Magnificent Monday Double
A rond de jambe is an interesting step. It does many things,
all at the same time. It is particularly useful because of its double rotation.
That’s right. There is the rotation of the legs in each hip socket (which is always engaged
when the dancer is working), and then there is the circular movement of the leg
in the rond de jambe itself.
The trick is to maintain the rotation of both legs in the
hip sockets, while rotating the working leg around the half-circle pathway of
the rond de jambe. It is especially easy to lose the rotation in the working
hip when the leg is in the back.
So think of it this way: a rond de jambe rotates a rotated
leg. Double rotation!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #23b:
“A rond de jambe is a double rotation: The leg in the hip socket
and the path of the leg in the rond de jambe.”
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of the Day:
““Everything has a way of coming full
circle. It takes patience and perseverance to see a dream through...to close
that circle. Because some dreams, like some circles, can be much bigger than
others.”
― Karen Dale Trask
― Karen Dale Trask
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