Note: This is only for the first 36 measures of music in this
Tschaikovsky ballet number. It was inspired by the original George Balanchine choreography that I saw in this ballet.
PART 1
Enter from stage left (SL), go
towards stage right…(SR)
Forward walk LF 1-2
Forward walk RF (across
LF) 3-4
Forward walk LF (across
RF) 5-6
Forward walk RF (across
LF) 7-8
Forward walk LF (across
RF) 1-2
Turning ¼ to L, side RF 3-4
Close LF to RF, and rélèvé on
both feet, bring arms to 4th, facing stage back center (SBC) 5-6
Bring feet down to flat,
bring arms to 2nd position 7-8
PART 2
Hold position 1
Side LF, bring arms to 4th
(L arm up, R arm down), going towards stage back left (SBL) 2
Cross RF behind LF to end up
in 4th position and
Side LF to end up in 2nd
position 3
Cross RF in front of LF to
end up in 4th position 4
Side LF to end up in 2nd
position 5
Cross RF to 4th, en derrière LF 6
Développé LF
on RF, go to 3rd position arms 7
Go to a grand battement LF, going towards stage back right (SBR) and
Land LF in 2nd
position 8
Développé RF
on LF, remaining in 3rd position arms 1
Go to a grand battement RF,
going towards SBL and
Land RF in 2nd
position 2
Développé LF
on RF, go to 3rd position arms 3
Go to a grand battement LF, going towards stage back right (SBR) and
Land LF in 2nd
position 4
Passé with RF, prepare for
fouetté (keep LF on ground) 5
Fouetté
turn, 2 times, turning to L, RF in passé off
ground 6
End facing SBC (after turn),
with RF over LF in 5th and arms in 4th 7
Hold position and
movement 8
PART 3
(now going towards stage back center, or SBC)
Back LF 1
Cross RF over LF in passé 2
Back RF (across LF) in 4th
position, with full weight on RF 3
Cross LF over RF in passé
4
Back LF 5
Cross RF over LF in passé 6
Pas de bourrée en pointe (LF RF LF), going toward SBL, 4th
arms 7 and 8
Pas de bourrée en pointe (RF LF RF), going toward SBR, 4th arms 1 and 2
Pas de bourrée en pointe (LF RF LF),
going toward SBL, 4th arms 3 and 4
Side RF, going into 2nd
arms 5
Bend RF and lift L leg off
the floor sticking it back for 1st arabesque 6
Go now into an arabesque
penchée 7
Go back into normal position
(1st), with 4th position arms 8
PART 3
(Note: Same moves as in Part 2)
Hold position 1
Side LF, bring arms to 4th
(L arm up, R arm down), going towards stage back left (SBL) 2
Cross RF behind LF to end up
in 4th position and
Side LF to end up in 2nd
position 3
Cross RF in front of LF to
end up in 4th position 4
Side LF to end up in 2nd
position 5
Cross RF to 4th, en derrière LF 6
Développé LF
on RF, go to 3rd position arms 7
Go to a grand battement LF, going towards stage back right (SBR) and
Land LF in 2nd
position 8
Développé RF
on LF, remaining in 3rd position arms 1
Go to a grand battement RF,
going towards SBL and
Land RF in 2nd
position 2
Développé LF
on RF, go to 3rd position arms 3
Go to a grand battement LF, going towards stage back right (SBR) and
Land LF in 2nd
position 4
Passé with RF, prepare for
fouetté (keep LF on ground) 5
Fouetté
turn, 2 times, turning to L, RF in passé off
ground 6
End facing SBC (after turn),
with RF over LF in 5th and arms in 4th 7
Hold position and
movement 8
PART 4
Side LF 1
Petit batterie passé RF on L leg 2
Petit batterie passé RF on L leg and
Piqué to
side RF 3
Cross RF over LF 4
Side RF 5
Petit batterie passé LF on R leg 6
Petit batterie passé LF on R leg and
Piqué to
side LF 7
Cross LF over RF 8
Side RF 1
Petit batterie passé RF on L leg 2
Petit batterie passé RF on L leg and
Piqué to
side RF 3
Cross RF over LF 4
Passé with RF, prepare for
fouetté (keep LF on ground) 5
Fouetté
turn, 2 times, turning to L, RF in passé off
ground 6
End facing SBC (after turn),
with RF over LF in 5th and arms in 4th 7
Hold position and
movement 8
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