The ballet bar is the singularly most important item of equipment for any ballet dancer as it will help provide the necessary support and leverage required in order for the dancer to not only warm up their muscles but also strengthen and tone them as well.
A common mistake made by intermediate dancers is that they assume that as soon as they have developed their muscles and ligaments to requisite degree, that they no longer to concern themselves with any of the exercises.
Nothing could be father from the truth, as the exercise routines are designed to help "warm up" the muscles, which by extension plays a crucial role in preventing the risk of injury and damage to the muscles themselves.
Any exercise routine that involves the ballet bar will invariably begin with the plies, either demi or grand and the reason that plies are used at the beginning is because these exercises help to tone every single one of the muscle groups contained within the legs.
Once the dancer has successfully performed the requisite number of plies (whilst ten is taken to be an acceptable figure some instructors will insist on more especially for less experienced dancers) they can use the ballet bar for the other exercises.
Elevens will involve the dancer stand on their tip toes and then raising their feet until the soles of their feet are actually in the air.
This seemingly simple exercise is actually an extremely demanding one indeed as it requires a great deal of weight and exertion to be placed on a rather small muscle area (most specifically the toes and the ankle joint.) It is crucial that the dancer hold onto the ballet bar in order to prevent them toppling over as a result.
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