Learn how to do a passe developpe for beginning ballet dancers in this free dance lesson video.
Expert: Eileen O'Brien
Bio: Eileen O'Briens staff at Suncoast Dance Academy in St. Petersburg, Fl., provides professional Dance training and performance experience in a nurturing environment.
Filmmaker: Christopher Rokosz
she needs to turn out her feet in the front develope position
redlight5551 1 month ago
heel forward
k0934038 1 month ago
Im taking lessons this way!
kitycatlover112 3 months ago
I appreciate these videos, thank you for posting.
flowers4hunters 3 months ago
Does someone have tips to get a higher developpe (the best would be tips where I don't have to get my legs all bulky muscled, but anything else is also good.) I
Lauriefishbone 8 months ago
you need to have a good core and strength in the psoas muscle. DO NOT use your quads to get your leg up high.
alice1811 1 year ago 2
this could definitely be better, but i guess i'm one to talk...does anyone know how you keep your leg in the air for so long without it shaking? is there a certain muscle you have to use to do a developpe? I've been working on it for about a year and i just can't figure it out
queenofemynlaurelai 2 years ago
Not sure how relevant some of the finer/technical point criticisms R 4 a beginners ballet video. I seem to remember it was hard enough just standing up straight with legs turned out when I first started.
To be fair to the makers of this video at least you get the idea of what a passé developpe should look like even if the dancer doesnt understand/demonstrate how to draw the foot up through retire to passé correctly and extend using the muscles at the back of the legs rather than the front.
utubetoni 2 years ago
yes, you possibly can.
develop is supposed to symbolize an act of "unfolding". your feet could be in first if you like, they could even be in second. Although it's more traditional to start in fifth, which most studios today do. But all you have to do is be able to get your foot off the floor and into a sur-cudehwhatever.
and for god sakes you guys, these are free demonstrations. if you want professionals teaching you the go pay for some classes at a studio.
checkeredrvn 2 years ago
Woo hoo!
Agreed!
tarynactress 2 years ago