Saturday Question
A favorite trick question that many dance teachers ask is
this: “Where does a pirouette finish?” The incorrect answers students give are varied
and often entertaining.
The correct answer is simple: “on relevé”.
And, usually, in retiré. This is
because the pirouette is a turning
movement, and anything that comes after
the revolution of the turn has stopped is another step altogether.
This is helpful to remember so the pirouette won’t finish
prematurely as the dancer anticipates the next step, thus ruining both the turn
and the following position. Another way
to put it is that the next step doesn’t happen until the pirouette (revolution)
is finished.
For a wonderful example of a pirouette and how it should
end, see today’s video link.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #45:
“Where does a pirouette finish?
On relevé.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Discipline is the bridge between goals
and accomplishment.”
-
Jim Rohn
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