31.3.13

Battement glisse

Battement glisse in English school / Battement tendu jete in Soviet syllabus

From 5th, Brush the leg outward through the pointe tendue position.

Release the toes from the floor.
 

Battement Tendu

Battement Tendu en avant, a la seconde and derriere:

From 5th, keeping knee straight, slide toe outward to the fully pointed position,

Then slide foot inward to close in 5th.
 

30.3.13

Plies

Importance:
Plies act as the springboard for all jumps and are instrumental in providing the force for turns.

Hints:
1. Weight is equally distributed over both feet.
2. maintain turn-out whenever the knees are bent in plie



The postions of the arms

 
1 st position
 
 
2nd position
 
 
3rd position low
 
 
3rd position high
 
 
5th position
 
 
 in arabesque

The position of the Feet


1st postion
 
 
2nd position
 

3rd position
 
 

4th position
(The distance between the feet should be approximately the length of one of the dancer's feet)


5th position

The direction of muscular functions

The following diagrams show the the complex conbination of muscular functions, that result in correct ballet stance.
 
Front
 
 
 Back
 

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Ballet Practice at UST

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Part 2