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Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Wonderful Wednesday Turns and Spots





Wonderful Wednesday Turns and Spots

From the Big Beige Book of Ballet Statutes comes this law:  “If it turns, it spots.”  Almost any turning movement involves a spotting movement of the head.  This includes often overlooked movements as promenades, pique fouettés, détournées, etc.  – as well as jumping turns like grand jeté en tournant.

The only exceptions are in the debated area of turns that revolve slowly – like arabesque, attitude, or à la seconde turns.  Some dancers do not spot these at all, some use a modified, slower turning of the head. 

But Statute #5 still stands.  “If it turns, it spots”.

From the Big Beige Book of Ballet Statutes:

Statute #5:
“If it turns, it spots.” 

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