Ballet Techniques---Grand Battement

[dUyGu931]

annoying :))

[morgancammy14]

very good!

[YeahhItsBcon619]

i dont like the arabesque with the bent leg at 0:41

[746hirydutu]

綺麗・・・・・・

[ballerina1298]

looks like they are dancing it ! :D but i feel theres too much pressure

[piscesgirl1998]

That girl is amazing

[danceteachersince73]

Lovely dancers.

[teachdance4life]

she might be counting to show how she teaches - maybe she's not counting, maybe she's giving quick technical instructions...???

[leesm27]

@teachdance4life nope she's counting the numbers in Chinese

[girlkickboy]

Jesus guys the teacher's just trying to help with rhythm. Give her a rest. That's how it is in China. =.=

[dancersof]

i love there battments, but they hold their upper body very weird. but great job!

[TerryTangable]

learn is great thank you video

[JulieNicoleSays]

it should b passion not numbers an counting

[LimeGirl08]

@JulieNicoleSays It should be passion but it is unfair to expect them to be absolute masters of battement out of passion. Numbers are okay and it doesn't make them any less respected.

[EbiROX]

wow they have skillage in the village lol i reckon their posture looks a bit strage tho... but hey wat do i kno. i dnt teach ballet. i only learn it.

[myballetlove]

they're really good on stretching but ballet is not just that...:( they have love it...

[JohnathonKellyMitch]

:O ummm i would need to train for like a month or two to be able to do that...

[rachel1161979]

@JohnathonKellyMitch How long had you been learning ballet? I learnt ballet for 3-4 years before my grand battements could surpass 135 degrees.

[islandchick101]

@JohnathonKellyMitch lol im till training and it been more that "a month or two" ;)

[manhattanballet]

they are so skinny!!! and flat chested

[renzorhymes25]

thats the bodies they expect in ballet

people who are skinny and arent exactly curvy are what expert teachers expect

[cattock]

SO SUPERB

[Verca97Verca]

it helped me :-)

[4sakes]

Would that be correct exercise on the barre. Lifting the left leg & right arm at the same time.

[isthatmarcee]

... how could u do it another way..?? with no arms at the barre?

[momoispink2]

yes it would. if your left leg was derriere

[sydalee9433]

um are you kidding? you can't learn artistry. you either have it or you don't. no, EXTENSION is what's hard to get. anyway, as I was saying, they all look exactly the same... which you have to give them credit, it is pretty incredible.

[bunbacheso]

I think that they have slightly different turnout and head movements (which is not a bad thing to me).

[ug1969]

that looks like military service.

c'mon it's dance, one should enjoy!!

[izzfizz47]

You obviously have never done ballet. I must admit though that is alot more 'strict' than my ballet class.

[rgscballerina]

in class it has to be that way. its not like you can go on stage and just pull off everything. you have to learn it in a strict environment in a class room. and then when you have become an artist you can enjoy, as you said.

[sydalee9433]

is that real? it's really weird, they all look EXACTLY the same, there's no artistry or personality in their dancing. i know it's just barre, i know it's just grandes battments but still. why are their legs all the exact same height and length and ... everything?

[DanceswithPointeShoe]

Man i would rather have their extension than the best artistry, because at least artistry isn't that hard to get.

[LifeResort]

because they have the same teacher(s). lol. Just a guess though.

By the way, they don't look exactly the same for me. I can see the difference between the girl on the left and on the right. The girl on the left looks taller than the one on the right.

In my opinion, they just have the same style, because they are working for years under the same teacher(s).

[rubyschildren]

this is really good!

[chubbypenguin101]

they are impressive!

[judithk]

Their posture bothers me for some reason...

[ellehowlett]

@judithk me too. I think they are leaning back, and at least at my school you are taught to have your weight forward.

[Theemmawatsonfan13]

@judithk too arched i guess :)

[violinistforever21]

e er san su e er san sue wo liu chi ba. WEI.

[MissBallet0128]

This is my favorite warm up

[ABTBALLERINA]

their amazing

[Imika1]

this is fast.. i dunno why but it makes me laugh. i think its the teacher !?!?!

[cabcaba3]

oh my.

[dancingwithoutwords]

It's a shame that the teacher doesn't allow them dancing without "counting" the dance..

ballet is not only gymnastics, they should learn to dance the music too and develope as artists. THey are good enough and grown enough to follow the music by themselves...

[dancingsprinkles2]

@dancingwithoutwords she might be counting just for the video

[DanceAbby]

where do I　buy the video? I would love to buy it for my daughter.

[sricelia]

do we need to wear sanitary napkin during the lesson?

[beebunnie]

what grade is this?

[emuhlee93x]

These girls are beautiful.

Their dancing is so light and lovely.

[Kyara1993]

indeed! I'm so freaking jealous!

[jumpinggirl]

we do that same exersize in my class, how old are they?

[XxMattaSkOcciataxX]

brave

[dancergirl221]

they look like gazelles.

[triciak83]

The girl in the middle right... she moves her body way too much. She needs to be able to just move her leg and not her body. Its really weird that no one has caught that yet. lol

[HappyLuckyLove]

Was just going to comment same thing ^_^

She need to straigten upp and press her muschuls harder. But they are all very good :)

[looker768]

like clockwork

[jupink05]

is this a chinis academy??

[jumpinggirl]

this is the Shanghai Dance Academy

[miccanna]

just amazing :O

[abercrombieex3]

thats amazing even they're heads are together!

[FatEvie]

Oh My.

Really Good Performance. There Pretty Amazing.

[earthquakeerika]

OKAY, soooo many things I HAVE to complemint on:]

Lok how goo dthier heels lead!

& how tight teh fifths are!:]

& their hips tucked under...

ommgomgmmgomgg.

form now on, im striving to be like THTA!

[thexcodexofxvulgar]

I would give anything for their back's flexibility

[Naokun29]

Me too.... I feel really bad watching them. O.o

[thexcodexofxvulgar]

haha

yeah -___-;;

I made the same exercise today at my class and i have like... half of their flexibilty, it's horrible xD

[shratounette]

magnifique!

un plaisir pour les yeux!

[andrea23345]

i wish i could lift my legs that much!! :( but theyre really heavy... i have good turn out think.. but i cant lift them!.. any advice?

[macballa13]

practice practice practice!

[sabinasmile]

Do pied dans le main (think I spelt that wrong) where you lift your leg up with your hand, then let it go. It's gonna drop really far at first but it will get better!

[janimari09]

elles sont extraordinaires nos amies chinoises

quel controle ! manque un peu la fibre artistique mais elles sont jeunes

[heavenciel09]

wow i wish my turnout was as good as that

[danceyman]

so perfectly turned out!!!

[xmariaballerina]

oh geez.

[19Christi70]

I could almost do that. Watching the other videos i was expecting more.

[live2dance97]

.........wow

[ImAhUfFiE]

0.0

WOW. I wish I could throw my legs that high..

[dancer4life392]

they're so controlled!

[Lepa2793]

trickytiki i feel the exact same way...

[karatelilly]

awesome!!

[trickytiki]

and i thought i was good at ballet!!

[mexonly]

o_O

the turnout is really good. for me, my leg is like a bloody 7ton weight and my body is too 'soft' according to my teacher, easy to stretch but also not strong.

=(

[bretlovesdonuts316]

try practising in water as regularly as you can that helped me when i was doing grand battement

[Bowleena]

wow look at that turnout! i used to be like that...

then i hit puberty and WHOOSH no more turnout, and now I'm so not the right body shape either. full chest, hips...

it's sad how much of ballet has to come naturally, and even those who love to dance can't do it professionally because of how they're born.

i could probably get a better turnout with enough practice, and there's surgery for my chest... but my hips are bones.

oh well. I can still take lessons and watch ballet :)

[19Christi70]

my teacher has horrable turnout (like me) and she is still REALY good.

[Deb4life]

WOW!

[lauritapily]

Another great video. Thanks :)

[Balletskank]

Wow! How amazing are all of them! they look like they could all be principals! maybe the music is off time with the video or maybe its just the choreography but they dont hit the accent at all in this exercise

[jackie4402]

..i love doing these at the barre!! its so fun && these girls are very good at what they do..make it look so smooth && jus beautiful!! i wish i was as good as them =]

[stelamenezes]

very beautiful class. these girls are very well trained.

[twinkycosmo]

wow...those are some GRAND GRAND BATTEMENTS. lovely

[juleech]

ouah génial !

[sallysegalene76]

just watching them makes me tired

[afnan1028]

Beautiful!!! Absolutely grand!!! :D

[xodimpzxo]

this is part of my bar work at the minute

[PinkKissedLips]

it's barre. that's how you spell it

[jesuschik21]

oh wow. they're incredible!

[gunleik]

That's fun - I'll add you! Cheers!