How To Do A Grande Battement Ballet Position

We're going to show a Grande Battement. So we're starting at the bar at third position and let's take the arm to second to prepare and make sure that our posture is correct so our backs are lengthened and we're standing tall. Grande battement is like a big kicking movement and we're going o look at a grand battement devant, which means “to the front”.

So let's try that and, and close, let's try one more, and grande battement and close. So we're trying to keep both of the legs really, really pulled up and straight so the thigh muscles are working and we're trying to push the floor away to get extra height. Let's try one more, and up and close.

So let's do the grande battement in slow motion, so we will do a degage devant, pushing the floor away, making sure the leg is rotated and the thighs are both really pulled up, continue to lift it to the air, back to degage and close keeping the leg straight. So now we will show one grande battement in each position, ready and devant and close, to second, close behind, derriere, stretch and close to second, stretch and again, devant, make them strong and second and close , stretch the legs , and second and close. If you want more information about our ballet classes, or our other dance classes, tap, modern, and street jazz, please visit our website.