Ballet Techniques

Connecting Steps

These are some very important steps that connect with other steps. Combinations cannot be made without these steps. You cannot dance without them. Every dancer must know these steps. Make sure to put connecting steps into your practice schedule.

▶ Play all 21 steps in order
Balancé 1(bal-lon-say)Balancé 2(bal-lon-say)Chassé 2(shah-say)Chassé 3(shah-say)Chassé pas de bourrée(shah-say-pa-de-boo-ray)Contretemps(kohn-tra-tahn)éChassé 1(shah-say)Failli 1(fa-yee)Failli 2(fa-yee)Glissade 2(gle-sahd)Glissade 3(gle-sahd)Glissade 4(gle-sahd)Pas de basque 1(pah-duh-bask)Pas de basque 2(pah-duh-bask)Pas de bourrée 1(pah-da-boo-ray)Pas de bourrÈe 2(pah-da-boo-ray)Pas de bourrée 3(pah-da-boo-ray)Pas de bourrée 4(pah-da-boo-ray)Sissonne tombé 1(see-sohn-tohm-bay pah-da-boo-ray)Sissonne tombé 2(see-sohn-tohm-bay pah-da-boo-ray)Tombé(tom-bay)