Technical Tuesday Sissonne
A sissonne is a jump from two feet that usually lands on one foot, except in the
case of sissonne fermé,
sissonne
tombé and sissonne
fondue, all of which finish on two
feet. Confused? It gets better.
The word sissonne itself does not mean “scissor”, but the French word cisuaex (see-zoh) does mean scissor. The
ballet step was named sissonne in the
early 1700s after a nobleman named Comte de Sissonne who is said to have
invented the step. The confusion here
is apparent.
What is most important to remember about sissonne
is that it takes off from two feet.
If this doesn’t happen the step becomes a glissade.
Isn’t ballet fun?!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15mm:
“The step called sissonne was named for the originator of
the step.”
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