ABOUT THE TEACHER: Finis Jhung performed with the San Francisco, Robert Joffrey, and Harkness ballets, on Broadway, and in film, before founding his own Chamber Ballet U.S.A. Now, he is a master ballet teacher, the creator of more than 50 instructional dance videos, and the author of The Finis Jhung Ballet Technique: A Guide for Teachers & Students. ABOUT THE VIDEO: When you start out or resume ballet classes as an adult, you often find yourself unable to keep up with the center exercises because on-going students know what to do and you don’t—which is why we made this video. Finis Jhung shows you-count by count—how to shape and move your arms and hands with amplified grace and elegance; how to find and display the correct arabesque line and how to balance the piqué pose; how to work the feet quickly while maintain proper positioning in coupé; and how to waltz in various directions and positions. Each exercise has two parts—instruction and demonstration—and is shown moving to both right and left by Sachiko Kanai. EXERCISES are listed on the back cover of the DVD image above. SPECIAL FEATURE: Play the DVD in 3 modes: Full Class, Individual Exercises or Workout Mode where you can run the exercises without instruction. Once you’ve learned the exercise and heard the instructions, you may want to go straight to the demonstration with music so you can have a workout without interruption.
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These videos are great. They break it down for you and show ...
These videos are great. They break it down for you and show the slow moves from different angle. The teaching and demonstration is amazing. My wife uses them to practice her ballet moves at home. She has been looking for a step-to-step video for adult beginners for a while and is very glad to find these. She plans to study them one by one and she said it would help her better perform in class.
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Worth any penny for a beautiful arabesque!
As an adult beginner student, I may not be able to have an arabesque higher than 45 degrees, but nonetheless I can show the correct form and have a beautiful line if I apply all that is taught in this marvelous lesson where Finis teaches you HOW to obtain that desired aesthetic line in arabesque and how to give fluidity to your dancing by using the arms with softness, strength, and opposition. Happily, for me, there are exercises which break down the piqué arabesque, which has always been an especially challenging problem. Sachiko Kanai is the beautiful demonstrator, and we are able to learn a lot by watching how Finis corrects and coaches her to his exacting standards. At the end of the DVD, we are treated to some outtakes where we witness the process of perfecting the tricky waltz step. I am super excited knowing that this video holds the answers to questions I’ve had for quite a while. I strongly encourage all adult beginners to get this video so they can find out what they’ve been missing!— Ileana L. Ray – Adult Student, The Ailey Extension
