This exercise is a gentle yet effective warm-up that targets the spine and turnout muscle groups. It's an essential part of preparing students for the demands of a PBT class, with a particular focus on the vital role of deep breathing in ballet training.

Preparation: Students should start by lying on their mats with a fusion or toy ball between their upper calf muscles. Ensure their legs are bent, feet flat in parallel, and arms relaxed at their sides.

Steps:

1. Begin with a deep exhale. Students then bridge slowly, inhaling through the nose, pressing their feet firmly into the floor while keeping their hip flexors relaxed.

2. While in bridge, instruct the students on arm movements - floating arms from first to fifth and then opening into second position before returning the port de bras and body to the mat.

3. Adjust the legs into bent legs and gentle roll the knees from side to side with the shoulder girdle pressed into the mat.

4. Extent the legs into 90 degrees and scissor twist the legs while remaining in parallel as they adjust on alternate sides.

5.Unfold the legs to return to the original position ready to repeat from the beginning.

Focus: Encourage students to keep their abdominal muscles active throughout the exercise. Keep the breathing deep and organic with the music.