| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: Barrework Level 3 | | | | | | | Description: | | Finis Jhung Ballet Technique
Finis Jhung and Glenn Keenan of The New York City Ballet take you to Level 3 with barre exercises that expand your range of movement and balance as you work from one standing leg to the other. Certain exercises are timed to quicken the working leg and foot, while demanding stability on the supporting side of your body, as well as your standing leg and foot. Attention is paid to the use of head and arm movements which help maintain balance as well as the total look of classical ballet dancing. Exercises on this video: 1. Stretches; 2. Pliés; 3. Battement tendu à la seconde, 1st position; 4. Battement tendu devant & derrière, flex & point, 1st position; 5. Quick battement tendu, 1st position; 6. Slow battement tendu with demi rond de jambe, head circles, balance, 5th position; 7. Medium battement tendu en croix, retiré, 5th position; 8. Quick battement tendu, dégagé, tendu plié, relevé & balance, 5th position; 9. Footwork, stretches, balance, 1st position; 10. Rond de jambe à terre, 5th position; 11. Développé, fondu, rond de jambe en l'air, 5th position; 12. Petit battement, frappé, 1st position; 13. Grand battement, passé, balance, 5th position; 14. Fondu relevé, attitude & arabesque. 58 minutes. 14 Exercises. Taught by Finis Jhung. Demonstrated by Glenn Keenan. Music by Scott Killian. Running Time: 58 minutes | | | Product Details: | | | Format:
| Color, DVD, NTSC | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Bayview Films | | Run Time:
| 58 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| December 19, 2006 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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 Just like a real intermediate/advanced intermediate ballet classAug 28, 2009
By E. C. Noebel
I'm thrilled to be able to review this; I got this today and am so happy with it. There are no previews that I know of available of this product, so I took a real chance. I could tell from youtube previews of Barre level 1 that it was too easy.
FJ Technique Level 3 Barrework is really for folks who 1) started as adult learners and have had adult learning classes for some time now and are looking to advance their skills to the advanced intermediate level; and 2) people who have had extensive dance training previously who are looking to refresh their skills and conditioning. The key here is form. A certain level of dance comprehension is presupposed. If you do not have a dance vocabulary, you might end up hurting yourself with bad form and poorly executed rond de jambes, tendues, etc.
This is not a snazzy, hip or 'cool' production; it is rather old school with the camera in a stationary position at an angle and never moving. You do not get zoom ins though the camera is close enough to see detail and FJ is excellent at describing things like turnout and placement. The footwork is not fancy; these are barre combos. This is meant to mimic a real, quality ballet class barre component. As such, it is true to life, and very very slow. Any non-dancer or absolute beginner will look at this and think, "piece of cake." However, if you pay attention to form, and you really must, you will benefit from extreme strength training and conditioning. The attention to detail FJ provides his students is quite good, he is encouraging and really pays attention to form.
As with all true ballet classes, this class is anything but fast paced. It is slow, steady and precise. All as it should be. This DVD is clearly not for everybody; it is really geared towards people who are concerned with form. If you are looking for a cardio experience, this is not it.
I highly recommend this DVD for serious students of ballet who want to perfect technique and advance their skills at home. I would give 5 stars, but the production quality could have been better. However, in the end, this is not a huge problem; the form and content are excellent.
 Perfect old school ballet barre work videoDec 31, 2011
By Paysha F. Rhone
The other reviewer is right (and thank you so much for writing such a great review). This is a perfect video for people who just want a basic, old-school barre session with no flash. Finis Jhung has a pleasant demeanor and gives helpful, down-to-earth instruction, reminding dancers to maintain correct form, not force turnout, stretch, reach, etc. The demo dancer is excellent and easy to follow. It's just hard enough for me (a returning, rusty 40-yo dancer (in decent shape) with many years of classes as a child and teen)... and it's basic enough, so you can really concentrate on balance, strength and flexibility-building and form. I just got my copy in the mail yesterday and did it on my new free-standing barre today -- am very happy with it. And very grateful to other reviewer who took the chance on ordering it and then recommending it, as I think a good barre video might be hard to find. Looking forward to working it for awhile and going to the next level!
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