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Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Wacky Wednesday Brisés

Wacky Wednesday Brisés

Ah the beloved brisé!  Well, perhaps not as beloved as some other steps, but a fun one, nonetheless.  And like all the other steps in classical ballet, it has its secrets!

The first one to remember is this:  a brisé is simply an assemblé with a beat that just happens to travel.  It also requires a different postural alignment more like that of a standard jeté, with the body inclining slightly forward and a little bit sideways, over the beating legs.  Sound complicated?  Not really.

The biggest secret to a brisé is the plié!  It is important to push from two feet preceding the brush into brisé, and this is not intuitive.  Instead, the body wants to send the first leg out too soon, eliminating the two-footed push – and often the brush - that is necessary.  So in a brisé, always push from two feet in fifth position plié.  It works every time!

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #15s:
“A brisé is an assemblé that beats and travels.”

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