tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53836955284197754732024-02-24T00:16:53.853-08:00 Ballet WebbDebrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2403125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-29884360717366292402020-05-18T04:04:00.000-07:002020-05-18T04:04:40.012-07:00Mad Monday Change<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">After writing this blog daily for several
years, I’ve decided it is time to take a step back (no pun intended). Without
my students around - whose inspiration is critical for this blog - I am finding
it difficult to post new things.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I’m not going away completely, and the
blog will stay online. It is searchable so if you have something you want to learn,
see if I’ve already done a blog on it. If you have any other questions you can
always email me directly. I ‘d be happy to help!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have
power over instead of craving control over what you don't.”<br />
― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Steve Maraboli, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/14708444"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Life, the Truth, and Being Free</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-50523193291363062712020-05-17T03:58:00.000-07:002020-05-17T03:58:58.089-07:00Sunday What It Is<br />
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<a href="http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2018/05/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2018/05/</span></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-72193023033662600672020-05-16T04:00:00.000-07:002020-05-16T04:00:20.216-07:00Superstitious Saturday Elephant<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Many dancers have lucky objects that
they’d never be without – especially during performance season. Have you ever
known someone who has a lucky elephant charm or stuffed animal?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Elephants are considered lucky,
especially in India and Southeast Asia where they are often depicted in
religious ceremonies. It was during the 20<sup>th</sup> century that Americans
adopted the elephant as a symbol of good luck. The belief that an elephant
object is lucky only if its truck is lifted up is something that is believed to
have originated in American and not in Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">But it is also said that any elephant talisman
is only lucky if it is pointed toward the door. Dancers should remember that
before placing one on a dressing table. But what if there is more than one
door? Hmmm….<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-71273654815866186242020-05-15T04:16:00.000-07:002020-05-15T04:16:06.872-07:00Fun Friday Equal Resistance<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There are many times when the familiar concept
of equal-and-opposite energy is used in partnering. In fact, it is critical for
the success of any pas de deux.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Take a promenade for example. The male
dancer exerts an upward pressure with his hand which is matched by a downward
pressure from the ballerina. Without this equal resistance the promenade is
doomed. This matched energy exists in many, many other areas of pas de deux work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is also this more ephemeral aspect
as stated in this article <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/partnering-tips-for-women-2490611351.html">https://www.dancemagazine.com/partnering-tips-for-women-2490611351.html</a>
in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Pointe </i>magazine: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Hands touching are a unique mechanism
sending for messages about balance between bodies</i>.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Kathleen Tessaro, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/103718"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Elegance</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-87099724065155073952020-05-14T04:11:00.000-07:002020-05-14T04:11:01.558-07:00Throwback Thursday and Olga Spessivtseva<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Olga</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> Alexandrovna <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Spessivtseva was born on July 18, 1895 in Russia. She was said to be one
of the best ballerinas of the twentieth century, with technique beyond the
level of the day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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was born into a well-to-do family but her father died when she was a child and
she was sent to an orphanage. At age ten she enrolled at the Imperial Ballet
School in St. Petersburg and there she dedicated herself to ballet. She graduated in
1913 and was a soloist by 1916.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes she returned to Russia and was promoted to Prima
Ballerina. Here she performed the role she is probably best known for: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Giselle</i>. She is said to have been the greatest
Giselle, even better than Pavlova according to some sources. George Balanchine said
she was “a beautiful diamond, cool, distant, and perfect.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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contracted tuberculosis, the same disease that killed her father. But she
survived it and by 1921 she rejoined the Ballet Russes. From there she danced
again in Russia, and then with the Paris Opera. When Diaghilev invited her to
dance Odette at Covent Garden and promised to revive Giselle for her, she
returned to The Ballet Russes. When Diaghilev died, she was devastated. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">In 1932 she
did dance Giselle again in England for the Camargo Soviet production at the
Savoy Theatre. However, Spessivtseva’s perfectionism caused problems in many
places. Sometimes her contracts were cancelled. She gave her last performance in
Buenos Aires in 1937.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The war in
Europe caused her to move to the U.S. where she became an advisor to the newly
formed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Ballet Theatre</i> (now ABT).
Sadly, in 1943 she had a mental breakdown and was committed to a mental
institution, where she remained for twenty years. Apparently the staff at the
hospital didn’t know who she was and since Spessivtseva’s memory had failed she
was unable to tell them. Thus, her colleagues lost track of her and thought she
must have died. But Anton Dolin, Dale Fern and Felia Doubrovska eventually found
her and had her relocated to the Tolstoy Farm in Valley Cottage, N.Y. She lived there until her death in 1991. She
was 96 years old.</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">”Olga Spessivtseva was a Prima
Ballerina with technique beyond her time.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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No matter what sort of difficulties, how painful experience is, if we lose our
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― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Dalai Lama XIV<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-37254562859724176792020-05-13T04:23:00.000-07:002020-05-13T04:23:48.811-07:00Wacky Wednesday Anticipate<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">One of the secrets to achieving good
petit allegro is this: never underestimate the power of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">landing</i>. That’s right, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">landing</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The landing of any jump is the
preparation for the next jump or the next, whatever<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">. It isn’t an ending</i> although dancers tend to think about it that
way. Any landing is never an <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">ending</i>,
it is a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">continuation</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Therefore, while suspended in the air,
the focus should be on anticipating the landing. Descending to the floor with
good posture and especially a good, juicy plié sets the dancer up for success
no matter what follows. Not to mention that the good, juicy plié helps prevent
injury.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">From the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Big
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Anticipate the landing
while in the air.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“Well,"
said Pooh, "what I like best," and then he had to stop and think.
Because although Eating Honey was a very good thing to do, there was a moment
just before you began to eat it which was better than when you were, but he
didn't know what it was called.”<br />
― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">A. A. Milne, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1225592"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Winnie-the-Pooh</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-29370240923417691782020-05-12T04:28:00.000-07:002020-05-12T04:28:25.600-07:00Terminology Tuesday Elan<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">elan</i> [ay-LAHN] means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">energy, enthusiasm
and style</i>. In dance it refers to the way a dancer attacks or executes a
step. In French the term means “to dart” and is often spelled <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">élan.
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is said to have performed with élan, it means they danced with a certain style or
uniqueness. Synonyms for <i>elan</i> are: <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/ardor_french-meanings.aspx">Ardor</a>, <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/dash_french-meanings.aspx">Dash</a>, <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/flair_french-meanings.aspx">Flair</a>, <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/panache_french-meanings.aspx">Panache</a>, <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/style_french-meanings.aspx">Style</a>, <a href="https://hamariweb.com/dictionaries/zeal_french-meanings.aspx">Zeal</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-2554731207403879952020-05-11T04:23:00.000-07:002020-05-11T04:23:28.472-07:00Mad Monday Following Shoulder<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In piqu</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> turns, spotting is essential. It helps prevent
dizziness and keeps the dancer on the proper path, thus avoiding problems like
falling into the orchestra pit</span><span style="font-family: "wingdings"; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">J</span></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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spotting piqu</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> turns.
Focus on spotting over the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">following
shoulder</i>. That is, if you are turning to the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">right</i>, you think of spotting over the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">left</i> shoulder, and vice versa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-76468608979161676882020-05-10T04:24:00.000-07:002020-05-10T04:24:27.231-07:00Happy Mother’s Day<br />
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-47346770596011277932020-05-09T04:21:00.000-07:002020-05-09T04:21:11.834-07:00Superstitious Saturday Bananas<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Most people are familiar with the idea
that slipping on a banana peel isn’t a good thing. But are there other reasons
why bananas are believed to be unlucky?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Apparently this idea may originate from
fishing boats. Seriously. Obviously the fact that banana peels are slippery is
part of the reason why fisherman aren’t supposed to bring a banana or two in
their lunch pails and why they consider them to be unlucky. But it may also be
because banana peels release potentially toxic gas as they decay. One banana probably wouldn’t
be a problem, but add several rotting below deck…whew!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Also, decaying banana peels would likely
attract unwanted bugs, and thus become a problem not only for the crew but for
other cargo (fresh produce). It is also believed that sweet smell of bananas
lingering on a crew member’s hands might scare the fish away. Hmmmm…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-32922202428345869522020-05-08T03:59:00.000-07:002020-05-08T03:59:25.575-07:00Fun Friday Lift<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Often during (or after) a pas de deux, the male dancer offers
his hand to his ballerina just before a supported promenade or something
similar. Or, he offers his outstretched hand during their curtain call. Of
course she accepts, and places her hand in his.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, like most things in ballet it isn’t quite that simple.
At no time should the ballerina just slap her hand down quickly into her
partner’s palm. Instead, she always <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">lifts
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<span style="font-size: large;">This serves the practical purpose of assuring an effective
grip, but it also adds a beautiful artistic moment of hesitation – allowing a significant
glance or two between the two dancers. Ah….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Born in 1901, Vasili Ivanovich Vainonen
was born in Russia in 1901. He was a famous Soviet choreographer who
worked with the Kirov Ballet. He also performed as a dancer doing roles such as:
The Moor <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">(Petrushka</i>), Clown (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Fairy
Doll</i>), Satyr (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Les Saisons</i>).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">He began choreographing at the age of 19
and was quickly recognized. However, his early career at the Kirov almost ended
when one of his pieces in the ballet <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The</i>
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Golden Age</i> was censored for using
western dance styles. But he persisted and one of his ballets that is still
performed today is <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flames of Paris. </i>It
premiered at the Kirov Theatre in Leningrad on November 7, 1932.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Vainonen is also known for his 1934 version of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Nutcracker </i>which was revived in 1954 and is available on DVD in
a 1994 version. In Baryshnikov’s production of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">The Nutcracker</i>, he used Vainonen’s “Snowflake Waltz”, giving him
credit for the choreography.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In 1947 he received the Stalin Prize for
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Flames of Paris</i>, and from 1951-1953
he headed the ballet troupe of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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buried in Moscow at Novodevichy Cemetery.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blue Book of Ballet Secrets</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“</span></i><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Vasili Vainonen was a Soviet
choreographer whose work was partially censored.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-58905766041809665782020-05-06T04:10:00.000-07:002020-05-06T04:10:31.351-07:00Wacky Wednesday Pirouette Stacking<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Dancers are always trying to increase
the number of pirouettes they can do. And students are simply trying to get the
hang of turning altogether. The concept I call pirouette stacking can help both
parties.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Pirouette stacking is this: begin with a
standard preparation but do only <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a ¼ turn,
spotting the wall in the appropriate place. Strive to suspend the balance in
retir</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> for a
moment or more before putting the foot down. Continue on, doing a ¼ turn (spotting
each wall) until you reach the starting point.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Now try doing ½ turns, repeating the
process – spotting back-wall, front-wall. Then move to single turns, and onward
to more. Voila! Pirouette stacking. This same method can be used to add that extra pirouette that is out of your normal comfort level. If you are doing two
pirouettes regularly, start doing two <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">and
a half</i>. It’s fun and you’ll soon be doing that extra full turn “accidentally”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Blue Book of Ballet Secrets</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Practice pirouette stacking to improve turns.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-85818874356747153332020-05-05T04:13:00.000-07:002020-05-05T04:13:06.349-07:00Terminology Tuesday Jarret<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jarret </i>[zha-REH] in French means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">hock</i>, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">shank</i>, or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">bend of the knee</i>. It is related to the
term jarret</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> which
I talked about in a previous blog: <a href="http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2019/06/terminology-tuesday-jarrete.html">http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2019/06/terminology-tuesday-jarrete.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I’ve never heard <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">jarret</i> used in a dance class, and there are few references to this
term online. But it does exist and you may encounter it somewhere, someday. Therefore
it is good to know. Knowledge is never wasted and learning new stuff is fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">”Jarret means hock (bend of the knee).”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-24619837996915762112020-05-04T04:49:00.000-07:002020-05-04T04:49:50.675-07:00Marvelous Monday Deeply Rooted<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In this glorious spring season of new growth,
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-38297721902727037842020-05-03T03:59:00.000-07:002020-05-03T03:59:37.693-07:00Sunday Camera<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“I had
rescued the moment by using my camera and in that way had found how to stop
time and hold it. No one could take that image away from me because I owned
it.”<br />
― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Alice Sebold, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1145090"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">The Lovely Bones</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-6017297340503407122020-05-02T04:02:00.000-07:002020-05-02T04:02:31.042-07:00Superstitious Saturday Dew<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Superstitious Saturday Dew<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">There is an old English superstition
that states washing one’s face in dew gathered in May promotes a beautiful
complexion. This dew must be gathered early in the morning (presumably because
it would evaporate after that).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">But this morning May dew does more than
that. It gets rid of freckles, gout, spinal weakness, eye problems and probably
best of all, it will make the young man you desire become your beau.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">And, it is said, these advantages will
last all year. Let’s hear it for the month of May!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">From the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Dew gathered in May gives a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63l3JnOvPz8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63l3JnOvPz8</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">“Then you
have to remember to be thankful; but in May one simply can't help being
thankful . . . that they are alive, if for nothing else.”<br />
― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">L.M. Montgomery, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/63845"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Anne of Avonlea</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-84825147072762671612020-05-01T03:41:00.000-07:002020-05-01T03:41:35.973-07:00Fun Friday Tennis Prop<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Props are useful in the ballet class,
and today’s idea involves the readily available tennis ball. These are useful
in several ways, but today let’s talk about how they can help dancers locate
those elusive “inner thigh” muscles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Simply have students lie on the floor on
their stomachs, with their legs turned out and feet in first position. Place a
tennis ball between the thighs, lengthen the legs and at the same time apply
pressure to the tennis ball using the muscles of the thighs. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-75435195274533676172020-04-30T04:14:00.000-07:002020-04-30T04:14:41.078-07:00Throwback Thursday and Olga Jordan<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Born in Russia in 1907 Olga Jordan
joined the Kirov Ballet after graduating from the Leningrad Choreographic
School in 1926. She studied with Vaganova and, according to <a href="https://jorgen-w.livejournal.com/6969.html">https://jorgen-w.livejournal.com/6969.html</a>: "She was a strong and tempermental dancer with brilliant technique".</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Some of her notable roles included Jeanna in <i>Flames of Paris</i> (1932), Odile in <i>Swan Lake </i>(1933), as well as leading roles in <i>Esmeralda</i> and <i>Laurencia. </i>Beginning in 1950 she became a teacher at the Vaganova Ballet School and during the 1960s she taught at the Moscow Ballet School and the bolshoi Theatre.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">She died in 1971, aged 63-64 and her cremated ashes were scattered.</span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-1764047480355362422020-04-29T04:08:00.000-07:002020-04-29T04:08:19.436-07:00Wild Wednesday Helping<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It may appear that the male dancer does
a great deal of muscular lifting when it comes to partnering his ballerina. But
this is only partially true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Yes, there is strength, (and lots of it)
involved, but there is a secret. Just before the lady is lifted, she applies part
of the force herself – by jumping and/or by a plié. At this exact moment, the
gentleman matches her plié/jump and uses the impetus of both parties to achieve
the lift. It’s all a matter of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">timing</i>,
and this timing is critical or the pas de deux could look more like
championship wrestling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">When the ballerina descends from the
lift, her partner must use his strength to “help her down”, making the whole
operation appear effortless and the lady weightless. Ah, if only that were
true. Sigh.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Like so many things in ballet, it’s all
a matter of illusion!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“The gentleman helps the
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― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Eckhart Tolle, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/3437032"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Practicing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-49860360527491717602020-04-28T04:27:00.000-07:002020-04-28T04:27:27.537-07:00Terminology Tuesday Portée<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">This term is pretty
much self-explanatory. <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Portée</i> [pawr-TAY]
means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">carried. </i>Like the word <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">porteur</i> (see <b>Terminology Secret #87</b>)
that means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">carrier</i>, port</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">é</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">e means any step that travels through the air from one point to another. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Portée</i> means <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">carried</i>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Israelmore Ayivor, </span><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/43558442"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">Leaders' Watchwords</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-19904032277579227332020-04-27T03:53:00.000-07:002020-04-27T03:53:09.153-07:00Mad Monday #2 Foot<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Years ago a car rental agency had an advertising
campaign that stated they were “No. 2” so they try harder to please the
customer. In ballet there is often a “No. 2” foot, especially in jumps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This is the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">following foot</i>. It’s often forgotten because the focus is on the
leading foot. This causes the No.2 foot to flop around (gasp!) because it never
gets fully stretched. Sigh. And this prevents the dancer from producing a
complete push and/or follow through for the step. And that’s necessary to make
the jump/step work effectively.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Therefore, in any jump, “try harder” to think
about the No. 2 foot. And don’t forget about it in basic steps like glissade
where the following foot is often a problem. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Don’t forget the No. 2 <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>foot in jumps.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br />Debrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012198696646683204noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5383695528419775473.post-44091114222932894482020-04-25T04:27:00.000-07:002020-04-25T04:27:45.856-07:00Superstitious Saturday Bees<br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Superstitious Saturday Bees<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Here we are in beautiful spring and many
people’s thoughts are turning to the outdoors - especially now when many of us are
sheltering at home. So although this superstition isn’t related to the
performing arts, it is an interesting one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Telling
the bees</span></i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> is an ancient tradition,
believed to come from western Europe. It also appears in the Appalachian
mountains of the U.S. And it is just what it sounds like: talking to bees.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">To keep their bees producing, farmers
would talk to them, telling them all about the human goings-on every day. They
believed this passing of information was critical for the bees – without it
they wouldn’t produce honey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">This superstition also involved keeping
the bees informed of life’s milestones from birth to death. If a death occurred
in the family, the beehives had to be draped with black fabric so the bees could
mourn. Otherwise, they would perish too.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Telling the bees is a
superstition from western Europe.”<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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― <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">John Muir<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I love zippers. They are such a great prop
and they provide a great image for several things in ballet. But most importantly, the
mental image of a zipper helps dancers achieve -and maintain - correct posture. And, as we all know,
posture is the most important thing in ballet technique.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Something to imagine all the time is
this: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">two zippers</i>: One that you pull <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">up</i> from the pubic bone to the belly
button; the other that you pull <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">down</i>
(the upside down zipper) from the mid-sternum to the belly button. Up and down
zippers that meet in the middle (the belly button). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It is helpful for teachers to use actual
zippers to demonstrate this concept. And it’s fun!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">“Imagine two zippers – one upside
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and not be in any hurry for you to grow up.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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