Wild Wednesday Number 4
A common problem with retirés is the position of the working
foot. It needs to be placed high enough
to avoid a droopy look – and we all know there is no drooping in ballet (Ballet
Statute #18).
In retiré there are three basic positions for the foot: 1. The little toe is placed in the under
curve of the knee at the front of the leg; 2. The big toe is placed at the side
of the leg, centered at knee height (or sometimes even higher); and 3. The heel of the working foot is hidden behind
the knee (as in piqué turns).
The foot should never hang (droop) below the knee, otherwise
it looks like the number 4. The
only permissible time for the retiré foot to overcross is when the female
dancer is working with a much shorter partner.
And even then, the foot is still placed and supported at the proper
height – at the knee, not below the knee.
So today’s Ballet Secret is:
there are no number 4s in retiré.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #14o:
“Avoid retirés
that look like the number 4.”
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