Examples of battement tendu in first position combining

Abstract

The article is dedicated to methods of classical dance training. The author explores the specifics of class combinations involving battement tendu in first position as the core movement that were assigned to students by Nikolai Tarasov - one of the greatest male classical dance trainer of the mid-20^th century. The article includes examples from his lessons. The conclusions are made that the battement tendu in first position was the basic Tarasov’s training method on the supination of the hip joints.