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ABOUT THE TEACHER: Finis Jhung is a world-renowned ballet master who has been featured on CBS THS MORNING, written The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: A Guide for Teacher & Students and produced more than 45 instructional videos. ABOUT THE VIDEO: Even first-time beginners can do more than simply stand in one spot and repeat various positions. Have fun with Finis Jhung and a professional dancer as you perfect your posture, placement, alignment, and balance. Learn to cover space while you move from one foot to the other with the tombé, temps lié, piqué and passé par terre. Practice the most frequently used body positions and correct port de bras. Learn basic turning movements such as the promenade, the quarter turn en dedans, and the half turn en dehors. Perfect your knowledge of the rudiments and build in the correct muscle memory which will enable you to pirouette with ease and confidence. Build self-esteem and confidence as you dance across the floor with the waltz step. Welcome to the wonderful world of ballet!  EXERCISES: 1. Tendu, dégagé en l'air, tombé en avant, arabesque balance; 2. Tendu, dégagé en l'air, tombé de côté, cambré; 3.Tendu, temps lié en avant, arabesque balance; 4. Tendu, temps lié de côté, balance in cou-de-pied; 5. Tendu, fondu, dégagé en l'air, piqué en avant; 6. Tendu, fondu, dégagé en lair, piqué de côté; 7. Tendu, fondu, dégagé en l'air, passé par terre en avant; 8. Tendu éffacé & croisé, devant & derrière, temps lié; 9. Tendu with port de bras, tombé, promenade en dedans; 10. Quarter-turn en dedans; 11. Half-turn en dehors; 12. The basic waltz step, to the mirror; 13. The basic waltz step, to the corner; 14. Waltz & walk in a circle on relevé, to the mirror; 15. Waltz & walk in a circle on relevé, to the corner; Stretch