5 Low Effort High Reward Ballet Steps That Audiences Love

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What if.. you could wow the crowds without pulling out the hardest trick in the book? TODAY we’re going to uncover 5 easy, low effort ballet steps that are highly rewarding and are sure to get that crowd appeal. After this video you'll know how to maximize every performance to conserve your energy and make every step count.
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[@mellieg.7543]

Ms Mojo would have titled this video "5 Most Difficult and Dangerous Ballet Moves".

[@balletreign]

Omggggg 😆😆

[@MariagraciaGonzalez]

STEPSSSSSS 😂😂😂

[@Lili.sim0ne]

I’ve watched so many of your videos that when my cat leaps after a toy, I think “wow, he has great ballon”

[@balletreign]

Quick somebody put him onstage ✨✨😂😂

[@A_sad_vegetable]

My pet bird sometimes stretches her wing and leg out to the side and back in the most arabesque position a bird could probably manage and I’m always like girl yesssss point those toesss

[@firstlast6109]

@@balletreign Sleeping Beauty Act III

[@moraven_]

This is funny to see that in other country the "saut de chat" is a "grand jeté" for us in France, the saut de chat is just a little side jump with both legs in plié !

[@evetei]

Exactly, I too was surprised they called it saut de chat… 😊

[@Kangamoos]

hehe, so glad it's not me. i was like, that's not a super impressive move, oh wait.. that's a grand jete? Suddenly I was second guessing my memory, and wondering if I've been using the wrong descriptions all this time.

[@Minimeowzilla]

I thought the little side jump is called pas de chat? And grand jete you don't bend your knees at the beginning and just lift up like u'r doing a grand battement? But yes different schools can call the same step different names.

[@rosyface_]

Based on when I saw Nela and Vadim in London 2 weeks ago, sometimes just showing up on stage has crowd appeal.

[@balletfanatic]

I think any form of manège also seems super impressive to the audience. Coupé manège, piqué manège, anything.

[@balletreign]

For sure! Takes practice, but it definitely gets high crowd appeal ✨✨

[@ricopoisson]

It's also in line with the theory that consecutive things are impressive :)

[@elpis_ezechiel]

The more advanced group in my ice dancing class did a manege thingy. The thing when you go round the scene and jump, pirouette, jump, pirouette. Something like that. Yes. They did that. On ice. With ice skates. I think my jaw dropped on the rink that day. It was just a one time trick like "oh, let's do this, sounds fun !" and I- I can't.

[@emmysrandomcrafts]

You can translate this to English 😂

[@irenerivera6080]

I found your channel less than a week ago (weird youtube logarithms/no other dance channel in my feed) and I have BINGED so many of your videos. As an “old” person, I am very impressed on how articulate, knowledgeable, cultured, you ladies are. I have learned a lot about this art form watching your videos and recommended your channel to my 10 year old niece aspiring ballerina. After watching so many if your videos, I thought of a topic I still have not seen an in-depth video from you yet (briefly talked about in the first ballet q&a you made): choreography. I would looooovvvveeee an analysis (or maybe a series of videos) on how choreographers plan a whole ballet; how to combine or invent series of moves or steps to narrate the story; how free can they get with arm/head movements to express dialogue since there is no speaking; how dedicated ballerinas and dancers have to be with facial expressions; etc. Thanks for your dedication to educate all of us.

[@Simon-vt1zp]

I like these videos and look forward to them very much. I like the way you don’t “presume” people know about ballet, and therefore make it enjoyable for beginners to ballet, as well as those who are more familiar. I’m going to see Swan lake next Wednesday, performed by the Royal Ballet, and featuring Yasmine Nagshi. I can hardly wait, just so excited. 💙🙏

[@balletreign]

Thanks for your positive feedback, we are so happy you are understanding ballet better with our videos! You are going to LOVE the performance on Wednesday, we hope you have the most wonder night!! ✨✨

[@tiffcat1100]

😊

[@Simon-vt1zp]

@@balletreignI saw Swan lake on Wednesday. Yasmine Nagdhi was really amazing. I was moved to tears at the end. However, I did not like this version very much, it seemed to pale and be almost dull (at times ) compared to the 2015 production with Natalia Osipover I have on DvD. Do you guys feel this performance is just exceptional, and it’s unfair to compare because it’s just so good ? And could I ask what your favourite version of Swan lake is please ? Thank you 🙏

[@MaddieFishblob]

Ironically the only time i actually fell during a performance was while doing a saut de chat 😂 i was en pointe and it wasn’t a ballet floor so I slipped on the landing 🤦‍♀️ Also the first time i performed in jazz, unexpectedly _the kick-line_ was always the part that made the crowd explode, even tho it was one of the easiest pts! I think what I learned from that is: the bigger the group, the more impressive easy things look to an audience

[@famsdfamsd]

I took informal ballet classes from the age of 5 to 17, and even though I moved on to other hobbies as an adult, I still love watching this performing art. I really like your topics, and your presentations are professional yet approachable and fun. Keep up the great content!

[@balletreign]

Aww thank you for watching our channel! So happy that you’ve found ways to stay connected to ballet 🩰

[@mariheaton9261]

It would be interesting to hear a male ballet dancers take on the steps they find easy that are amazing to the audience!

[@mermaidopulence8539]

So last Halloween our ballet studio had a booth at this park and we were handing out candy and also talking about our upcoming Nutcracker. Me and some other dancers were doing saut de chat and the small children were so amazed. Their tiny faces were so cute and they literally were saying "how do yall do those high splits" (that's what they called them).

[@angelahancock7916]

You guys should do a commentary on La Fille Mal Gardee's clog dance!!!

[@balletreign]

ABSOLUTELY 😆😆

[@brit1583]

Great fun I our nerding community as ever, thank you. I was once watching Giselle and some of the audience laughed at Myrthes second entrance with the bourres. I like to think they were awestruck. You should do a look at male steps too - love those consecutive cabrioles. Have a great week

[@balletreign]

Glad you had fun today! Thanks for coming. The audience never fails to surprise us, but that’s what makes it fun 😆😆. Have a lovely week yourself!

[@isabelaandzico]

As a jumper, nothing gives more joy than charging downstage (preferably on a raked stage!) with saut de chats et grand jetés. It’s important to get serious air and have even flexibility to both sides. I’d also include anything en manage very fast!

[@oxoelfoxo]

CHEERING here! but any step is impressive when you can't do it haha

[@dancinggiraffe6058]

I agree with all of your choices. I would like to add consecutive (of course) sissonne failli assemblé. And it’s even more impressive if you do a pas de poisson instead of a simple sissonne. In 1966 or so, the ballet school I was in was having a board meeting, and some of us advanced students got to choreograph our own variations as post-meeting entertainment. I wasn’t very strong at pointe work, but I could jump, so I chose a male variation (I think it was from Paquita) for my music and did lots of saut de chats, sissonne failli assemblés, and Kitri jumps, with just a few other steps to break up the monotony of jumping. As a rest before my final saut de chat exit, I did a manège of piqué turns … and the audience started applauding! I was so surprised, and wanted to stop and say, “Don’t you know this is the easiest step in the world to do??“ 😄

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

“Step one is the soda shop.” That is exactly what I heard. 😂 What I found impressive is something that probably does not exist in any classical ballet under normal circumstances. it is a tumbling run like they do in cheer or gymnastics beautifully executed by Alina Cojocaru at age FIFTEEEN in her D’Artagnan variation. She seems to be an intoxicated musketeer - including the cutlass! this variation is on KZbin and the part I’m referring to starts at 1:40 when she drops the cutlass. The video is barely longer than two minutes so please take a look! I would love it if you guys did an analysis on that!! Thank you very much for another fun educational video! 🙏💙🩰🎼🗡🪶

[@clemncb]

So glad you show us examples in video because the first one would have confused me a lot 😂 in France, what you called "saut de chat" is "grand jeté" and "saut de chat" exists too, not sure of the english terminology but it's the one where you go on retiré one leg after the other during the jump 😊 And to end this comment, I need a special shoutout to my boyfriend, after doing my variation he told me that what amazed him the most was the 2 échappés even though I did a manege, difficult jumps and battery jumps 😂

[@user-sqab_sus5BREF]

I think that music is also a very important part to get the crowd appeal .

[@felecityevans2112]

Could you guys potentially consider reacting to Prix de Lausanne 2023? That would be really fun to watch!

[@vantilate]

Impressive: passé jumps!!! Especially if they’re consecutive! Also any crazy petit allegro with a million beats… especially Bournonville ones without arms

[@vivianevans8323]

Lovely compilation of steps which righteously are pleasing the crowds! I note with secret satisfaction that you often had 'example' snippets of the fabulous Marianela Nunez and the equally fabulous Natalia Osipova - because, those two more than others embody 'dancing with and from the soul', something Eden tried to put into words in her take-home message. In the end, it's not how high someone jumps, how fast she turns, how many chins she can put together or how she floats in the pas de court - its about how it fits the character, how it expresses the character's situation at that moment.

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watching and for sharing ur thoughts! 💭 it’s so much more than just the mechanics of the steps ✨✨✨

[@vivianevans8323]

@@balletreign It is indeed so much more! Those dancers who put their whole soul into their performance will always stand out.

[@francoislechampi2002]

Eden's top quite elegant, fits the jewelry

[@balletreign]

Thank you smmm 😆😆

[@merrymilkshakes8006]

Every Friday and Thursday night I check my phone to see the future video! It’s all I watch on KZbin 😂 Y’all are so great and I cannot wait to see this vid❤

[@balletreign]

Awww glad ur looking forward to it! ❤️. We can’t wait eitherrrr 😆😆

[@Mother_is_Mothering306]

I’m a dancer but not a ballet dancer and I was wondering if anyone could tell me what the difference is between a saut de chat and a grande jete

[@balletreign]

Saut de chat leads with a développé (bends on the way up) and grand jeté starts with a grand battement (brush with straight leg). Hope this helps!! ☺️☺️

[@katsuyafeather1309]

Half my goal to get en pointe is to do the pas de couru. I love them. I think that are so beautiful and dainty and fairy like, yet such a feat to even get to the levle of training to do pointe work in general as a dancer. Ballet is so powerful blend of athleticism and and beauty through movement.

[@AllieHutchins]

I've never been able to predict what the audience is going to like. One time I did a (partnered) triple in act I of Giselle and the front quarter of the audience started clapping. I've never gotten random applause for partnered pirouettes in my life let alone just a triple. Another time I was the rat queen in nutcracker and kids clapped when I got dragged off stage. Bluebird lift is always a crowd pleaser. Overhead lift in Giselle one crowd applauded the other crowd only some people clapped (I'm assuming the ones that know how difficult that lift is). Dewdrop or sugarplum entrance tends to get applause. Giselle hops, and believe me I can hop, sometimes is an audience miss, other times I've performed The variation I had even the competition judges clapping. The pique menege following the hops? Pure fire. Always gets the claps. Maybe it's whatever makes them feel their energy shift? May never know

[@kerriemckinstry-jett8625]

The hilarious irony is that if watch *real* saute de chats done by an *actual chat*, they're not usually that graceful. 🤣 Our almost 6 month old kitten regularly faceplants into the bookcase, fridge, etc. because he misjudges his jumps... He has managed to fall off everything he's ever jumped onto, too. 🤣 No ballon... 🤣

[@cm5061]

I think Step 3 is a promenade!

[@mariellouise1]

Such lovely and wise comments at the end about artistry!🌸🌺🌸

[@balletreign]

Aww thank u, so glad you could take something away from this video ❤️

[@AnnEV269]

Ooohhh nailed it! I was thinking: "oh oh I love this step!" To each step you presented! lol And loved the discussion/invitation to reflect on the essence of the relationship/communication between the dancers and the audience. And yes about the way a step is carried and the state of mind rather than the level of difficulty alone. In this era where "more is more" is glorified, a reminder that sometimes less is actually more is refreshing and insightful. I also loved the thought that we, as the audience, participate in the experience of the dancers, just like the dancers obviously affect ours. This idea of partnership and unity which beautifully translates to life as you so beautifully pointed it out! A million thank you for that!

[@janjakolenc7634]

funnily enough, the "turning hop chug thing" is probably one of my least favorite steps to see. male version still looks kinda cool, but female version just looks ridiculous. not sure what it is, the plie or the fact that it's on flat or the combo of the two... i just never liked it. it deterred me from seing giselle for a long time. I do agree about the others though! I love LOVE LOVE burres (?) over the stage, it really looks like they are floating, so magical ❤

[@ariyaosman-ghare6413]

I have and still are (I had class today) doing classes. I've done classes for 8 years, and I want to go into the professional area. I love watching your videos because they really inspire me and give me ideas on what to practice next! 😊

[@firstlast6109]

When watching ballet, it is important for me me not to disect the performance into tecnique steps difficulty etc, but to sit down and enjoy the beauty, art and music. It is ment to be enjoyed and not to be critisized and pick onto details. That is work, and that is what the dancers, choreographers and the muscians do, We are there to have a good time and to walk away enriched. Art must not be difficult to be artistic. And with a lot of beaytuful ladies, what can go completely wrong. And what cocerns the jewelry, it is of course nice, but you two would get compliments even if you were wearing a key in a loop of string.

[@balletreign]

Ahahaha thank you sm 😂😂. We totally agree, it’s much better to relax and enjoy the show ✨✨

[@tenisplayerone]

I would love a video about 2 things, if possible: 1-it seems you all know so many of the moves-are all shows the same, or are there large variations of the same show? Is it considered wrong to change a classic? Does it remove artistry to keep it the same? 2-the best technical dancers vs best artistic dancers

[@mcprevec]

I think the subtitler is getting too many cookies! Steals some cookies.... Ballet reign the power sister duo that uses exquisite and chug in the same 5 minutes!!! Thank you for this video. I am impressed with all ballet moves, but the most impressive to me is the feeling of musicality and artistry in ballet. I know it takes a lot of physical training and you are athletes/sportspeople but seeing someone translate the music and the story into movement is the most impressive. Not just the "moves" .... not sure if I make sense... But thank you again for the video. PS: the finger dude has some awesome moves. PSS: note to self ... wait till the end to write comment... not deleting it cause it's an additional comment for you ... but hey next time I'll be a good student and wait till the teachers finish the lecture... eats some more cookies!

[@laurencebastien-dionne218]

Thks after 20 years of ballet dancing, i've finally took time to understand the different between grand jeté et saut de chat. Althought French born here i got taught that saut de chat was something else completely LOVE chaîné, and the skirt drama

[@divab63]

What you call a saut de chat is what I have always called a grand jete. Grand jete was both with a develope and a grand battlement. A saut de chat was one straight leg in a la seconde and one leg in retire.

[@emanuelebabici]

I would have also included the famous "Piqué en dedans manège", I don't find it particularly hard but the audience LOVES it

[@hannabergmann8831]

I thought of pique tours. Also easy.

[@balletreign]

Definitely a low risk crowd pleaser! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@galacticbananas482]

Wow love the discussion about ballet steps! I've been dancing for 2 years now so I'm starting to learn more steps, like petit allegro jumps! Would to love to hear about more :)

[@galacticbananas482]

Loved hearing you guys break down the step, the aspect of performing the step, and how audience/dancers perceive the step! So much insight about a seemingly simple topic

[@balletreign]

Glad u enjoyed this and found it informative! We will def be talking about more ballet steps in the future 😆😆

[@WhitKnight-mi5tx]

Flair and passion. Love it! Merci, Ladies.😊

[@balletreign]

Thanks for watchingggg 😆😆

[@WhitKnight-mi5tx]

@balletreign always a pleasure 🙏

[@vibinchair7005]

Showed this to my friend and she 100% agrees lol 😂

[@juney5023]

I would love to see danseur steps or jumps that are easy but still captivate the audience.

[@klg263]

One of my favorite steps to watch is Chasse en tournant. Would you consider this an easy step? Thank you for another entertaining and enlightening video. I always enjoy your content. 🙂

[@balletreign]

Definitely!! Those are very fun and low risk 👍🏻✨. Thanks for watching! ✨

[@philzmusic8098]

How about that thing where you cohost a post about ballet with your sister/best friend? It always gets me cheering! Seriously though, what are 5 steps that look relatively easy but are very difficult? I think you once described arabesque penchée (one of my faves) that way.

[@Chopiniana1908]

These technical videos are my favorite❤ Chaînés with circumflex accent on the “i”, mes chéries.

[@karenjones9961]

I think the easiest steps are chaine tours and pas de bourree. The hardest are sustained unsupported attitudes like Aurora's in the 🌹 Adage. Thanks again ladies for your awesome clips!

[@lalalalala9451]

i always love when i see you guys have uploaded !! ur vids are so fun

[@CheyenneSedai]

Your outfits are just on pointe every video. Also, I really really wish I had the flexibility to do a sau de chat. Because of my height and short achilles I just have terrible flexibility. It's better when I consistently stretch, like when I was playing basketball three times a week, but its one of the things that makes me saddest as a ballet enjoyer is that even if I was never going to dance professionally, I can't even do some of those fun, 'easy' ones that require that extension in a way that has clean lines.

[@annasolovyeva1013]

U just do semi-split jump, bending the forwards leg under yourself

[@ym_yongmai]

The consecutive steps is so true!😂 Also, the other day I showed my non-dancer friend my dance video (in flats) and he was so impressed with the couru!😊

[@ianaangelina783]

hello from Brazil~~~I LOVEED THE VIDEOOO

[@drawingnb]

Hearing "saut de chat" for a "grand jetée" as a french person made me so confused lmao but a google search later I understood it's just the americans

[@wingeddangernoodle]

Saut de chat and grand jete are *different*. Grand jete doesnt have a developé at the start!

[@Deinareia]

@@wingeddangernoodle Unless you've got a teacher that uses grand jete for one and grand jete developpe for the other. But also doesn't feel like saying the whole names every time, so the developpe part gets dropped and students are confused every single time :D

[@candy1209]

@@wingeddangernoodle My teacher is French and we learnt to do grand jetés with a développé. Our grand jetés look exactly like the video's "saut de chat"

[@balletreign]

In America, grand jeté starts with a brush (straight leg), and saut de chat is with a développé (leads with a bent leg). We’ve def heard alternatives for saut de chat such as “grand jeté with a développé”, but most of the time it’s called a saut de chat 😆😆 hope that helps clarify!

[@wingeddangernoodle]

@@Deinareia oh WOW that sounds confusing!!! The difference between the two has been something i've been drilling into my students this year, i cant imagine calling them the same name!

[@janeee4597]

A gargouillade is sooo hard to do (I literally trip over my own feet) but it doesn't really guarantee a round of applause from the audience unfortunately 😅

[@galacticbananas482]

What steps do you feel the most beautiful in? ^^ ugliest in? Lol

[@balletreign]

A future video idea?? 😄😄

[@adoremygoldenpets]

Wanted to get your thoughts on a lift in Other Dances with Marianela Nuñez, & Federico Bonelli. It's at about the 1:22 mark in the video. Even my husband who rarely watches ballet with me was astounded. He said "how was that just possible? She was on the floor and suddenly she was in the air." The entire dance was beautiful, one of my favorites.

[@oxoelfoxo]

wrong timestamp?

[@Winnie_in_winter]

I personally really like patashas (idk if i spelled it right prolly not tho) because it’s just fun abd pretty easy but also pretty impressive.

[@G99304]

Are you ladies going to be reacting to the YAPG finals results?

[@screech5325]

Missed the video because I was at Shrek Rave. Glad to watch it now.

[@Avanell]

I'll take pique turns over chane turns anyday. And I'm too tired to check spelling.

[@cequinones2799]

for me pirouette from fith and high entrechatcatre. Even brisé volé

[@mariellouise1]

“YOU’RE A GONER!” 😅

[@balletreign]

😂😂😂

[@simplyericaamaro]

I believe the third step you referred to is called "talloné". 😊

[@stew1350]

How do you feel about grand jeté, compared to saut de chat ?

[@elpis_ezechiel]

I'm not being expected to learn pointe as a non-woman dancer, but I dearly WANT to be able to go on pointe, and learn pointe, initially just because the pas courru is ticling my brain in all of the good places and I WANT to do that someday.

[@sweaty2238]

I feel like consecutive changements gets audiences clapping

[@Ms.Opinionated]

Hello! Not sure if you read your comments......what companies have you danced with? Why did you retire? What did you and do you love about ballet?

[@gizemculfa]

"you never worry about falling out of a saut de chat" GUYS as a professional ballet dancer, I injured my ankle six years ago while landing from a grand jeté en pointe. I love both of you but no... I actually do worry about it everytime...

[@egirlcookie8716]

I have spent days and weeks, my blood sweat and tears on Google trying to find a answer to my question but I couldn't find one so I'm going ask you guys, how come during like fouettes or pirouettes you have to go on pointe and off pointe during spinning edit someone reply plz I'm literally begging.

[@lalalalala9451]

you don’t usually go off pointe for just pirouettes, but for fouttes it is both a rest bc no one can balance that long but also combined with the action of the leg going to the side it gives you the momentum for the next turn if that makes sense

[@egirlcookie8716]

@@lalalalala9451 thank you sooooo much

[@egirlcookie8716]

​@@lalalalala9451thank you sooo much

[@yvonnestubbs4093]

Can you tell us why ballerinas wear a tutu sometimes instead of a costume?

[@ilfranchi]

What is the old video at 13:05?

[@Yuxi_lixiii.]

I’m not the highest level and I can’t do any of these (good)

[@balletpointe831]

My cat tried to do gymnastics on my ballet barre she was hanging on and she did a lil twisty thing and I was like uhm that’s not a gymnastics barre

[@dungquoc8552]

isn't the first one grand jeté?

[@tiffcat1100]

Jordan looking especially pretty & elegant here ❤

[@balletreign]

Aww thank u smmmm ❤️❤️

[@marynoonan6111]

I hate that chug chug turn. It looks really ugly. All other steps are beautiful

[@gonefishing167]

Hi girls, talking about consecutive, I think the entrance of the Shades is one of THE most beautiful things in ballet 🩰. But, it must be by a very good corp de ballet ( a good corp de ballet is the backbone of any dance company. Worth their weight in gold) and the timing is so important. I’ve seen some good ones and some bad one and, to be truthful, best I’ve seen is Marinsky Theatre. ( not sure if we’re allowed to say the name of the country at the moment. Ballet surpasses borders). And to do Kitri, one must have a fire within the spirit. Osipova is Kitri. As was Plitiskoya ( apologies for spelling). I’ve seen some superb dancers who are just not ‘it’s. Hope to see you lovely girls dance on day 🩰🩰🩰🩰🩰🩰👵❤️🙏

[@antoniomanganiello3614]

When you were talking about chaines turns I was waiting for the video of the iconic Etudes variation🥲😂 such a good example, it looks even harder, more impressive with the slowly closing of the arms and the speed increase