For ages 13 and older, and as a daily lesson plan of selected combinations for mature male and female ballet dancers.

For the young teen expect 3 years to master the technique. The introduction to the advanced syllabi is here.

If anyway possible, now is the stage to have a piano accompanist for classes for the flexibility it affords with music.

Advanced Adagio Combinations 10 - 15

10. Trois Relevés
5th position RF front -
cts 1,2 - deep plié,
cts 3,4 - rise and relevé in 5th,
cts 1,2,3 - lower back heel,
ct 4 - face fwd,
ct 1 - front foot at ankle,
ct 2 - retiré,
ct 3 - developpé fwd,
ct 4 - rise on demi pointe and lower heel and toe to floor -
repeat once
repeat 2x to a la seconde and 2x a la quatrieme derrièrre
on 2nd one carry arms overhead
relevé in arabesque and balance, close 5th

11. Deux Grand rond de jambe en l'air avec arabesque
5th position RF front -
cts 1,2,3,4 - full plié,
cts 5,6,7 8 - rise,
cts 1,2,3, - relevé,
ct 4 - lower back heel and face fwd,
cts 5,6 - retiré R fwd,
cts 7,8 - developpé fwd,
cts 1,2 - carry leg second,
ct 3 - carry leg back,
ct 4 - retiré,
ct 5 - developpé 2nd,
ct 6 - rise on demi pointe,
ct 7 - turn into 1st arabesque,
ct 8 - hold,
ct 9 - close 5th back

12. Promenade en 1st arabesque
5th position RF front -
cts 1,2 - retiré R leg,
ct 3 - arms fwd, developpé 2nd and open arms,
ct 4 - turn into 1st arabesque,
cts 1,2 - promenade L,
cts 3,4 - stretch in arabesque and close 5th back

13. Chassé into attitude
5th position, RF front, face corner 2
cts 1,2 - chassé R a terre
cts 3,4 - and lift in attitude
cts 5,6 - hold
ct 7 - extend L leg in arabesque
ct 8 - plié and close 5th back
pas de bourrée to change and reverse

14. Seventh port de bras
5th position RF fwd facing corner 2
preparation: chassé into attitude à terre
A. cts 1-6 - plié 4th open arms out, down, up to 5th en avant,
while transferring weight to back foot,
head leans toward extended leg,
B. cts 1-6 - reverse A. weight on front foot,
C. cts 1-6 - repeat A.
D. cts 1-3 - transfer weight to front foot while
opening arms in 1st port de bras to 2nd position,
E. cts 4-6 - bend left arm at elbow
crossing lower arm in front of body with wrist down,
palm facing body, head lean and looks over left arm,
open arms out to 2nd, down in 1st,
up to 5th en haut while transferring weight to back foot,
F. cts 1-6 - repeat D. and E.
but bring right arm across and lean over right arm,
G. cts 1-3 - transfer through plié to croisé derrièrre,
H. cts 4-6 - switch arms so the left arm is up,
right arm in 2nd while plié on right leg
and sliding LF behind in tombé position,
head leans to extended leg,
repeat A. to H.
beginning with left foot 5th position front facing corner one

15. Temps lié devant et derrière, tendu and chassé
temps lié devant, chassé to attitude à terre to corner 2,
left arm up, close LF 5th position back, arm front,
chassé RF to 2nd, open left arm to side,
left foot 5th front, arms down -
repeat all to corner 1
derrièrre - chassé LF back to corner 4, point RF, left arm up,
close RF 5th front, left arm front,
chassé left to 2nd, open left arm to side, close right 5th back, lower arms
repeat to corner 3

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