Stop dancing like that. it looks like a big panda. So next we're going to do a plié. Okay, here is a basic standing plié, again, it's going to be with your working leg, just like I said, tuck your front foot in. Very nice, turn around and sit back down. And then here's a side view to make sure you have a full engagement here. You're not just coming up, you're actually putting in some effort. Nice work. This plié brings in the dance, remember? We've got all of these exercises bringing in dancing. Alright. Now that we've done all of that we can move on to a wonderful exercise that's just really basic and you don't even need an instructor to teach you this. It's a great exercise to challenge your muscles, especially if you've just started learning ballet and want to get all of your technique down. Okay. So it's a circle. All right. So we're just going to start out with a little bit of warmup and then we're going to find an empty space, okay? And then it's like you're taking a break. So just kind of find a break, find an empty space, and then make your first circle. Find an empty space. So how is that going? Nice. Nice, okay. So let's try again. Okay. So we've got to get better at this, okay? If you're having any trouble just stay in that empty space, the next time you try just focus on trying to find a more empty space to participate. Okay. So let's try it again. We just have to repeat the exercise. It's very simple. Find an empty space, take this whole thing and participate. Okay. So you're almost there. What did I tell you? To make the circle smaller. Okay? You're almost there. Okay. Find an empty space, but kind of small. Okay. Make your circle a bit smaller. Try again. Okay. So if you can just participate in this circle, it's a great exercise. Okay. It's going to have a big impact on your dancing. See you guys next week. BAM! [LAUGH] See you next week. Bye! >> Hi I'm Tanisha. I'm just a dancer here for about three years and I really love my instructors, but sometimes you're just like, "What else can I do?" And I like to exercise. But I like to stay true to ballet because I think it's just really important and I think a lot of other activities aren't going to challenge me in the same way as it does. But I do like running. And I feel like it's beneficial, but sometimes I just like to do cardio. My main goal is to be a good dancer, but I like to stay in shape. So I've been wondering like if I could make up a workout in my garage like a homeworkout or something? Does anybody have any good ideas on any routines? >> I mean, if you can't find it, I don't know where you are, you can make it. >> Yes, sir. >> That's right, I have a problem with people getting into the barre, they have all this fancy ballet shoes and then they feel like they have to, well they have to come to barre class. The problem is here. And it's very easy to get away from it and it just kind of, the whole point gets lost and it becomes just like, "Okay, just barre class again, that's it." Now I'm starting to feel really bad about myself. But we'll talk about this, but do you understand? You need to make sure that you have shoes that have no support whatsoever and they have no heels. >> Mm-hmm. >> Just any shoes at all, but we are trying to make sure that the shoes are no heels and no support and then you have to keep coming to the barre. That's what we're trying to do, let's put it into practice. All right? >> Nice. >> And in the end, let me assure you, that you're going to get such a great feeling when you're doing barre. >> Yeah. >> You won't believe it. It's really going to lift you up. You won't believe it. That's going to be the perfect thing, but we need to have a lot of commitment and just, yeah, we need to have commitment in order to get through this. >> Yep. >> Can you do it? >> [LAUGH] >> I'm going to go over heels and I've fallen on them. >> Oh. >> Can you do it? Do you have it? Like, do we have the problem? >> Well, yeah. >> Do you have the problem? Like, do you have it? >> All right. So to get rid of that, here's the real way, I'm going to show you the real way of getting rid of it. So the number one thing, we need to get rid of heels. So the best thing is to not ever wear heels. You need to have the shoes that you can dance in. >> But then my toes won't have to do so much work, right? >> No, it is going to be hard. You're going to be hard. It's going to hurt. So you need to have a solid shoe. But I'm going to teach you a way where you can still get the benefits of the, what's the word? Like, we're in a ballet class. >> The toe shoes. >> I'm sorry, toe shoes. And the toe shoes. And toe shoes. And toe shoes. And you just got to stand on it and you're going to keep taking the steps and you're going to keep going from toe to toe, toes to toes, toes to toes. And then when you get tired of toe you can switch to heel and you just got to keep changing it. That's what we have to do. Okay. So let's go do it right now. But we'll do it tomorrow. I'll stand here. I'm just going to show you. I want you to imagine. Come back here, okay? So we're at the ballet class, okay? >> Okay. >> Let me teach you something. >> Okay. >> Let me show you the thing that I show my students. Okay. So we're in a ballet class, right? And you need to do the exercise so you see what I'm saying. So we're standing here, right? >> [LAUGH] >> You see what I'm saying? So I'm going to take a front leg and you're going to stand on my foot. >> [LAUGH] >> You got it. >> You got it. >> [LAUGH] >> And then I want you to go under my legs. So you go under my legs. Under the leg, okay? Under my leg. Okay?