How to Do Battement Exercises | Jazz Dance

Full Playlist: • Jazz Dance Moves for B...
-
-
Watch more Jazz Dance Moves for Beginners videos: www.howcast.com...
The grand battement is a big kick, and I'm going to teach you a couple of exercises that help to strengthen the battement.
First one, you're going to start in first position, arms lifted, and tendu right, flex it, tendu, close back in first. Then we're going to do one degajé, which means disengage the foot off the floor, then one grand battement using the same leg, right leg, up, close first. Á la secondé, to the side. Tendu, flex, tendu, first, one degajé lengthening that leg, then grand battement, up, and close back in first. Same thing to the derriére, which means behind. Point, flex, point, first, degajé, and grand battement. Á la secondé again, tendu, flex, point, first, degajé, grand battement. Try not to life your hip up with the grand battement, and you also want to think about pushing down into the floor and lengthening that leg up so it's nice and strong. Also, very important, is the down. A lot of times students like to flop their leg down like it weighs a lot of weight, and you don't want that to happen. You need to control the leg through your center. So this is lifting up and down. Other side. Point, flex, point, first, degajé, grand battement. Same thing. Á la secondé, thrush, up, derriére, arm goes down and through, lengthen through the fingertips, tendu, flex, tendu, first, degajé, and battement.
Another combination that is strong for battements is this. We're going to do one low kick, ball, change, step. That's with the right. Then on the other side. One low kick, step, step, step. And you're gradually going to get the kicks up higher. So, bend to the nose, right, left, right, up, left, right, left. Then eventually the kicks will go all the way up to your ear, but we need a lot of strength and flexibility for that to happen. And also, you need to always think about pushing down and out off the floor. So this is up, ball, change, cross, up, ball, change, cross. Great!
Starting in first. [Indecipherable 00:02:34], point, flex, point, first, degajé, battement. Point, flex, point, first, degajé, battement. Derriére. Really point those feet, and stretch, and lengthen. Left side. Point, flex, point. Long neck, and push off the floor. Derriére. Á la secondé. Very good!
Keep breathing. It's very important to keep breathing through those battement exercises. I know sometimes we forget. Let's try the second one. Ready? Arms out. Low kick, ball, change, pass. Little higher. And even higher. Up! Up! Up! You can also do those kicks to the side.

[@mirandanavarrete6244]

Thank you for teaching whoever watches how to do it

[@mofogie]

and for flexibility: do deep stretches using a similar scheme: stretch for 30seconds to 1 minute, then move on to another stretch. repeat the series of stretches 3-4 times. do it 2-3x weekly.
for example: i stretch side split legs 30s, then right leg forward split 30s, then left leg forward split 30s, then 1 min rest. Do it again 3 times.
move onto another series of stretches.
if you stop stretching, your muscles harden and calcify.

[@rosieburditt5646]

I’m far from home & my dance classes and know how essential it is to keep up body flexibility & skills through daily review & learning- So happy I discovered your channel. Great instruction..thank you!💕

[@Melanin_Ivy94]

Lol I'm learning a lot of dance terminology by watching these videos

[@mofogie]

hi, i'm not quite at her level, but i am making progress.
strength leg ex: squats, leg abductors, leg adductors, hamstring curls, calf raises.
routine: 3-4 sets, 6-15 repetitions, done at 75% of your maximum lift.
example: my maximum squat is 300lbs. I will do 15 repetitions at 225, rest 1 minute, do 12 repetitions, rest 1 min, do 9, rest 1 min, do 6. Then i move onto next exercise.
the whole routine is done 2x per week.

[@thephilomaths5178]

plz tell me...how can i increase my flexibility

[@oelekegel]

What she says is a ‘degage’ or something, we just call a ‘jeté’

[@HelloTaurus3920]

If I did battements like that, my dance teacher would kick me out. And you dont have to be that flexible at the start.

[@hjaslhzvc]

I can sit on all splits but I can’t do fvcking battements

[@salmizzle7527]

you need strength training! work on strengthening your hip flexors and rotators!

[@nikkinguyen8280]

French3