Wacky Wednesday A Little Bit Extra
One of the biggest issues in rond de jambe is the turn-out
of the leg in derrière. There is always a tendency for this knee (of the
working leg) to drop down (caused by a lack of rotation in the hip socket).
This doesn’t usually happen in other directions, probably
because dancers are more aware of what their working leg is doing in devant and à
la seconde. Or, it is because it is just more difficult to maintain the
rotation and the alignment of the pelvis in derrière.
The solution is simple. Always add a little bit of extra
rotation to the working leg when it is in, or passing through the derrière position.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #22d
“In a rond de jambe a terre,
feel like the leg is turning out a little bit more in derrière.”
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