Discover more at www.roh.org.uk Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates a series of arabesques. The arabesque is one of the most basic static poses...
Dawid Trzensimiech, Royal Ballet Artist, and Akane Takada, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrate fouettés. Fouetté: A whipping motion of the leg used to propel the...
Royal Ballet First Artists Romany Pajdak and Erico Montes demonstrate Odette's mime from Swan Lake. Mime is the use of gesture to convey narrative meaning....
Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates positions of the feet. Feet positions: In all schools of ballet, there are five basic foot positions: first,...
Dawid Trzensimiech, Royal Ballet Artist, and Akane Takada, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrate a grand allegro. Jeter /jeté: From the French verb 'to throw'. A...
Akane Takada, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates glissades. Glissade: A travelling step that creates the illusion of gliding, often used to link other steps. The...
Dawid Trzensimiech, Royal Ballet Artist, and Akane Takada, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrate pirouettes. Pirouette: A famous ballet movement in which the dancer performs a...
Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates développé. Développé: To open out, unfold. A ballet movement in which, from a standing position, the working leg...
