This file includes 25 of the essential PBT exercises with bullet point descriptions and visual diagrams.
This set includes a mix of PBT exercises across levels (most from the original PBT Teachers course) as well as a few conditioning and contemporary (PCT) exercises.
Index:
- Turnout Extension (bridge with pointe/flex)
- Port de Bras & Pliés in bridge
- Grand Battements
- Développé devant
- Posture Check Foundation
- Posture Check Extension
- Épaulement Enhancement
- Fondus with pivot
- Développé à la Seconde
- Butterflies
- Neutral Spine at Wall (VMO Strengthening)
- Transfer of Weight
- Arabesque Strength
- Arabesque Strength (Advanced)
- Batterie Preparation
- Abs with small ball (core and obliques)
- Frog legs
- Temps Levé
- Attitude/Penché Arabesque
- Bosu ball balances
- Plank on swiss ball
- Lunges on bosu or wobble
- Tennis ball rises
- Tendus with sliders
- Theraband foot articulation and stretch
These can be used as a Quick Reference guide for PBT Teachers, to help learn exercises and plan lessons, and as Circuit Cue Cards for Students to follow during class. Teachers can Print and Laminate the cards so they can be set up in the studio with the relevant equipment to use as a circuit programme. They can also be printed in 'Booklet' format as a teacher manual.
PBT Mixed Set (English)
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The document content was created and owned by Kimberley Cousins (Échappé) and should not be on sold or rebranded.
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This PDF was created initially for personal teaching purposes and is not an official product from PBT.
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Progressing Ballet Technique has granted permission for this PDF to be promoted and sold, as it supports the teaching of PBT.
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Titles and descriptions of the exercises may not be exactly as defined in a PBT course or official PBT documentation, as they have been interpreted in the creator's own words and terms. The chosen exercises only represent a sample of the full PBT repertoire so teachers should refer to the lesson plans at www.pbt.dance for further guidance.
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The exercises should always be taught properly as per PBT guidelines and instructions (quality not quantity). Circuits should be used as complementary for those students who have already been taught the exercises, and should always be performed under supervision and students not left unattended.
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Teachers must always check the technique details on the exercises with the online training www.pbt.dance
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Additional non-PBT exercises have been included without the PBT logo on them.
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