Fun Friday Gargouillade
On the short list of ballet steps that are seldom used we
find gargouillade. Never heard of it? I’m
not surprised. It isn’t a step for beginners and even advanced dancers find this
step challenging.
A gargouillade is a
jump with two double rond de jambes. The first double rond de jambe is done (usually)
en dehors with one leg, then immediately followed by a double rond de jambe en
dedans by the other leg. It takes a very accomplished dancer to perform this
step and not have it look, well, like a couple of leg spasms.
However, when gargouillade
is done to perfection, each rond de jambe is clearly shown and the effect is
riveting.
Balanchine often
used gargouillade in his choreography and that is where this step is most often
seen today.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15ee:
“A gargouillade is a step
involving two double rond de jambes.”
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― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture
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