arms open and close - head movement
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