Does anybody have good barre combinations?

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This year, I moved up a level in my ballet classes (and just got my first pair of pointe shoes, too!). I'm very excited and grateful, but I have an issue. There must've been a huge gap between levels, as now I'm atrociously behind the other girls in my level. So I've taken it upon myself to give myself a barre and stretch every day I don't have class (and occasionally if I don't have a lot of homework I try to give myself an adage or a petite allegro).

The issue now is that the combinations I came up for myself are a bit redundant, and the combinations I use from class earlier in the week I tend to forget, do wrong, and then mess up in class a few days later. 

If anybody has an complete barre combinations for any of the exercises that I can practice at home to improve my technique, that would be lovely!

pigpenguin91 · Accepted Answer

You really shouldn't be practicing at home. Stretching at home is great, but actually having barre at home is a very bad idea. For starters, you don't have the right flooring, which can lead to injuries. Also, without a teacher watching you and correcting you, you will learn poor technique, guaranteed. Nobody is perfect, and small problems with your technique will become bigger and bigger problems as you practice wrong.

Instead, work hard in class, and pay attention to your teacher's pointe shoes. Assuming your studio and teachers know what they're doing, you wouldn't have been moved up a level if they thought you couldn't handle it.

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