Basic ballet. Volume 13, Partnering techniques : the Nutcracker pas de deux / as taught by Finis Jhung.

Griff Braun and Johanna Snyder of American Ballet Theatre perform the the Grand Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker. Then ballet teacher Finis Jhung, Braun and Snyder break it down, describing the "nuts and bolts" of each promenade, supported pirouette, and lift.

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Video D Studios
Other Authors: Braun, Griff, Diamond, Dennis, Jhung, Finis, Snyder, Johanna
Format: Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Ballet Dynamics Inc., ©1999.
Series:Dance in video.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The grand pas de deux (complete)
  • 2. Developpé front, promenade in attitude
  • 3. Piqué turn en dehors, promenade in arabesque penchée
  • 4. Fondu developpé side, arabesque penchée, flip to pose
  • 5. Whip turns en dedans, fouetté arabesque, off balance attitude pose
  • 6. Split jeté lift, spun pirouettes en dehors
  • 7. Grand pas de chat lift, supported dehors pirouettes
  • 8. Traveling attitude lift
  • 9. Upside down attitude lift, lunge
  • 10. Final sequence : continuous promenades, whip turns, poses, bows
  • 11. Details of supported pirouettes
  • 12. Partnering extra : shoulder lift.