Technical Tuesday Temps de Poisson
If you fail to read the title of today’s blog carefully, it
might look like the word “poison”. Nothing could be further from the truth! The
word “poisson” in French means “fish”, and that is because the shape created in
the air by this jump resembles the curve of a jumping fish.
In the jump called temps de poisson, the dancer jumps up with
the legs in fifth position – a common movement. But this time the body arches
in the air, creating the curved shape of a fish, before landing – often in a failli.
The trick is to maintain the beautiful fifth position in the
air, and not allow the legs to come apart too soon, ruining the “fishy” line.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15hh:
“The term “poisson” means “fish”.
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