Technical Tuesday Assemblé
Most dancers learn immediately that “assemblé” means “assemble”.
This is because assembling the feet in the air is the critical part of the
jump. But actually achieving this coming together in the air is the challenging part.
I have
blogged before about this. Ballet Secret
#15d: “In an assemblé, to make sure the legs assemble in the air, imagine
catching a fly between the ankles.” Another hint is to bring the bottom leg
(the following leg) to the top (leading leg). If the leading leg goes too high,
the other leg is unable to catch it.
The step is
dependent upon a good solid brush from fifth position at the very beginning.
This is true for almost everything in ballet technique: it is the preparation that makes or breaks a step.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15nn:
Assemblé means “assembled” or “joined
together”.
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“We delight in the beauty of
the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that
beauty.”
― Maya Angelou
― Maya Angelou
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