Watch and Learn a Bournonville Grand Jeté With Peter Brandenhoff

Here The Ailey School’s Peter Brandenhoff teaches Bournonville style, marked by its use of épaulement and quick footwork. Brandenhoff explains that at the peak of the grand jeté, it should look as if the torso is sitting atop the legs, unaffected, and the narrow second position of the arms should be presentational—like you’re “giving a little tray of petit fours to the teacher,” he says.

Here’s the grand jeté:

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