Description
First Steps CD is music designed for the beginning years of ballet instruction. It incorporates slow and steady tempos that are necessary for the introduction and execution of new steps without sacrificing the artistic quality of music. The CD is a compilation of classical pieces using their original compositions with very little improvisation. Each of the selections include a four count introduction. Each track suggests an exercise only as a guideline.
Audio Samples:
Full Track Listing
Barre
1. March 4/4 The Sparrows Parade – H. Schick (96 cts.) – 1:10
2. Plié 3/4 Valse – A. Arensky (128 cts.) – 4:35
3. Tendu With Plié 4/4 Song Without Words – A. Schmoll (64 cts.) – 2:38
4. Tendu 2/4 La Péri – F. Burgmuller (64 cts.) – 1:33
5. Jeté 2/4 The Frisco Rag – H. Armstrong (64 cts.) – 1:25
6. Rond De Jambe Par Terre 2/4 Lionel’s Song from Martha – F. Flotow (64 cts.) 2:41
7. Fondu 2/4 Song Without Words – F. Mendelssohn (64 cts.) – 2:27
8. Frappé 2/4 Callirhoe – C. Chaminade (64 cts.) – 1:23
9. Rond De Jambe En L’Air 2/4 Melodie Op. 18 No. 1 – M. Moszkowski (64 cts.) – 2:42
10. Petit Battement 2/4 La Bayadère – L. Minkus (64 cts.) – 1:28
11. Adagio 4/4 La Bayadère – L. Minkus (64 cts.) – 2:53
12. Grand Battement 2/4 Gypsy Baron – J. Offenbach (64 cts.) – 1:22
Center
13. Short Adagio 4/4 Romance – P. Tchaikovsky (64 cts.) – 2:22
14. Tendu, Jeté 2/4 Powder Rag – R. Birch (64 cts.) – 1:26
15. Rond De Jambe, Fondu 4/4 Nocturno – H. de Blanck (64 cts.) – 2:40
16. Pas De Bourrée, Pas De Basque 3/4 The Little Humpbacked Horse – C. Pugni (128 cts.) – 3:27
17. Frappé, Petit Battement 2/4 La Esmeralda – C. Pugni (64 cts.) – 1:36
18. Long Adagio 3/4 Hesitation Waltz – J. Felipetti (128 cts.) – 3:50
19. Grand Battement 2/4 Le Pavillon D’Armide – M. Tcherepnin (32 cts.) – 1:16
Allegro
20. Temps Levé, Changement 2/4 Ecossaise – F. Schubert (64 cts.) – 1:19
21. Echappé, Assemblé 2/4 Northern Romance – C. Schmeidler (64 cts.) – 1:23
22. Jeté, Sissonne Simple 4/4 Bright Idea Polka – I.W. Russell (64 cts.) – 1:14
23. Balancé, Pas De Basque 3/4 Madrid – F. Chueca (64 cts.) – 1:50
24. Pas De Polka 2/4 Butterfly Dance – F.A. Williams (128 cts.) – 2:06
25. Mazurka 3/4 Mazurka – W. Rebikov (72 cts.) – 1:29
26. Trampoline Jumps 2/4 Wiener-Kreuzer Polka – J. Strauss (128 cts.) – 1:24
27. Révérence 6/8 Lullaby – R. Schumann (48 cts.) – 1:36
