Description
Finis Jhung shows each exercise, Glenn Keenan of The New York City Ballet does it, Finis analyzes and coaches, and Glenn repeats. You’ll perfect your pas de bourrées dessous (under) and dessus (over). You’ll develop balance and strength as you learn to relevé in passé and arabesque. The waltz step (pas de valse) teaches you to articulate your steps and develops correct alignment and balance. You will develop movement skills that allow you to change feet quickly, even as you switch directions and turn around. Your elevation work includes petit pas de chats, changements, sissone simple, and échappé sauté. After you’ve mastered these centered exercises, you’ll find you’ve gained strength, speed, and range of movement. To dance is to live. The CD music is by Scott Killian
Play the DVD in 3 modes: Full Class, Individual Exercises or Workout Mode where you can run the exercises without instruction. Once you’ve learned the exercise and heard the instructions, you may want to go straight to the demonstration with music so you can have a work-out without interruption.
You can find this feature on these videos.
The following DVDs don’t have the SPECIAL FEATURE but do allow you to skip the Instructions and go straight to the demonstration with music by using the SKIP FORWARD button:
- The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: Stretch, Turn-out, & Extension
- The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: The Power Barre
Streaming Playback
Streaming videos that offer the “Workout Mode / Nonstop Class” feature Streaming videos that offer the “Workout Mode / Nonstop Class” feature may be found here.
Most streaming videos do not offer multiple playback modes. Each DVD chapter/exercise is presented as an individual video. Once you complete an exercise, the next will play automatically. There is currently no “workout mode” available for most streaming videos.
About your purchasing choices…
FJ Streaming Singles We have released several brief videos (for example, our Foot Strength and Dance at Home series) which are only available to stream online. You will not receive a DVD, but may watch instantly upon completing your purchase.
DVD vs. Streaming
You’ll notice you have purchasing options on nearly all of the Finis Jhung Instructional Videos:
Streaming Playback
Streaming videos that offer the “Workout Mode / Nonstop Class” feature may be found here.
Most streaming videos do not offer multiple playback modes. Each DVD chapter/exercise is presented as an individual video. Once you complete an exercise, the next will play automatically. There is currently no “workout mode” available for most streaming videos.
Please visit our Frequently Asked Questions page for more information.
Available to Stream Instantly Online.
Stream in Workout Mode.
“Thank you for your wonderful classes. They are an inspiration. We met many years ago when I was a student taking your summer course (at the Bartholin Seminar) in Copenhagen. I’ve been a fan ever since. Yes, I was one of those students. I must admit that at the time I didn’t understand everything you were talking about, but I would not be where I am today if I hadn’t taken your classes. It’s difficult to choose one video that I like the best since they all address various important topics. I feel that you emphasize topics that are rarely talked about today and find innovative solutions to transfer this to the dancer.”
— Jens Rosen, Stockholm, Sweden. August 2019
“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
“I have become a Finis addict. I am a 64 year old wanna be dancer. Your DVDs are so helpful. I feel really lucky to have found you. I even ‘get it.’ Thank you for caring about beginners. Yours in friendship… ”
— Heidi Martin
“This video is a must-have for whoever wants to dance like a pro! This video is an excellent resource for the adult student interested in expanding their knowledge of dance movement in a meaningful way. It offers the chance to learn beautifully danceable combinations in the center while challenging the student with lots of controlled balances, change of directions and basic steps such as the waltz, which is done moving forward and back. I have tried to find such a resource on Amazon or YouTube for quite a while unsuccessfully. I could not find a video totally dedicated to Center exercises and combinations. While you can find a snippet of a combination or two, there is no DVD that includes so many combinations in progression from simpler choreography at a slower pace to a more complex and faster pace. The demonstrator, Glenn Keenan of The New York City Ballet, executes every dance with precision and grace. Her use of arms and her supple upper body grant an elegance to her movement which becomes even more obvious as Finis draws her attention to certain nuances that could be improved, as movement articulation and phrasing. From the waltz to the petit pas de chat, fondu arabesque, and the <i the student’s pleasure increases with every combination, especially when each exercise builds upon the previous and is organically linked to what was taught before. Finis explains and demonstrates himself with his unparalleled elegance and clarity. This video has great impact for the student or ballet teacher—it definitely is a must-have!”
—Ileana Ray, Brooklyn NY
“I want to thank you with all my heart for sharing your gift with all of us. I have loved ballet my whole life. Although my family did their best, they could not afford to send me to lessons for long. I was a cadet at West Point between 1999 and 2002. I used to run 2 miles each way to dance with six year-olds. I wish I would have known you were only a train ride away. I have a very fragmented dance education, and you have helped me put those pieces together. This renewed dancing life has also very unexpectedly allowed me to heal some emotional wounds I suffered during my military times. I am so grateful. I live in a rural area and have opened a small dance studio with the hopes of hiring a teacher for my kids and their friends. I decided I would refresh and start teaching until I could find one. I’m still teaching confidently and happily because of your clear direction. I hope to attend your workshop next year.”
—Josie Posir
“Your Level 3 Centerwork DVD is amazing! I only wish I had found it before I purchased DVDs of other teachers and classes which were of no help to me at all. I learned more in the first few minutes of this video than I did in the other three DVDs combined!”
— Lindsay Francis, Winfield, WV
“My classes are beginning to be transformed by the wonder and joy of dancing from the heart and soul. I am so sorry that I came upon your instruction so late.”
— Karen L. Watkins-Westebbe, Bright Lights Performing Arts Studio, Chesapeake, VA