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- Ballet class with Summer Lee Rhatigan, director of San Francisco Conservatory of Dance
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- Mandy Moore's choreography in "Fashion Forward" at the 2009 DT Summit
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- Behind-the-scenes interview with Shane Sparks!
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- Interview with Cheryl Burke
- Dance at University of Michigan in the 1920s, and photos from their recent centennial celebration
- Modern Class with Carolyn Adams and ADF Honors Carolyn Adams, Ruth Andrien and Sharon Kinney
- Aerial Dance: two videos from Nancy Smith's "Frequent Flyer Productions"
- Ballet Class at Juilliard with Lawrence Rhodes
- Tech Rehearsal with Tap City Youth Ensemble
- Inside the NYU/ABT MA program with guest blogger Hannah G.
- Healthy Feet Exercises for Tappers
- Thinking on Their Feet preview
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Tudor Step-By-Step
by Elizabeth McPherson
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Supplement to Web Exclusive: On the Scene at the Tudor Centennial Celebration
The following combinations are an "on-the-spot" description and notation from watching the Tudor ballet class demonstration as taught by Bonnie Mathis:
Tendu combination at the barre:
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Start in fifth position with the right leg front
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Prepare the arms front, open side
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Plié (count 1)
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Tendu front (count 2)
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Close fifth position (count 3)
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Tendu front (count &)
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Close fifth position (count 4)
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Dégagé front (count 5)
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Passé (count 6)
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Close fifth position (count 7)
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Hold (count 8)
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Repeat en croix
Grand Battement combination in center:
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Start in fifth position, right leg front, en face
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Tendu front with the right leg on the up beat (count 4) of the preparation
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Close fifth position (count 1)
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Grand battement side with right leg (count 2)
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Close fifth position with right leg behind (count 3)
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Tendu front with the left leg (count 4)
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Close fifth position (count 1)
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Grand battement side with left leg (count 2)
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Close fifth position with left leg behind (count 3)
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Tendu back with the left leg (count 4)
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Close fifth position (count 1)
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Grand battement side with left leg (count 2)
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Close fifth position with left leg front (count 3)
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Tendu back with the right leg (count 4)
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Close fifth position (count 1)
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Grand battement side with right leg (count 2)
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Close fifth position with right leg front (count 3)
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Repeat
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