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Wednesday Rotating Rond de Jambes
A fun way to
shake up the usual rond de jambe combination at barre is to have the dancers change
their body facings during the rond de jambes. The rond de jambs can start
traditionally, but then as the working leg comes through to first, the body
changes to face a different direction (usually side), then back, then the
barre, and finally back to the starting point.
This helps
add practice in spotting, and especially aids in reinforcing the fact that the
supporting foot always pivots on the ball
of the foot – never the heel!
Plus, it’s
just plain fun to do!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #22h:
“Rotating rond de
jambes help reinforce pivoting on the ball of the foot.”
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