Wondrous Wednesday Relevé on Pointe
When moving onto a full relevé position
on pointe there are two basic things to consider, because there are two ways to
“get up” onto pointe.
Simply put, you can (1) move your body
over the supporting foot, or (2) move your supporting foot under the body.
Sounds easy, right? Well…
Usually beginning pointe students learn
to relevé by moving the body from two feet in plié to one foot (on pointe) by centering
the body over the supporting foot. Method (1), above.
But there is another way. Sometimes
called “snatching the foot”, this is when the foot is “snatched” under the body
as the dancer goes onto pointe.
Dancers need to know how to do each
method effectively.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Secret #24i:
“There are two basic ways
to get to relevé on pointe.”
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