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ABOUT THE TEACHER: Finis Jhung performed with the San Francisco, Robert Joffrey, and Harkness ballets, on Broadway, and in film, before founding his own Chamber Ballet U.S.A. Now, he is a master ballet teacher, the creator of more than 50 instructional dance videos, and the author of The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: A Guide for Teachers & Students. ABOUT THE VIDEO: COLLECTOR'S ITEM! This is one of the first instructional videos Finis Jhung made in 1995. Count-by-count, Finis Jhung and student show you how to connect individual steps in 12 different center combinations that build and progress from adagio to coda. This video show you how to link your steps effectively so that you achieve beautiful lines, balanced turns, and light jumps. Center Class C teaches 6 combinations based on pas de bourrées, soutenus, balancés, and chassés that turn. Center Class D teaches 6 combinations based on grand jeté en tournant, fouetté arabesque, emboité, saut de basque, and connecting steps that turn; includes tips on turnout. COMBINATIONS are listed on the back cover of the DVD image above.