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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 Teachers & Students and produced more than 45 instructional videos. ABOUT THE VIDEO: Finis Jhung shows you-count-by-count- how to do the most frequently used center floor movements that travel forward and sideways. Each movement has four exercises, and each exercise has two parts-the instructions and the demonstration-and is shown moving to both right and left, first slowly, then quickly. In addition, you are given detailed instructions on how to use your arms, shoulders and head in order to balance and control the movements of your feet and legs. Each exercise is demonstrated by Antonio Carmena, Soloist of The New York City Ballet. EXERCISES: Pas de bourr©e en avant - 1. Pas de bourr©e (slowly); Pas de bourr©e en diagonale (moderately); Pas de bourr©e en diagonale (quickly); Pas de bourr©e en diagonale (quickly). Pas de bourr©e de c´te - 1. Pas de bourr©e dessous (slowly); Pas de bourr©e dessous (moderately); Pas de bourr©e dessus (moderately); Pas de bourr©e dessous, dessus (quickly). Glissade - 1. Glissade derri¨re (slowly); 2. Glissade derri¨re (slowly); 3. Glissade derri¨re (moderately); 4. Glissade chang©e (quickly). Glissade pr©cipit©e - 1. Over-cross the demi-pli© (slowly); 2. Over-cross the demi-pli© (moderately); 3. Over-cross the glissade derri¨re (moderately); 4. Glissade pr©cipit©e (quickly). Chass© - 1. Chass© en avant (as relev©, slowly); 2. Chass© en avant en diagonale; 3. Chass© en avant (in the air; quickly); 4. Chass© de c´te (in the air; quickly) SPECIAL FEATURE: Play this video in 3 modes: Full Class, Individual Exercies, or Workout Mode where you can run the exercises without instruction