The Fred Step - Boston Ballet
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The Fred Step

Sir Frederick Ashton included a signature step in many of his ballets, affectionately known as “The Fred Step.”  The sequence typically consists of: Posé en arabesque, cut underneath, small developed in the second, pas de trousse under, and pas de chat.

Principal Dancer Ji Young Chae, Video by Ernesto Galan

The Fred Step

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