Sabre Choreography For Beginners
A step-by-step course introducing the fundamentals of sabre choreography. Learn 5 beginner level choreography phrases and boost your vocabulary, knowledge, and understanding of how to smoothly spin your sabre!
This is a beginner-focused choreography course, thoughtfully designed for those students new to the world of sabre or instructors wanting to learn beginner-friendly phrases for their students. If you're looking to step beyond basic technique and explore the more creative side of spinning a sabre, this course provides the comprehensive instruction you need to learn sabre choreography.
We delve into a variety of choreographic elements, through 5 specially crafted beginner phrases, each tailored to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of sabre as you learn! By the end of this course, you will have expanded your repertoire and learned how to add elegance and performance quality to your spinning.
Each phrase is presented in a dedicated section, complete with a full tutorial, breaking down each individual skill, and a music run! There are also optional 'Check Your Spinning' sections at the end of each chapter, where you can submit a video of yourself doing all or some of the choreography, to encourage you to seek feedback and refinement!
Pre-requisites: This course is designed for students who have a basic understanding of color guard and are ready to explore beyond technique. It is recommended to have a small amount of experience spinning a sabre prior to enrollment, but not required since every skill is still thoroughly explained!
Ghost Boy (Tutorial)
Ghost Boy (Music Run)
Check Your Spinning (Optional)
Habanera (Tutorial)
Habanera (Music Run)
Check Your Spinning (Optional)
Elevate (Tutorial)
Elevate (Music Run)
Check Your Spinning (Optional)
Far Away (Tutorial)
Far Away (Music Run)
Check Your Spinning (Optional)
Some of the skills you'll LEARN in this course!
A. Foot Positions
1st Position
2nd Position
4th Position
B. Dance Movements
Plie
Passe
Sauté
Chassé
Arabesque
Relevé
Basic Ground Roll
Forced Arch
Lunges
Attitude Positions
Rond de Jambe
Tendu
A. Poses and Equipment Positions
Flat
Angle/Port
Vertical/True Port
Flat Above Head
Flat in Plie
Cradle
Hilt Grab
B. Hand Techniques
Spins/Dropspins (Right & Left)
Carves/Cones/Stirs
Backhands on the Angle
Palm Spin
Flourishes/Wrist Rotations
Simple Hilt Work
Simple Grabs in Backhand
C. Additional Techniques
Standard Toss Dip
Different Preps into Tosses
Horizontal Grabs Above the Head
Behind The Back Grabs
Catches In The Hilt
Throwaways (Popular Choreography Move)
Extensions (Popular Choreography Move)
Neck Roll (Popular Choreography Move)
Elbow Grab (Popular Choreography Move)
A. Standard Tosses
Standard Single Toss
Single and a Half Toss
Single Blade Toss
B. Special Tosses
Lob Toss
Simple Parallel (Small Flat Toss)
One Handed Parallel
Simple 45 (Small Angled Toss)
Small Right-Handed “Blade Toss”
Backhand Toss
Dead-Stick Toss
A. Positive Emotions
Happy
Joyful
Cheerful
Ecstatic
Elated
B. Strong and Poised Emotions
Stoic
Strong
Triumphant
Powerful
Poised
Grounded
Anchored
Connected
Balletic