Technical Tuesday Doubles
In an earlier blog, I talked about saut de basques and how a
double isn’t really a double: Ballet
Secret 15p: A saut de basque is a half turn in the air,
so a double is really less than a double. This concept involves other
turns, also. It is helpful to realize that sometimes a double (or a triple,
etc.), isn’t really two (or more) full turns. It makes the whole process less
frightening and much more doable. My students are always surprised at how
easily they master double saut de basques once they understand this principle.
Another step that isn’t really a double is a "double"
step-over (en dehors piqué turn or lame duck). The first step goes into a plié,
and the next step - the piqué - is actually involves stepping up a half turn before the actual turn.
Therefore a step-over is really one-and-a-half turns – not a literal, complete
double.There's that illusion thing again!
A step that seems to be evolving into an unofficial less-than-a-double
is the double tour en l’air. It is supposed
to be a true double, but when I watch most dancers, they plié a quarter turn
(or more!) around before they leave the floor. Hmmmmm. Watch for this the next
time you see a double tour.
From
the Big Blue Book of Ballet
Secret #14s:
Secret #14s:
“Some double turns
in ballet aren’t really doubles.”
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of the Day:
““We create the illusions we need to go
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