Description
If you are looking for new ideas for center work or choreography, or you just want to dance until you drop, this is for you. Finis Jhung has choreographed a variety of combinations, some 32 counts, on one of the most elegant dancers you’ll ever see, Noriko Naraoka. From adagio to grand allegro, tango to mazurka, Finis shows you step-by-step how to dance to the inspiring music of Bill Brown. After Noriko demonstrates the combination, Finis analyzes and corrects, and she repeats. Notice how she improves with each correction. An added plus is a detailed breakdown on fouetté and piqué turns. Shall we dance?
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.
“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.”
“I was in ‘Heaven’ viewing your work. You are truly unique, creative, and knowledgeable—what a great teacher you are. The likes, unfortunately, every generation gives us so few of.”
—Mara Meier, Ballet Academy of Charleston, SC
“The opportunity to dance along with these combinations has added a whole new dimension to practice sessions. Barre and centre exercises find a place in the choreographed dances and from adagio to allegro, each variation offers diversity in character and interpretation. I noticed that there is plenty of freedom to maintain a classical core with contemporary expression, making each practice a pleasant occasion and a chance to relax and be creative. The presentation of each combination into specific counts helps with memory and there is always the recording to refer back to if there are distractions. I can concentrate on specific exercises that will help with the movements of a particular dance until confidence develops or I can mix and match depending on how things are going at the time. Every practice session has its own benefits and highlights. While my favourite is the mazurka because of its rhythm, each combination has something surprising about it. Also, because there is always the emphasis on good posture, every movement has the potential for more dance.”
— Judith Chestnut, Erina, NSW, Australia
“Your outlook and knowledge simply blow my mind! It’s awesome!”
— Janelle Cosner, A Step in Time, Greencastle, IN