把杆练习
意为“扶把练习”（exercises at the bar or barre）。指舞者单手扶住把杆完成的一组练习。把杆通常为圆柱形木杆，水平固定于练习室墙壁上，距地面约三尺六寸。把杆练习，或称侧位练习（side practice），是古典芭蕾的基石，之于舞者正如音阶之于钢琴家。每节芭蕾课均以这些练习开始。正是在把杆处，舞者获得其必备素质的基础训练。这些练习对正确发展肌肉、自髋部外开双腿、以及获得关节与肌肉的控制力和柔韧性至关重要。把杆练习可简可繁，但通常包括以下动作：（1）第一、第二、第四与第五位置的 pliés。（2）battements tendus。（3）battements tendus jetés。（4）battements fondus。（5）ronds de jambe à terre。（6）battements frappés。（7）adagio。（8）petits battements sur le cou-de-pied。（9）ronds de jambe en l'air。（10）grands battements。
Exercises at the bar (or barre). A group of exercises performed by the dancer while clasping a bar with one hand. This bar, generally a cylindrical piece of wood, is fastened horizontally to the walls of the practice room at a height of about three feet six inches from the floor. Bar exercises, or side practice, are the foundation of classical ballet and are to the dancer what scales are to the pianist. Every ballet lesson begins with these exercises. It is at the bar that the dancer acquires the fundamental training for the attributes he must possess. These exercises are essential for developing the muscles correctly, turning the legs out from the hips and gaining control and flexibility of the joints and muscles. The exercises at the bar can be simple or varied but in general they include the following movements: (1) Pliés in the first, second, fourth and fifth positions. (2) Battements tendus. (3) Battements tendus jetés. (4) Battements fondus. (5) Ronds de jambe à terre. (6) Battements frappés. (7) Adagio. (8) Petits battements sur le cou-de-pied. (9) Ronds de jambe en l’air. (10) Grands battements.