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Tour en l’Air: A Turn in the Air, Typically Performed by Male Dancers in Ballet.

Tour en L'Air: Soaring to New Heights (and Hopefully Landing!) 🩰 (A Lecture on the Art and Agony of the Balletic Turn in the Air) Welcome, my aspiring virtuosos, gravity-defying…

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Saut de Chat: A Cat-Like Leap with a Bent Front Leg.

Saut de Chat: A Cat-Like Leap with a Bent Front Leg - A Lecture (Welcome, aspiring feline imitators! 🐈‍⬛) Alright, settle in, grab your metaphorical catnip, and let's unravel the…

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Grand Jeté: A Large Leap Where Both Legs Are Extended in the Air.

Grand Jeté: Soaring Through the Air Like a Sugar Plum Fairy (or at Least Trying To!) (A Lecture on the Anatomy, Physics, and Sheer Audacity of the Grand Jeté) Welcome,…

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Fouetté Turns: Whipping Turns on One Leg, Often Done En Pointe in Ballet.

Fouetté Turns: Whipping Turns on One Leg, Often Done En Pointe in Ballet - A Lecture in Pirouetting Peril and Pointe-Shoe Prowess! 🩰 (Warning: May contain excessive ballet terminology and…

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Pirouette Technique: Spotting, Preparation, and Execution for Turns in Ballet and Other Dance Styles.

Pirouette Technique: Spotting, Preparation, and Execution for Turns in Ballet and Other Dance Styles (Welcome, Darlings! 👋 Dust off those slippers, tighten those buns (hair buns, people!), and prepare to…

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Petit Allegro: Small, Quick Jumps and Footwork in Ballet.

Petit Allegro: Tiny Titans of the Dance Floor - A Ballet Lecture (Cue the dramatic music, preferably something by Delibes. Dim the lights, then bring them up to a moderate…

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Grand Allegro: Large Jumps and Leaps Across the Floor in Ballet.

Grand Allegro: Taking Flight - A Hilariously High-Flying Lecture on Ballet's Big Jumps (Cue Dramatic Entrance Music - perhaps the "Flight of the Valkyries"?) Alright, everyone, gather 'round! Today, we're…

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Allegro: Fast and Lively Movements, Including Jumps and Turns, in Ballet.

Allegro: Buckle Up, Buttercups! It's Time for Ballet's Bouncy Castle! 🏰🩰 Alright, settle down, sugar plums! Today we’re diving headfirst into the exhilarating, gravity-defying world of Allegro! Think of it…

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Adagio: Slow and Controlled Movements for Developing Balance, Strength, and Grace in Ballet.

Adagio: Slow and Controlled Movements for Developing Balance, Strength, and Grace in Ballet (A Deep Dive) (Lecture Hall Intro Music: Think a dramatic, slightly off-key rendition of "Swan Lake") Alright,…

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Frappés: Striking the Floor with the Foot for Speed and Articulation in Ballet.

Frappés: Striking the Floor with the Foot for Speed and Articulation in Ballet (A Lecture) (Cue dramatic music and spotlight. A ballet teacher, Madame Evgenia Plisetskaya-Periwinkle, a woman of formidable…

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