Ballet Barre Workout for Balance & Core | Kathryn Morgan

[@Hellbender8574]

Timestamps for all the combinations: Plies 3:03 Tendu in 1st 8:11 Tendu in 5th 12:20 Tendu in 5th fast 14:17 Pas de Cheval 16:47 Dégagé in 1st 20:43 Dégagé Fondu 23:22 Ronds de Jambe 25:51 Fondu and Ronds de Jambe en l'air 31:00 Frappe 34:27 Stretch 37:33 Grands Battements 40:57

[@FridaCrescencia]

Your channel has fast become one of my favorite channels on KZbin. Thank you very much for all the effort you put into it for us. Your barre videos are sometimes challenging for someone who does ballet just for fun, but that makes them even more enjoyable, and me even prouder when I finish them.

[@kathryn_morgan]

FridaCrescencia Awww thank you so much. I truly appreciate it.

[@felicitassky7606]

For these who also find it too fast: it helps to slow down the speed from standard to 0,75 and after some practise go back to normal again :)

[@CorinnePina]

Yes, that’s what I did.

[@genevievekearns6257]

This is my favorite barre workout of yours! I do it a lot, and I was wondering if you could make a no-intro's version of this one? Thanks!

[@carolina0097]

this barre is pure magic ! thank you so much!!

[@avakaras1036]

All of your videos are very helpful for us students. It is nice to know that the information on your channel is directly from a professional dancer who is in one of the best ballet companies in the world to guide us through our training. You are a lovely dancer, I love the video, the barre combinations, and your music! Thank you for sharing your knowledge, experience, and time with us. It means a lot!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank YOU! I am so glad everyone is enjoying it!

[@katetheoptimist]

This is so challenging and helpful! I watched it on 3/4 speed; relieved to learn that I'm not the only one who found the pace to be too fast.

[@Kimberlykeepsdancing]

The 5 /2/1 hurts my brain. Lol. So good!

[@idenasuzanne321]

I am so happy after this terrific (and challenging) barre. I adore you, Kathryn! I am utilizing your tutorials so much that the other day, while driving home from ballet class, still sweaty and barely out of the parking lot, I wanted to hurry home to do a tutorial with you. Crazy, right? My day just didn't seem right without a KM session. I have only been studying ballet for six years, so I still feel like I need the watchful eyes of teachers to protect dance habits that are still forming. I take two live classes each week and use your tutorials two or three times each week in between. The music is beautiful and your expressions, even in practice, are so lovely. Your sweet personality makes it fun to study and work hard with you. Thank you so much!

[@nikkibourgeois8640]

I love how you explain things quickly before starting the music. A lot of videos don't do that. So it's perfect! Thank you so much. I am going to do your videos everyday I hope :)

[@scolihero9394]

Hi Kathryn! I am just dumbfounded by your Balanchine hands!!!! AMAZING!

[@emilythompson2125]

This is such a great barre. Thanks for making these resources available to us, you are a gem!

[@nicolasgravem6403]

Emily Thompson

[@ElizabethZammarrelli]

Thank you for these videos. I love barre work and love even more that I can do this at home (and in my kitchen). As a mom, to 3 little boys, who has been out of the studio for years this is just what I needed to rekindle my passion for ballet.

[@MeowyMakes]

wow, I won't have a lot of time for ballet classes this summer, and while this isn't an exact replacement for class (bc there's no teacher to correct me), at least it will be a way for me to keep up with my technique over the summer so I won't be so far behind once I start back up with class in the fall! Thank you so much for these!

[@aliciaceli4301]

Grrrreat Barre! Beautiful music Katy! Thank you!!!

[@estefaniapuebla7813]

I really love your channel, I quitted ballet a couple of months ago for personal issues, and now I'm getting back into shape for dancing and your videos are really helping me with the extra workout. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@juliette3597]

Just did this today since I couldn't make it to Peridance in the blizzard we have going on. Also added on the class warmup and the arm workout. Pretty solid for a free online class at home, and of course I love the music!

[@hollynicoleroberts]

Out of all your barre videos, this one is definitely the most difficult! It was amazing though :) I got so happy when you skipped adagio lol. Thank you! You're getting me through quarantine (I'm a pre-pro dancer)!

[@lynnezeleny9802]

I just love this bar! Would love to have more like this.

[@86consty]

Kathryn , you are the best, thanks to you I can stay abroad and train!

[@taliaegge8041]

I love your ballet barre workouts--would love to see more!!

[@Phoenixhunter157]

I really love all your workouts and find them so helpful. I wouldnt know what to do at home on my own without your videos. I'm new to ballet and these are so great. It allows me to practice at home too.

[@balanchinesmuse91]

This is so helpful! I'm off right now for about a month till the new season starts. I am so much more motivated to do this than to do a barre of my own! And the music variations are divine!!!!!!!!!

[@kathryn_morgan]

I am so glad! And thank you!

[@serbanescusimona]

I love this barre, Katie! It's almost the same to what we do in class.

[@nicolewiezel4488]

I can't decide which barre I love the most! Loved this one!! Thanks a lot for helping me getting back to ballet even in quarantine

[@aliciaceli4301]

Absolutely loved it! It seems simple but it's really really challenging.

[@joannemeszaros2170]

THANK YOU! I LOVE YOU!!! Even though this is freaking HARD for me, I love how you explain it and then I watch you with the lovely PIANO music. Hahahah -- When there is no talking I try to follow you and PRETEND to know what I am doing!:) :) :)

[@AliciaInWonderland21]

You are amazing! These videos are wonderful for when I can't afford or have the time to get to class but can still keep up. Thank you so much!

[@kathryn_morgan]

AliciaAerial Thank you!

[@cf4349]

Hi Kathryn, thanks again for your wonderful videos. I keep practizing with them and I can see myself improving, although I am already approaching 40! Especially keeping my balance in difficult poses is a challenge for me and this video helps me so much. It would be great, if you post this video also without intros, as you did for your other videos.

[@kathryn_morgan]

+Corinne Frey Hi Corinne! Thank you! I would, except with this particular one, all of the footage was accidentally deleted. But I will see what I can do!

[@cf4349]

+Kathryn Morgan Oh, I see. If you manage it in any way, I will be very happy. Good luck for your performances! I'd love to see you in the musical...

[@Koljuska]

Hurrah! Thanks to various new exercises I've learned from you during last two weeks I found out today that grand rond de jambes became for me unbelievably easy! :-) And I did this particular barre for the first time today so it couldn't be improved by practising grand rond de jambes... They used to be a bit squeaky, weird and definitely not favorite despite my efforts to work on my technique. Today it was like discovering flying abilities :-D Thank you for this great joy :-)

[@kathryn_morgan]

Koljuska I am so glad you shared this with me! Thank you!

[@juliette3597]

Heehee, that's a "grand rond de jambe jete" according to Vaganova's Basic Principles of Classical Ballet. It's a mouthful when you're explaining an exercise though, I often abbreviate that to "rond jete" when teaching. Anyway, I'm full of esoteric ballet tidbits, hopefully that are helpful/interesting. Love the new music.

[@clairewoolner3003]

this is such a great class thank you!

[@draignathair]

Another wonderful barre! I love your combinations and the variety in all your videos, they are such a good resource. Thank you!

[@kathryn_morgan]

draignathair Thank you!

[@paulaschmid3202]

Thank you for tour vídeos! I am an adult beginner and you are an excellent teacher and so sweet! Thanx a lot

[@adamdaugaard5669]

Kathryn, for every video you postwe love you more and more.

[@Haileyb613]

Haven't done this one in a while and forgot how much I liked it and how much of a challenge it is! I always do arms and back because it feels pretty, but this one had me dripping by the end of tendus and that's always a good sign :)

[@7shellshell]

Wonderful! This bar is fun and quite a workout. Thanks for the hard work!!!

[@emilydesantos]

Les mis playing in the background!!!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️ I just started ballet , im more of a showtunes/musical kind of gal and this video made me so happy!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Haha Thank you! I love show-tunes too!

[@karlar95]

Another fantastic barre workout! I'm sweating bullets!! I love these so much. Thanks for all you do to make the world a dancier place. :)

[@marianadavid2793]

I love Les Miz music! And I loved this barre!

[@kristineng1055]

Hi Kathyrn! I love your workouts, it has really helped me get back into ballet after a 10 year gap ! Thanks alot !! Haha could you pls upload this video without the introductions, its never too late to do so

[@edancer6263]

I loved it very much!! can't thank you enough for all your videos, they always help me a lot❤️

[@mariabeatrizvaldes3772]

Loved it! Really challenging!

[@jimkey920]

Wonderful video. Doing it. Thank you so much.

[@vogelJoy]

I love love love love love your videos! Thank you SO much for making them! I'm SO thankful! Have a wonderful day :D

[@danaegr7877]

It's divine when you play and dance to once upon a december !

[@maryvandermolen8345]

Really enjoyed this one! A good combination of challenge and fun. :) Would love a "no intros" version too. 😉

[@livetodance994]

Thank you so much for these videos! I haven't been able to take summer classes this year so I've been giving myself little classes every now and then but its really nice to have a class from someone else! And your music is beautiful! I don't know if anyone else has said it, but in the rond de jambe combination the big one is a grand rond de jambe jeté if I understood it correctly

[@kathryn_morgan]

livetodance994 thank you! and you are correct! xo

[@Alquiescence]

I am SO enjoying your videos. Thank you so much.

[@kathryn_morgan]

***** Thank you! I appreciate it.

[@bae-leerock7494]

These barre work videos are amazing! i find im learning and improving more by doing these exercises then i do in my regular classes, i was wondering if you would consider putting your music on itunes? Just so i could buy it and always have it with me to do these exercises to the same beautifully played music without having to be on the internet.

[@deborahharris1653]

The ronde jambe movement in question is called a Grande Ronde. It's from the Vaganova System.

[@daffo595]

Deborah harris Thank you! I just learnt it and it was on the tip of my tongue, but you know those moments...

[@oliverdecastro3145]

i love your work out

[@emmachikanakamura7237]

This is perfect!! Thank you!!

[@idalodsgaard1275]

Thank you so much for sharing this workout, I enjoyed it so much, especially the ronde de jambe to "once upon December"!

[@cocoperez28]

Yass!! Love this!! Thanks Katie

[@86consty]

totally love your videos! Thank youuuuu

[@yellowbeachgirl]

Definitely not a beginner ballet workout, very challenging but super fun!(:

[@Chloeysikes]

Your videos are super helpful for letting me continue to practice ballet at home! Thank you so much. Could you create a version of this video without intros?

[@RoseQueen215]

Thank you so much for this workout! It helped me a lot on areas I needed to improve on.

[@dlourdes4743]

I muted the volume and did the exercise listening to Taylor Swift CD folklore together it made it super cool

[@shostakovichkiss]

Love it as always I’m a huge and I mean HUUUGGGEEEE fan xoxo

[@amieaviwell]

Awesome!!! Thank you for sharing!!!

[@mckennaolear3745]

This was very helpful!

[@markhaimart]

THANK YOU!!!!

[@denisekinyon9526]

Loved it, loved it🤗❤️

[@4165erica]

omg kathryn!!that was so hard!!

[@elzilrac]

These are so wonderful! Thank you so much for posting :)

[@joyalways1179]

thank you! you are amazing!

[@laceystewart6988]

Ooof the frappes were hard XD (I better work on that :P) But awesome video!!

[@michelleroberts4384]

Hey thanx sooooo much this really helped.

[@kathryn_morgan]

+Michelle Roberts I am so glad!

[@angelapincetich252]

What an amazing resource you have provided all of us, thank you so very much! Your videos are wonderful! :-)

[@ximenacuervo6547]

Hi beautiful K! You have been a terrific help to my body, beyond imagination, I'm so thankful. Just one favor...could you please upload the barre for core without intros. Million thanks for everything

[@kathryn_morgan]

Ximena Cuervo I would!!! Except I updated my video editing software and I lost the balance barre video. Very frustrating. But all future barre/class videos will have both!

[@autumn4388]

Thank you Solar Wind😄👍🏾🙂

[@lucascordova8271]

thank you

[@meredithjackson9006]

Hi Kathryn, Will you ever release an album or something of your class music? It's absolutely stunning!

[@darkblu09]

I will be trying this one again. I found it really hard to maintain my technique during the combinations because of the speed and my lack of space.

[@MeredithLewan]

Thanks for making all these helpful videos! If you are looking for ideas for another exercise/barre video, would you consider doing one for strengthening the back of the thighs? That's the weakest part of my leg and as a result, when I do leaps (especially leap in second) it looks like i'm marking cause my legs are not strong enough to help me jump to a reasonable height, and fouettés are hard as well cause I can only hold my leg to about 80 degrees in front and maybe 45 a la second. Anyway, long comment over. Thanks for the helpful videos! (:

[@thelisarahman]

Wow that was difficult. I like the difficulty of the workout, but I found myself losing the combos halfway through because I was trying to focus on my body. Can you explain the combos in full then call out when you switch from front to side to back and so on? That would help in remembering the combo so I can work on the strengthening part instead of the memorization. I plan to work this routine multiple times a week and repetition will definitely help in remembering. Thanks! I love these. Makes me miss ballet :)

[@OnDasherOnDancer]

Don't apologize for talking! I'm not tired you talking...the descriptions are helpful. I imagine that everyone else has a favorites playlist called "Kathryn Morgan" just like I do. Are there exercises for hip and knee flexibility? I had a turnout that was awful...mediocre at best.

[@dhomy2699]

You teach so well ...I try

[@dhomy2699]

an year has passed I still find it perfect . Thank you thank you

[@kelliporter9471]

Kathryn I do appreciate the intros but is it also possible for you to talk us through a bit while you're doing the work full out to music? Just a few words to guide so I don't have to watch the screen so closely. Is that too "beginner"? Thanks so much, I am so glad I found your channel!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you for mentioning that! The problem is that I do the barre to the same music there in the studio but there is a bad echo. So when I edit the video, I take the sound out and put a clean track of the music back in. So the talking would also be taken out because I have to do it along with the music so it synchs! I will work on an alternative though!

[@kelliporter9471]

ok! thank you for all your help :-)

[@olgatsismetzoglou401]

25:08 I think it's called ''grand rond de jambe en l'air''.That is big rond de jambe in the air. At least that is how I know it...

[@blomst20]

Please do this video without intros!! love it and yes it is so challenging in some ways but that is good :D

[@balletlau]

At my studio we call the "kick thing" a "rond de jambe jete". Thank you so much for this. It was harder than I anticipated! My hip flexors are working hard in this barre (doing it for the first time) - is this incorrect? i.e. should my rotators, glutes and core be feeling it more than my hip flexors?

[@aiyamusicchannel]

Ahhh the Hannibal music! Let me vicariously live out my dreams of dancing in the corps of the Opera Populaire! ^^ Kathryn are you a POTO fan?

[@allthethings09]

Feels GREAT!!!

[@MilenaCNepomuceno]

Continue postando seus videos... são maravilhosos

[@monongahelacats]

Katie, when I took adult ballet many years ago, my teacher expected us to be warmed up before class. I have forgotten how I warmed up before class. What do you suggest? It's really hard on the hips to do grand plies "cold".

[@bannery12]

Do you have any tips on picking up combinations faster?

[@jennifermenefee7834]

Do you offer this bar without intros? My absolute favorite!

[@No0a3]

loved that barre!! can u do this one also without the intros please? :)

[@sarahjon1117]

God bless you thank you sooooooooo much .

[@WellsTherapeutics]

I love this video, but I don't see a version without intros. Is one available?

[@cutenoterchen]

I think not....

[@mariamueller1946]

has anyone seen her video for this barre but without the intros? I know she said at the end that it would go up without the intros a few days later, but I've been looking and haven't seen it!

[@ChristabelKeeling]

Can you do ab routine/workout?

[@amourzhan8301]

ChristabelKeeling i

[@solar0wind]

This was too fast for me, but it was still a good exercise for me :)

[@solar0wind]

This time, I was still confused often, but it wasn't much to fast anymore! :) I really notice my improvement!

[@solar0wind]

Okay, this time it wasn't too fast for me at all! o.O It probably still didn't look good, but this shows me that I have improved so much over the last months! This shows that even when your talent equals zero (like my talent for ballet; I am just terrible at most kinds of sport), you can still improve a lot through hard work.😊

[@charlottecharlotte757]

ça me change , c'est pas du tout ce genre d'exercice qu'on trouve en France!^^

[@michellemunoz75]

Could you please do a video on Balanchine. Maybe a barre workout or a video on how to tradition into a Balanchine technique school, also if you should have done some initial Balanchine training before auditioning for SAB's summer program. As I'm coming into my older teenage years (15, also RAD trained) I would love to audition for SAB's summer program some day in the future, but quite worried about the struggle that I will encounter in the audition/actual program (if accepted). Thank you xx From Sydney, Australia -Michelle M.

[@kathryn_morgan]

Brilliant idea! Thank you!

[@julietarbutton8012]

Where can I buy your music?? I love it and would like to use it in my class!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Julie Tarbutton It is not available, yet, but I am working on it! Thank you!

[@lisarylant5704]

Im a new ballerina any tips? I want to learn more balence and flexibility.