For ages 13 and older, and as a daily lesson plan of selected allegro 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 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 21 - 32

21. Échappé sauté, 2 pas de chat (échappé royale)
from 5th position, spring to 2nd and spring into 5th LF in front,
2 pas de chat R
reverse

22. Glissade enchainment
preparation: face corner 2, 5th position RF front
glissade - en avant, en arrière, devant, dessous,
glissade - en avant, en arrière, dessous, derrièrre,
glissade en arrière, en avant, derrièrre, dessus,
glissade en arrière, en avant, dessus, devant -
use head and shouldering throughout,
arms open to small demi-seconde

23. Assemblé battu
preparation: face 5, 5th position LF front
assemblé, but beat back in 5th before closing RF front,
repeat to left side,
use head and shouldering as for assemblé,
arms open to small demi-seconde

24. Glissade Assemblé Battu
preparation: face 5, 5th position, LF front
glissade derrièrre, assemblé battu - repeat to left
use head and arms throughout,
head leans to front foot on glissade,
and changes for assemblé battu

25. Deux Échappé sauté, 4 changement,
Échappé pas de bourrée, 2 changement 2x
preparation: face 5, 5th position RF front
A. - 2 échappé changing feet on each
B. - 4 small changement
C. - échappé, pas de bourrée dessus with RF
D. - 2 small changement changing feet
E. - échappé, pas de bourrée dessus with LF
F. - 2 small changement changing feet
repeat with LF front

26. Pas de bourée enchainment
preparation: face corner 2, 5th position RF front
pas de bourrée -
en avant, en arrière, devant, derrièrre,
dessous, dessus, endehors, endedans -
repeat beginning facing corner 1, LF front
arms open to small demi-seconde exccept with en avant -
arm of extended leg is forward, and with en arrièrre -
arm of 1st extended leg is forward

27. Entrechat Quatre Relevé 5th
preparation: face 5, 5th position RF front
one entrechat qautre, one relevé 5th - 8x
repeat with LF front

28. Entrechat Quatre, Royale 2x;
3 Entrechat Quatre and 1 Changement
preparation: face 5, 5th position RF front, arms remain low
A. entrechat quatre, royale - 2x
B. 3 entrechat quatre
C. 1 changement
repeat beginning LF front, 5th position

29. Glissade Jeté
preparation: face 5, 5th position LF front
A. 1 glissade derrièrre, head to front foot,
arms open to small demi-seconde
B. 1 jeté in place; shoulder and head to front foot, arms open slightly -
repeat to L

30. Jeté battu
preparation: face 5, 5th position LF front
before finishing jeté beat back in 5th then close front on 1 foot -
repeat with RF front

31. Glissade Jeté battu
preparation: face 5 - 5th position LF front
one glissade derrièrre, one jeté battu,
repeat to left
use head and arms on glissade,
add shouldering for jeté battu

32. Jeté petit battement with épaulement
preparation: face 5, 5th position LF front
degagé RF to low second, then petit battement LF back front of R
as RF closes back to original place,
LF will be flexed on front of RF ankle -
repeat to left by dégagéing foot on front ankle -
slow tempo, then faster, arms remain low, head and shoulders to extended foot

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