barres
Studio practice rails
Barres is the plural of barre, the horizontal rail that ballet dancers grip during warmup exercises, typically mounted to a wall or freestanding.
By extension, barre has become a fitness genre blending ballet-inspired movements with elements of Pilates and yoga: She takes barre classes three times a week.
The word comes from French, where it simply means bar or rod.
Ballet knee-bending movement
- relevéRising onto ball-of-foot
- tenduExtended leg position
- battementBallet leg-beating movement
- fonduMelted, in French
frappé · dégagé · arabesque · attitude · adagio · stretching · warmup · cooldown
Classical dance on pointe
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- danseurMale ballet performer
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- pirouetteBallet turn on one foot
jeté · pointe · sautés · allegro · pas de deux · chassé · en pointe · demi-pointe
Made from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
- portableAble to be carried
- wall-mountedFixed to vertical surface
- freestandingNot attached to anything
adjustable · double · single · mirror · studio · height · rail · support
Accuracy of measurement
- repetitionAct of redoing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillHole-boring device
- routineRegular sequence of actions
focus · dedication · control · rigor · consistency · structure · form · correction
Strengthening muscles gradually
- sculptingShaping material into forms
- isometricHaving uniform measurements
- pulseArterial blood throb
- tuckFold into concealment
muscle burn · thighs · glutes · core · resistance · low-impact · workout · strength
plié
Ballet knee-bending movement
fondu · frappé · dégagé · arabesque · attitude · adagio · stretching · warmup · cooldown · alignment
ballet
Classical dance on pointe
- ballerinaClassical female dancer
- danseurMale ballet performer
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
pirouette · jeté · pointe · sautés · allegro · pas de deux · chassé · en pointe · demi-pointe · classical
wooden
Made from timber
- metalHard conductive solid
- portableAble to be carried
- wall-mountedFixed to vertical surface
freestanding · adjustable · double · single · mirror · studio · height · rail · support · bracket
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- repetitionAct of redoing
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- drillHole-boring device
routine · focus · dedication · control · rigor · consistency · structure · form · correction · posture
toning
Strengthening muscles gradually
tuck · muscle burn · thighs · glutes · core · resistance · low-impact · workout · strength · endurance
- dance studiodance floor, sprung floor, dance teacher, instructor, dancers
- finger techniquesfingering, finger placement, finger positioning, finger crossing, finger exercises
- dance photographydance photos, studio shots, action shots, motion blur, leaps
- no holds barredWithout rules or limits
- barred windowsWindows with metal rods
- barred from entry
- barre classBallet-based group fitness
- barre chordsGuitar technique using flat finger
- barricade tapeBoundary marker for hazards
embarrass, barred, embarrassed, barricade, barring, embarrassment, barrette, unbarred, barrister