Wild Wednesday Echappés on Pointe
Echappés on pointe are one of the first
exercises a dancer learns at the barre when newly graduated to pointe shoes.
Simple on first appearance, echappés are anything but.
The most common error is that only one
foot moves outward from fifth and the other (most often the supporting foot)
stays where it is for the relevé. It’s an easy cheat and most dancers don’t
even realize they are doing it. Sometimes the supporting foot moves a little
bit, but not enough to be equal in distance to the other foot. Instead, each
foot must move an equal distance
outward from fifth. It requires even energy and even weight distribution.
I tell students I could take a yardstick and a piece of chalk, mark and measure their beginning and ending positions
and see how exact their echappés are.
Echappés are not easy, but lovely when
performed well!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #23f:
“In echappés, each foot must travel an equal distance.”
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