Wacky Wednesday Steps that Talk
In previous blog posts I’ve mentioned steps that say their own
name as they are performed. For example, chassé
is one that sounds like what it does. See
my blog about chassé here:
In today’s Link of the Day, at about 26 seconds, this method of using the
pronunciation of the step to describe how the step should be executed is demonstrated.
Je-Tay!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #15qqq:
“Jeté says its own name: Je- Tay.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“If you
don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud!" (William Strunk) ... Why
compound ignorance with inaudibility?”
― E.B. White, The Elements of Style
― E.B. White, The Elements of Style
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