Fun Friday Not a Door
In passé or retiré, it is tempting to just push the knee back
and call it turned-out. And for
appearances, this may work fine. But the
truth is, it is the rotation of the leg
in the hip socket that should cause the knee to go back – not pushing it back
like opening a swinging door. It is a
leg, not a door, as a teacher of mine used to say!
The reason is simple.
Using the rotation provides a secure position – it effectively “locks it
in place”, whereas just pushing the knee back doesn’t provide this important
benefit. Given enough wind, a swinging
door will, well, swing. The same is true
for a passé leg.
Since achieving a good, secure position is crucial for many
things, including successful pirouettes, thought should always be given to
producing a good, turn-out retiré by rotating the working leg, not pushing it
backwards into place.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #3j:
“ In retire, It is the rotation of the working leg that places the knee
to the side.”
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Calvin Coolidge
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