For the young teen expect 3 years to master the technique. The introduction to the advanced syllabi is here.
If possible, now is the time to have a piano accompanist for classes, for the flexibility live music can lend to the moment's need in teaching.
Advanced Allegro 1 - 10
1. Petit soubresaut de suite, changement de pied
7 small springs in 5th traveling diagonally fwd,
arms gradually rise to 3rd arabesque, changement,
open arms overhead
2. Temps levé in arabesque de suite
travel back with a hop in arabesque on RF,
R arm 5th enavant to arabesque,
8 hops on RF, 8 hops on LF
also travel fwd
3. Combine - 8 soubresaut, 8 temps levé
8 soubresaut traveling diagonally fwd to corner 1
8 temps levé in arabesque diagonally back to corner 4
8 soubresaut to corner 2
8 arabesque (soubresaut) to corner 3
4. Petit changement de pied, soubresaut
"petit changement"
5th position, RF front
changement finish LF front, soubresaut to corner 1
changement finish RF front, soubresaut to corner 2
5. Deux échappé sauté, trois soubresaut, changement
spring to 2nd position and 5th position 2x,
3 soubresaut to corner 2, RF front,
changement, LF front
6. Glissade dessous et dessus
slide, lift, close 5th back, open arms to demi 2nd and lower -
slide, lift, close 5th front, open arms to demi 2nd and lower
7. Pas de bourée doussous et dessus
dégagé R to 2nd - demi plié on L, arms in 2nd,
close RF 5th behind LF,
step LF to 2nd - close RF 5th front
8x R and L
close RF 5th front,
step LF to 2nd and close RF back -
head and arms to supporting leg
8x R and L
8. Assemblé soutenu dessous
5th position, RF front
brush RF to 2nd, spring off both feet,
bring behind L in 5th in the air, head left,
plié and straighten knees -
reverse with LF, continue traveling back
9. Assemblé dessus de suite
assemblé traveling fwd
without straightening knees between each
10. Assemblé Cecchetti
use épaulement
4 assemblé dessus - 4 cts each
1 assemblé dessus - 2 cts
2 changement - 1 ct each
1 assemblé dessus - 2 cts
2 changement - 1 ct each
4 assemblé dessus - 2 cts each
repeat all dessous
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