For ages 11 and older - the 4th and 5th years of formal ballet training.

Intermediate Center Practice - Allegro Combinations 29 - 40

29. Temps levé pas de bourée
"hop run"
hop in 2nd arabesque and 2 steps

30. Chassé coupé, chassé temps levé
chassé fwd in 4th, coupé under
chassé temps levé in 3rd arabesque

31. Temps levé pas de bourée
Temps levé pas de bourée R,
Temps levé pas de bourrée L,
Temps levé R and L,
Temps levé pas de Bourée R.
Reverse all start L
( hop & run, hop & run
hop, hop, hop & run)

Combine the next three [32, 33, & 34]

32. Simple temps levé derrière, hold Assemblé from 5th
ct 1 -spring in air once, land on RF, LF at cou de pied,
cts 2,3,4 - hop 3x on RF
cts 5,6 - hold
cts 7,8 - assemblé LF fwd

33. Échappé simple temps levé R and L
from 5th, spring to 2nd position and hop on RF, LF back of ankle
from 5th, spring to 2nd position and hop on LF, RF back of ankle

34. Échappé simple temps levé R and L, échappé and 3 simple temps levé R
jump to 2nd and hop on RF
jump to 2nd and hop on LF
jump to 2nd and hop 3 x on RF

35. Deux échappé sauté and 4 petit changement de pied
jump to 2nd and 5th 2x
4 small jumps changing feet in 5th

36. 3 pas de chat, 1 changement de pied
3 jumps over back F and 1 change of feet

37. Petit tour
continuous turns on demi pointe,
finger tips on shoulders, no accent, keep even,
feet close together, heels touching

38. Posé grand jeté
step R graand battement with LF and push off RF -
springing in the air, land on LF

39. Temps levé in 2nd arabesque, simple temps levé
and entournant
hop on RF in 2nd arabesque, L arm fwd, head L,
hop on L with RF on cou de pied of LF, R arm fwd
entourant:
do temp levé in 2nd arabesque
and a turn on the simple temps levé

40. Révérence
step RF to side
cross L 4th back
plié & transfer back & close 5th font pointing front foot

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