Articulation exercises. Demi-back, demi-pointe, full-point in six, and first position.
Jogging with single-leg raises.
Calf raises on blocks. As fast as possible.?
Single-leg with another leg coupe, first position. Demi-plie -> demi-point. Demi-plie -> jump. Repeat for both legs.
Second position. Plie with the highest arch possible (push arch forward) -> demi-plie fast.?
Six position demi-pointe, lift-up one foot each, and balance.?
Sit on demi-pointe for 1 minute.
Core Exercises
Do this WITHOUT rest. As fast as possible unless indicated otherwise.?
V-up:20.
Planck: 20 seconds.
Tuck-up: 20.
Planck (with bouncing): 20 seconds.
Bicycle: 20.
Planck (rocking back and forth): 20 seconds.
Hollow body rock until completely exhausted.
Back up: 30 times.
Back-leg curled back up: 10 times (slow).
Child pose -> back to the floor -> push up and curl leg -> repeat: 10 times (slow).
Single hand holds feet with the other hand forward, and other leg pointed -> rock ten times. Repeat for each side.?
Hold both hands to feet in the back and rock -> until exhausted.?
Need up: 20 times.?
Holds both hands on the floor, feet pointed, turn left and right with the core: 20 times.
Fast sit up: 50.
Butterfly kick: normal 50, left 50, right 50.?
Raise leg high and reach the toe (with toe pointed): do until exhausted.?
Plyometric
Do this WITHOUT REST.?
With lower mattress as fast as possible:
Jump up and down as fast as possible ten times with both feet. Reverse direction.?
Jump up and down while turning to left and right. As fast as possible. Ten times for each side.?
Single leg jumps as fast as possible: 20 times for each side.?
Now with box as high as possible. Do this to jump as high as possible.?
Lounge position. Change legs while jumping. 20 times.?
Single-leg. From an Allonge to jump to a high box with a single leg while kicking the other leg as high as possible. Jump back to Allonge. Twenty times for each leg.?
Lounge position facing both towards the box and away from the box. Do split leap for both legs. Ten times for each leg and each direction (40 in total).?
Holding two Barres.
Split leap while trying to make the leg as high as possible with resistance bands. Ten times each leg.?
Split leap while trying to make the leg return as fast as possible, without resistance bands. Ten times for each leg.?
Split leap while traveling with resistance bands. Ten times each leg.?
Split leap while traveling without resistance bands, focusing on fast leg return. Ten times each leg.??
Stretch (for those who don't have split yet).
Each position should be held for 1 minute with 20 breaths. During each breath, one stretches deeper.?
Seated hamstring stretch for each side.?
Front split position going forth and back, with the leg behind turned out and not.?
Butterfly while back to the wall. Push down the knees with hands.
Butterfly with feet forward. Reach forward.?
Side split to the wall while lying on the floor. With both turned out and not.?
Grab one foot behind and try to kick into the back. Repeat for both sides.?
Sit on the hard floor while kneeling. Lift up knees so that all the weight is on the back of the feet. This should be done for at least three minutes. Since this hurts crazily, it is OK to scream or cry.?
Kicks for all sides with momentum. Make sure the core is tight, and feet pointed.?
Final Preparation.??
Pirouette with feet on the floor without ballet slippers. This will help to build callus. If the feet bleed, stop. However, even if there is a blister, don't stop. It is ideal to powder the feet with chalk to make more friction.?
Breath control exercises. For each one, exhale all the breath and hold with core tight. Hold a resistance band in hand and stand on demi-pointe for each position, and finally retire. Open the hand slowly. If you fall or breathe, next time, increase one minute of feet stretch as punishment.?
Now, this is the ballet part. Note that during the explanation, the students should always be on Barre! If one fails to do it once, an additional minute of feet stretch will be added as punishment. During each exercise, one must smile. Each violation will lead to one additional minute of punishment.