Saturday Statute Arabesque
There is a peculiar truth in the ballet
world – well, there are actually many of these truths. But today I’m talking
about the working leg in arabesque.
We all think it is straight. In fact, we
are sure it is. We are sending energy outward and stretching our feet and so it must be perfectly straight – right?
Probably not. It takes a bit of extra energy and thought when the working leg
is in the back.
This is especially true in grand
battement derriere. The force of the battement so often makes the leg bend ever
so slightly at the top of the battement. Again, extra thought and energy are
needed.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Statute #141:
“The arabesque leg is never as straight as you think
it is.”
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