Wonderful Wednesday Fired Up
Frappés are designed to teach the dancer how to move the
feet quickly and efficiently. The word
itself means “to strike”. Most students
know that definition, but many do not understand exactly how to make it happen.
I have blogged before about how the foot in a frappé should
move as fast as a snake striking.
Another image for frappé is this: Imagine the foot striking the floor the same way a match is struck in
order to produce a flame. If the movement isn’t
aggressive enough, the match won’t light.
So light a fire when you frappé!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #10b:
“A frappé should move like striking a match.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“The most powerful weapon on earth is the
human soul on fire.”
-Ferdinand Foch
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