Beginning Ballet Steps : How to Do a Plie Ballet Position

[slvcddarla]

Every student should be this disciplined. Notice how most dancers are emotionless like they are in trance.

[BrainStew97]

i have only just started doing an adult ballet class and even I could tell there was something off about her technique.

But at the end of the day when you cant afford the expensive dvd demonstrations.. this is all I have and tbh fair play I'm not going to knock it.

[KalexCullen]

Graceful and nice!

[balletroxmysox123]

More like basic village. She's leaning towards the barre and her hands are TERRIBLE! Also the so-called 'teacher' has no posture WHATSOEVER.

[densmi]

If you use videos like this to learn ballet, you will end up injuring yourself. Be careful. The technique in these videos are crap.

[evigtXdans]

how do people not know how to do this. go to class not watch expert village BlAH ! :p

[sexiichiicka19]

why was she sitting in 2nd position?

[dansedu92]

PLEASE don't teach that t preschoolers even if you know nothing about ballet! Try to find others video or you can read some books...

[evigtXdans]

@alcott112601 um then y are you teaching if you have no knowledge on how to do ballet?

[TheBalletbabe18]

i found this terrible and i agree with KEEMONTA

[helirobin]

i found it quite useful, and it was slow enough for me to keep up.

[MagentaStraberry]

you dancers are pathetic. nothing will ever make you happy. if you're so perfect submit your movies and see all the trash you'll get.

[grandmastatus]

If you are all more advanced, will you please create 11 or 12 videos that are each a minute and a half long that shows how to do all of these beginner steps so that I can supplement my ballet class at home?

Oh, what? It seems like a pain in the ass? That's why this is all I have.

[hasitbroke01]

I just truly don't recommend that you listen to these videos.

[lalai123ret]

Tis is so bad. She has dragged her self to the second to far..

[kmm144]

her 2nd was way to wide

[balletDancergirl22]

she should not have her thumb out it should be in

[danzprism]

That's why it was called BEGINNERS STEPS.

[keemonta]

she looked a hot mess! She was probably the only one who applied to submit a video. Expert village needs to lift their standards.

[sunnshinehappy]

very very bad !! =)

[tnredskins]

Please, this is beginner information. These are experienced teachers. They do know what they are doing. If you are more experienced, don't watch the begginer stuff.

[aquino46]

I mean, at least it makes me feel good about my technique, it's not as bad as it could be.

[carodalino]

when she went to second from first was that supposed to be a tendu because if it was it clearly came off the floor! omg it is hard to watch these videos!

[tedsler]

you turn your toes out and you will have knee surgery sooner or later if you do it this way... how about turning the leg out from the hip? :\

[N3feliii]

OMG!

her turn out is awful!!

her arms are not right.... i can't understand how this woman can be a ballet teacher!! :P

[mfkinder]

Her toes are not even turned out! In second position the distance between the feet has to be of one foot. This "expert" has about 3!!!

[1149mrs]

i agree!

that second is hugeeeeeeee!

[tedsler]

oh dear god, did you see how she moves her foot out even more when she goes into grand plié...

and what is it with the hamburger hands???

no more McD please

[hasitbroke01]

who does plie's in third position? i can tell you that no one does. well no one that is worth mentioning. i feel like this lady threw on everything ballet she could find too. wow this is just a ridiculous channel of NOT experts attempting to dance.

[saxorsaxofon88]

you do plie in all positions for strengten your legs, we do plie in all positions and oyu strengten your knees and thies

[aquino46]

Maybe if you are a true beginner....

[saxorsaxofon88]

yes...if you havent done it all your life so

[PinkIce2335]

Only little girls does plies in third position.I can tell coz my sis always practice it.But MY GOD!!my sis is 7 year od,in grade 2 ballet,and does it better then this 'expert'.

[missprimaballerina1]

expert ballet? hmmmm...

[annahapygirl]

I do a good amout of dance for someone who is never in a dance class(i am in color guard and our teach is a ballet teach at some school). Therefor i have never used a barre (well the floor barre- but that doesn't count) and we do all six positions demi and grand, and i don't think any one of us sits that bad on a grand.

[dancingfirechick1]

How can you tell she is arching her back if she is wearing a t-shirt anyway?

[ballerina757]

I totally agree! I have learned third but of all the years of doing plies at the barre it has always been first, second, fourth and fitfth.

[Aubreykproflil1s]

I have done ballet for years in 3 different schools in 3 different cities and we have never really used 3rd position in any of them...

[DasJoychen]

I think for beginners the 3rd position is ok;)

[dancingfirechick1]

3rd position is great for beginners, since they are learning how to hold their bodies, proper hip and knee placement, etc...

[speidismurf118]

Second position is not the only position that you keep your heels down in in a grande plie. There is also fourth ouverte (Opposite first).

[isthatmarcee]

OMGGGGG THEY DONT HAVE ANYTHING OF "experts"

-her back was bent.

-her grand plie wasnt correct

-she should wear tights so everyone can see her legs.

- why is the older lady wearing that awful outfit?? thats not even ballet!

[dancer4560]

I really don't like criticizing people who are putting themselves out there and taking a chance but this is not "beautiful". Her arms are terrible and she needs to be taught the correct way to hold them. Always keep the standing leg turned out even if the "working leg has not reached the turnout one desires yet.

[Hybrid587]

Clifton, you are critisizing us for critisizing them so I don't know why you are complaining.

The "expert" needs to keep her back straight (it was arched) and she needs to go down slower for grand plie...

[OfficialFreak]

I thought they did just fine.

[29psalm]

well

everyone is not a ballerina, just because they teach ballet. the ballet teacher i had always made our arms and legs match, she would have a fit if our legs straigtened before our arms.

if you know better, do better, is all i will say.

[1149mrs]

She's one of thier expert teachers?...uh oh...

[BallerinaSmiles]

She doesnt have her back straight

to all beginers watching this please know that it is important to keep your back straight at all times

[dansertjesrafenlies]

NOT NICE!

HELEMAAL NIET GESREKT!

[Ace7of7Cups]

wow, hey for some one like me who knows little about ballet this is helpful to me. BUt why is it needed that you guys critize this on youtube. Why not do it at an actuall professional performance

[Cristinabel7]

But, as a beginner, wouldn't you want to be shown the EXACT way to do it? Not ways that include errors? Wouldn't you want to do something to the best of your ability? To do so, you need to know what errors to avoid.

[magsiepie2111]

she looks like a pole dancer with her grande plies liek wtf is that

[deja4993]

neitha 1 has much training it seems

[Clifton5596]

Would, y'all just shut the fuck up and stop critizing

[lewchurch]

her hands are horrible...not graceful at all.

[brelove404]

I like this and it's called Demi Plie when you go down half. I learned that too. But now we just skip third and fourth positions and go straight to fifth.

[georgierulz344]

i go to the royal ballet school and this is bad cumin from sum1 dat old

[4598eksproductionxs]

Has anyone noticed that the women that is talking always bliks like 10 times each time!!!LOL!!

[pointequeen94]

"half a plie"?!?!,well it could be worse she could be teaching pointe classes eek

[dance4life15]

theres nothing so bad about saying half a plie.

It's not the best way to put it, but demi does mean half in french.

[xstfulaureno]

THIS SUCKS! i've danced for 11years and NEVER seen anything this HORRIBLE coming from somebody that old!

[oxxbooxxo]

lol i agree

[premedlove3]

omg wow where the hell did this teacher get her credientials? it looks like she has no REAL TECHNIQUE at all! ok first plie is not half a plie. Second she is sitting in her grand plie!! Ok by doing that she isn't getting anything out of doing that. And she should use her heel when going into different positions.

[NineKindzOfMe]

lmao u sure noe ur plies

[mariahfaith123]

this is good for beginners.

[Mikecia]

this is googd and I would love to follow except the movements are a bit fast.