Brilliant Batterie - Fluttering Footwork in Balletic Leg Beats

Today we're breaking down airborne balletic beats, such as changement, changement royale, échappé, jeté, and assemblé battu, and entrechats trois (3), quatre (4), cinq (5), six, etc.

I demonstrate the basic movements and reference the books Basic Principles of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova, The Cecchetti Method of Classical Ballet: Theory and Technique by Cyril W. Beaumont & Stanislas Idzikowski, & The Ballet Companion by Eliza Gaynor Minden.

Have you tried petit battement, changement royale or other leg beats in ballet? Do you enjoy seeing this sort of virtuosity in performance (in certain roles), or are there other movements that you find more impressive or enjoyable?

Blythe Stephens, MFA
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