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Cinderella might not enjoy sweeping the floor for her horrible sisters, but she loves this graceful leg sweep. Ballerinas call these movements Battement tendu…
1. Stand in first position resting your left hand on your barre. Make a gentle oval shape with your right arm.
2. Raise your right arm and brush your right foot out behind you, keeping your toe against the ground. Imagine that you are using your toes to sweep the floor.
3. Sweep your foot back to the centre and then brush it out to the side.
4. Now slide your foot back to the centre again. Try switching sides to practise using your left leg.
(P.S. If you don’t have an actual barre you could rest your hand on a wall or fence instead.)
