Beginner Ballet Lesson 25: Adding Releve at the Barre and how to Battu

Welcome to Lesson 25 of our free online beginner ballet class! Today, we're taking your barre technique to new heights by adding Relevé and introducing the intricate move of Battu. These essential ballet movements will help build strength, flexibility, and alignment.

Our focus will be about performing various exercises en relevé at the barre. This addition to your barre technique will enhance your control, strength, and understanding of weight distribution in ballet.

Now, it's time to introduce Battu, pronounced ba-TOO, meaning "to beat." This intricate move involves a beating motion of the working leg, creating a fast and precise rhythmic quality. Battu includes battements (beats) and other steps where the legs strike each other in the air, such as entrechats and brisés.