Mad Monday Battement Flex
Today I read an article that discussed the
necessity of a ballet barre. It contains many interesting ideas. Here is the
link: http://www.citraining.com/Dance-Pedagogy-Myth-Versus-Reality.html.
I have often wondered whether barrework is completely necessary, and how we could re-imagine training without it, or at least with a reduced amount.
Hmmm.
One paragraph talks about grand
battement at the barre and states: “In a
study using 42 dancers of various skill levels, they also found that apparently
all dancers involuntarily flex their standing leg at the height of the grand
battement.” All 42 dancers? Well, to me this says that the idea of two-way energy isn’t
being taught and/or applied.
Pay attention to your standing leg at
the height of a grand battement. Make sure your downward energy is there, so no
flexing will occur.
But I still wonder about how barre could
be redesigned…
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #12i:
“Maintain downward energy to prevent flexing the
supporting leg at the height of a grand battement.”
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