Fun Friday Failli
In the category of ballet terms that are pronounced quite differently
than they are spelled (like en haut – oh),
I present “failli” (fai-yee). That’s right,
that’s how it is pronounced. Failli is the step that appears in between or
before other steps, like the combination of faille assemblé. It is a linking
step and is often used in jump combinations.
The word itself means “to give away”, or interestingly, “bankrupt”.
In ballet the definition most often used is the first one, since being bankrupt
in anything is not an admirable goal.
A failli, in the most basic sense is a “step through”, which
is what I tell my adult beginners. It is a step through (gracefully) into a plié,
which allows a shift of weight and then allows the other foot to do whatever it
is going to do – like an assemblé.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #13m:
“The word “failli” means “give away”.
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
““You can give without loving, but you
cannot love without giving.”
― Amy Carmichael
― Amy Carmichael
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