Technical Tuesday Ailes de Pigeon
Here is a term you may not have heard,
although you probably know the step. Here is the definition from Gail Grant’s Technical Manual and Dictionary
of Classical Ballet:
“Ailes
de pigeon [el duh pee-ZHAWN]. Pigeon’s wings. The dancer
performs
a cabriole devant, then the legs change and beat again, then change
once
more before the dancer lands on the leg he or she jumped from, leaving
the
other leg extended in the air. Also known as pistolet.”
Can you tell from the defintion what
step this is? It’s commonly called brisé volé and is famously seen in the
coda of Bluebird pas de deux in Sleeping Beauty (see Link of
the Day below).
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Terminology Secret #30h:
“Ailes de pigeon means pigeon wings.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“They've
moved me to a new office and I don't like it at all. Different pigeons come to
the window.”
― Barbara Pym, Excellent Women
― Barbara Pym, Excellent Women
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