Making a Dancer · Instructor

Pre-Ballet

This is your very first introduction to Ballet steps. These are for girls and boys ages 4 and 5 years old, but these steps should be a part of every dancer's vocabulary. Most of the steps listed in this category have two or three versions. Be sure and pick the simplest one. You will have time later on to work on the harder steps. Remember, your time is coming. Everyone goes through this period.

▶ Play all 14 steps in order
A la seconde 1(ah-la-suh-cone)Arabesque 1(air-ra-besk)Ballet walk(bah-lay walk)Changement(shanz-mahn)Demi-plié(dim-me-plee-ay)éChassé 1(shah-say)Fish 1(fish)Glissade 1(gle-sahd)Pas de bourrée 1(pah-da-boo-ray)Pas de chat 1(pah-da-sha)Port de bras(por-dih-brah)Sit to the floor(sit to the floor)Step courtsey(step courtsey)Turn out(turn out)