Fun Friday Super Power Steps
Ballet has three Super Power Steps. These steps are critical
for creating, tweaking and even saving (when things go wrong!) many other steps. You may imagine
wearing a super hero costume and cape when performing any one of these - and I recommend it.
The first one, and the most powerful of the three, is plié.
This is involved in each of the other two, so that makes it the King of all the
Super Power Steps. Never underestimate
the Power of Plié!
The next one is chassé. This steps serves as an impetus
(push) for many, many other steps. The pliés inherent in this step must be used
to their full advantage, which, when combined with the traveling nature of chassé creates a wonderful, powerful booster rocket.
Finally we have the ubiquitous glissade. Often overlooked as
the powerhouse that it is, glissade does many of the same things a chassé
does. It is both a push and and a cushion due to the plié that starts and ends
each glissade. It also has the traveling ability that chassé does, so it too is a
powerful impetus for jumps and turns, etc.
Whenever a dancer is having difficulty with any step, jump
or turn, look first to the Super Power Steps and they will fly to the rescue.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15p:
“45. Ballet has three Super Power Steps: Plié, Chassé, and Glissade.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“And being
different? That turned out to the best part of all. I found that with a little
creativity, and a lot of dedication, any difference can be turned into
something amazing. Our differences are our superpowers.”
― Cece Bell, El Deafo
― Cece Bell, El Deafo
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