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Twelve selections (five at the barre and seven in the centre) have been lengthened to accommodate longer exercises.

Ballet Etudes

48 original piano selections for barre and centre practice
Barre and batterie. Barre selections played twice to allow both sides to be danced on the same track, More than 73 minutes of music

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Music for barre and centre practice, including pirouettes, adage, petit allegro, batterie and grand allegro

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CLICK ON TO HEAR AUDIO SAMPLES. SIDE PRACTICE, at the BARRE (each selection played twice within the same track)
#	Title	{ Time	|	Counts/Bar	|	Intro	|	# Counts	|	Notes)
1.	Pli�s	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	4 sets of 16 }
2.	Pli�s, alternative music	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	4 sets of 16 }
3.	Battements Tendus	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
4.	Battements Gliss�s	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
5.	Battements Gliss�s, alternative music	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	Ragtime }
6.	Ronds de Jambe	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
7.	Battements Frapp�s	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	40 counts	|	32+8 }
8.	Battements Frapp�s, alternative music	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
9.	Battements Fondus	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	Tango }
10.	Battements Fondus, alternative music	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
11.	Ronds de Jambe en l'air	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
12.	Petits Battements	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	Hornpipe }
13.	Developp�s	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
14.	Ballottes	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	16 counts	|	}
15.	Adage	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
16.	Grands Battements, short version	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	16 counts	|	Accent In }
17.	Grands Battements, long version	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	Accent In }
18.	Grands Battements en Cloche, short version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	16 counts	|	}
19.	Grands Battements en Cloche, long version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
CENTRE PRACTICE
20.	1st Ports de Bras	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
21.	2nd Ports de Bras	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
22.	Grands Pli�s	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
23.	Battements Tendus	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
24.	Chass�s	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
25.	Grands Battements	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 3 counts	|	6 counts	|	48 counts	|	2 sets of 24, Polonaise }
PIROUETTES
26.	1st Pirouettes, short version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	16 counts	|	}
27.	1st Pirouettes, long version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
28.	2nd Pirouettes	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	Marzuka }
ADAGE
29.	D�velopp�s	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
30.	Adage Study	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
31.	1st Adage Encha�nement	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
32.	2nd Adage Encha�nement	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	48 counts	|	}
PETIT ALLEGRO
33.	Warm Up Jumps	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
34.	Glissades	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
35.	Pas de Bourr�s	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	2 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
36.	Pas de Bourr�s and Glissades	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 3 counts	|	6 counts	|	48 counts	|	2 sets of 24, Minuet }
37.	Pas de Basques	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 3 counts	|	6 counts	|	48 counts	|	2 sets of 24, Bolero Tempo }
38.	Petit Pas de Basques en Tournant	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	Polka }
39.	Sissones and Sissones doubl�es	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
40.	Assembl�es	{ 4/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
BATTERIE (each selection played twice within the same track)
41.	Saut�s	{2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
42.	6/8 Allegretto	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
43.	Entrechats Quatre	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
44.	Bris�s	{ 6/8	|	1 bar = 2 counts	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
GRAND ALLEGRO
45.	Balanc�s	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
46.	Waltz Encha�nement	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	32 counts	|	}
47.	1st Allegro, solo version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	16 counts	|	}
48.	1st Allegro, continuous version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
49.	2nd Allegro, solo version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	16 counts	|	}
50.	2nd Allegro, continuous version	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	}
51.	Piqu�s Turns, Fouett�s Turns & Travelling Fouett�s	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	Galop }
52.	Cha�n�s	{ 2/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	4 counts	|	64 counts	|	Galop }
53.	R�v�rence	{ 3/4	|	1 bar = 1 count	|	no intro	|	8 counts	|	}

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- time signature
- selection length
- introduction length
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