Super Saturday Soutenu
A soutenu turn is often introduced to dancers at the barre
as an expedient way to change from one side to the other. It this case it is
only a half-turn, and thus it is easier to learn and achieve.
The trick to a soutenu turn is to remember that it happens
in a single, clean movement. The feet
are not permitted to skitter about, taking random extra steps. This is easier
during the half-turn at the barre than it is in the center where a soutenu is
apt to be at least a ¾ turn if not a full turn. If the feet move around, and
extra steps are taken during the soutenu, it is no longer a soutenu. It becomes
a different step altogether: a bourrée turn.
Many teachers are extremely picky about this difference –
and rightfully so. They are two different steps.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statue #60:
“A soutenu turn is done in a single movement. Otherwise, it is a bourrée
turn.”
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