Technique

A ballet teacher works with a teenage female student in pink tights and a pink leotard as she poses in first arabesque. The teacher, wearing a white zip-up sweater and brown warm-up pants, stands behind the dancer and holds her foot in her hand. They work in a dance studio with large windows and white walls.

Technique

Mastering Grand Fouetté Arabesque With Nadège Hottier

Amy Brandt

Christina Johnson, wearing black yoga pants and black tank top, stands next to a young ballerina executing a piqué first arabesque on pointe. The dancer wears a blue-and-white patterned leotard, pink tights and pink pointe shoes.

Technique

Perfect Your Piqué Arabesque With Christina Johnson

Amy Brandt

A teenage male ballet student wearing black tights over a bright blue leotard does a brisé volé in a dance studio.

Technique

Breaking Down Brisé Volé With Philip Neal

Katie Slattery

A male and female ballet student practice finger turns in a large dance studio. Their teacher, wearing a black t-shirt, workout pants, and sneakers, kneels on the ground next to them and points to the female dancer's retiré position on pointe. The girl wears a light-blue leotard, white practice tutu, pink tights and pointe shoes, while her partner wears a white t-shirt, gray tights, and white socks and ballet slippers.

Technique

Mastering Finger Turns With Christopher Budzynski

Amy Brandt

A young adult ballet student practices a penché at the barre, lifting her right leg up and extending her right arm in front of her. Her etacher stands close to her near the barre and holds her right foot in her right hand and touches the dancer's right hsoulder with her left. They pose in front of a large floor-to-ceiling window, with a New York City Street seen outside. The dancer wears a black leotard, pink tights and pink pointe shoes, while her teacher wears a lack t-shirt, black yoga pants and black sneakers.

Technique

Breaking Down Penché With Alicia Graf Mack

Amy Brandt

Technique

Mastering Fouettés With Alan Hineline

Linnea Swarting

Marja Miller, who wears a white tutu with pink and floral trim on the bodice, brown tights and pointe shoes, and a red rose on the right side of her low bun, dances on stage in front of a dark backdrop. She pliés on her right leg and brushes her left leg into degagé devant in effacé. She extends her right arm to the side, flexing her wrist, puts her left hand on her hip, and looks down at her pointed foot with a smile.

Technique

How to Work Through a Plateau

Gavin Larsen

Technique

Mastering Développé With Alexandra Koltun

Katie Slattery