Super Saturday Egg Yolks
I have mentioned the fact that in a rond de jambe en l’air
(everyone’s favorite step), the big toe of the working foot traces an elongated
egg shape in the air. A slightly
squashed egg, if you will. But what
happens in a double rond de jambe en
l’air?
That’s correct, it is usually different. The big toe of the working foot traces a more
rounded pattern underneath the working
knee. In other words, the leg does
not extend fully until the end of the
double. This is to allow for the speed
needed when doing a double rond de jambe en l'air during a small jump. For obvious reasons, a slow, elongated double
wouldn’t work!
So for double rond de jambes en l’air imagine the yolk of
the egg – a nice, slightly rounded, yellow yolk. Use that shape to form the two circles of the
double.
To sum up: a squashed
egg shape for single rond de jambes, and a slightly more rounded
yolk shape for the doubles.
Enjoy your breakfast!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #14m:
“In a rond de
jambe en l’air, the big toe traces a squashed egg shape, but a double traces
two, more rounded, yolk shapes.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“There was something sort of bleak about
her tone, rather as if she had swallowed an east wind. This I took to be due to
the fact that she probably hadn't breakfasted. It's only after a bit of
breakfast that I'm able to regard the world with that sunny cheeriness which
makes a fellow the universal favourite. I'm never much of a lad till I've
engulfed an egg or two and a beaker of coffee.
"I suppose you haven't breakfasted?"
"I have not yet breakfasted."
"Won't you have an egg or something? Or a sausage or something? Or something?"
"No, thank you."
She spoke as if she belonged to an anti-sausage league or a league for the suppression of eggs. There was a bit of silence.”
― P.G. Wodehouse
"I suppose you haven't breakfasted?"
"I have not yet breakfasted."
"Won't you have an egg or something? Or a sausage or something? Or something?"
"No, thank you."
She spoke as if she belonged to an anti-sausage league or a league for the suppression of eggs. There was a bit of silence.”
― P.G. Wodehouse
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