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Overall Skills

Technique & Performance

TURNS-

• Double and triple pirouettes 

  • (ideally working on quadruple pirouettes) 

• Coupé and pencil turns

• A la seconde & Fouetté turns

  • (ex: four a la seconde turns into a double pirouette) ​

LEAPS & JUMPS-

• Grand jeté (split leap)

• Calypso (back attitude leap)

• Switch leaps

• Firebird (arched back leap)

• Toe touch (for jazz & pom)​

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KICKS & EXTENSIONS-

• Splits (down on both sides & middle) 

• High battements (front, side, arabesque)​

• Fan kicks & Illusions​

• Leg hold turns (singles required, double preferred)​

PERFORMANCE & SHOWMANSHIP

• Sharp Arm Movements

• Natural and engaging facial expressions

• Ability to project energy & connect with the audience

• Musicality—hitting accents & dynamics

• Smooth transitions and intentional movement​

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*BONUS- aerials, headsprings, kip ups, misc. tumbling skills