Saturday Mosquitoes
A grand battement is a forceful step. Sometimes dancers forget this fact and kick
with a non- aggressive attack, especially if they are tired. Since grand battements generally occur at the
end of barre, if it has been a particularly long and/or challenging barre,
fatigue may have set in. But this must
be overcome!
To prevent lazy grand battements, imagine a pesky mosquito
hovering about. Kick upward with enough
force to kill this annoying insect! If
the force isn’t great enough, the result will be just one stunned
mosquito. And what happens then? He comes back madder than ever!
So a grand battement must kick with enough force to kill a
mosquito – not just stun him!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #12b:
“In a grand battement, kick with enough force to kill a mosquito
hovering in the air.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Anyone who thinks that they are too small
to make a difference has never tried to fall asleep with a mosquito in the
room.”
-Christine Todd Whitman
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