Fun Friday Transitions Transitions
When is a transition not a transition?
When it is done with a “non-transition” step(s). By that I mean a step that isn’t
a glissade, or a chassé, or a pas de bourrée, etc. That is, any step that isn’t
usually thought about or used as a
link, or transition between other steps.
I knew a choreographer who hated overuse
of preparational or transitional steps. He used them sparingly and this gave
his dances a unique, flowing quality. But it is difficult to design
combinations without any linking steps – not impossible, however.
Try creating a combination without the
usual linking steps. It will be interesting. It can also help more advanced students
flow through their movements better, since they are not using the familiarity of
a glissade or a chassé. Think about the standard combination of increasingly
higher grand jetés across the floor. Here is a combination without any linking
steps that requires the dancer to use each jeté itself for impetus. I’m sure you
can think of many more.
Have fun this Friday!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #33s:
“Sometimes
transitions are done with non-transition steps.”
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