What is a ballet bar? - Dancing

Dimensions of a Ballet Bar https://www.dancedirect.co.il/%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%9D-%D7%9C%D7%91%D7%9C%D7%98/118

A ballet bar

Ballet bars are most commonly made from wood; however they are sometimes made from either metal or plastic.

Some of the more popular exercises performed at a ballet bar are:

• Plie (demi & grande)

• Grande battement

• Ronde de jambe

• Frappe

• Tonude

Dancers use ballet bars to help improve their abilities and to use for warming up. Bar exercises help to improve the dancers skill and technique, as well as alignment, balance and flexibility.

Usually ballet bars are made of light metal or wood.

The ballet bar is usually used for about fifteen minutes inthe beginning of each class because it is used for warm ups. Sometimes, it is used at the end of a classfor a few minutes so the dancers can stretch.

Ballet bars should be 42 inches. Some are available as 42 inches than can be adjusted to 39 inches.

You can make a ballet bar in a few easy steps:-Purchase a bar-Purchase wall brackets-Measure and mark the space-Level the marks-Install wall anchors-Secure wall brackets-Attach the bar

Here is a link to a website with the differentspecifications for ballet bars:http://www.alvas.com/barre_fixed_brackets_page.html