Wednesday Wackiness
A chassé is a powerful step when performed correctly. It is used to propel a dancer into a
position, and is also an effective method of stopping momentum – after a series
of turns, for example.
But in order to harness this power, a chassé must
be done precisely, and no section can be left out. The most common mistake is bypassing the
initial plié (usually in fifth position) and moving directly to the halfway
point before the plié happens. This
bypass ruins the potential of the step!
To prevent this, imagine the path of a chassé as
that of an upside-down pre-stapled staple. Think of the way staples are shaped when
placed inside the stapler - before
they are actually stapled into sheet of paper.
The dancer’s movement in a chassé should be like that: down, out, up.
A pre-stapled staple!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #13h:
“A chassé is like a pre-stapled staple.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“I will not let anyone walk through my
mind with their dirty feet.”
-
Mahatma Gandhi
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