Partnering Techniques: The Nutcracker (1999)

$25.00

The Nutcracker Pas de Deux.
Taught by Finis Jhung.

All Levels. All Regions DVD. 70 minutes. 12 sections (no solos or coda).

Description

Learn the ropes, step by step, to everyone’s favorite, the Grand Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker. Griff Braun and Johanna Snyder of The American Ballet Theatre begin the video by performing the pas de deux. Next, they break it all down with Finis Jhung and tell you everything you need to know about promenades, supported pirouettes, and lifts. Griff and Johanna tell what they are thinking as they do the steps and what they expect from each other. By the end of the video you’ll have seen all the nuts and bolts of partnering. Griff has partnered some of ABT’s best ballerinas, so he knows what he’s talking about. This video is a must for anyone who intends to do this pas de deux or simply loves ballet.

  1. The Grand Pas de Deux (complete)
  2. Développé front, promenade in attitude
  3. Piqué turn en dehors, promenade in arabesque penchée
  4. Fondu développé to the side, arabesque penchée, flip to pose
  5. Whip turns en dedans, fouetté arabesque, off balance attitude pose
  6. Split jeté lift, spun pirouettes en dehors
  7. Grand pas de chat lift, supported pirouettes en dehors
  8. Traveling attitude lift
  9. Upside down attitude lift, lunge
  10. Final sequence: Continuous promenades, whip turns, poses, bows
  11. Details of supported pirouettes
  12. Partnering extra: shoulder lift

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  2. The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: The Power Barre
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I’ve been doing your DVDs with my mother in her 60s. It’s helping her out a lot with learning to keep her balance and have good posture. Even the slightest movements have helped strengthen her muscles. We love you.”

— Trula Hudelson

“This video on Partnering is one of the most informative I have ever seen. I enjoyed the detailed explanations. It will be a great teaching aid for beginning partnering classes!”

— Michelle Raider, Director, River City Youth Ballet, Elkview, WV

“I’ve never come across anything anywhere else like these videos. They’re so unique; very informative, and so well put together! I especially loved The Nutcracker Pas de Deux. I hope you make some more of them.”

— Mike Gallay, Adult Student, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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