How To Do A Frappe Ballet Position

Hello, I'm Zoe from Southland Dance Studios in Herne Hill, and my students are going to demonstrate some ballet movements. We're going to show you how to do a frappe in ballet. So, frappe means to strike, so it's a strong sharp action striking the floor.

Let's prepare by degage to 2nd and placing the foot in a flexed position just on the ankle bone. And we're going to do a frappe to the front, strike the floor, and strike! And back in, and strike! And back in, and lower. So, degage to 2nd, and place.

We'll have frappe devant, and one! And two. Second, three and four. Derriere, five and six.

Second, seven and eight. Let's try again but stronger. Degage, place, go - strike! And in, and strike! And in, and strike! And in, and strike! And in, and close.

So, let's look at those positions again. Degage to 2nd, make sure the leg's rotated, hold the thigh turned out, and place into your flexed position. Make sure the thigh is pushing back and your weight's toward the ball of your supporting foot.

And you're going to strike the floor with the ball of your foot lightly and as far away as you can from your body. And strike! And the end's just a couple of centimetres off the floor. And back in.

Strike the floor with the ball of the foot, and strike! Fully stretch the foot, and close. Now, let's try one frappe in each position. If you want to find out more information about our ballet classes or our other dance classes: tap, modern and street jazz, please visit our website. .