Bang for Your Buck Pliés
A plié exercise that gets the legs warm quickly. It is also a conditioning tool for jazz and ballet technique, so it suits a rushed audition or class.
Start in parallel, because pliés matter in jazz, lyrical and contemporary. Pull up through the center of the legs as if sucking a thick milkshake through a straw. Then go through first, second and fifth, with a rise, a deep grand plié and pressed heels.