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Class warm-up — Misty Copeland at the barre
By Misty Copeland · April 19, 2026
Written notes only — no embedded video player on this page. Pair with the audio loops to drill the step.
Misty's morning class warm-up, broken into eight phrases. Pliés, tendus, dégagés, rond de jambe. The notes are short. The point is the rhythm of the warm-up — every ballet career is built on this twenty-minute ritual, repeated for thirty years.