Terrific Tuesday Toothpaste
A common problem in rond de jambe en l’air is extending the
leg after the rond de jambe with too much force. This snapping action is not healthy for the
dancer because of the stress it places on the knee among other things. It also makes the movement move difficult to
do – which is true of anything that uses excess energy. Remember Secret
#1k: “Use the energy you need, no more and no less”.
To achieve a long extended movement in a rond de jambe en
l’air, imagine a squeezing action, like getting toothpaste out of a tube. If the tube is squeezed too forcefully it
makes a mess! If it isn’t squeezed
enough, no toothpaste will come out. It
must be squeezed “just right”. It is the
same with the rond de jambe en l’air.
Extend the leg as though squeezing toothpaste out of a tube and it
should produce a beautifully extended ending to the movement.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #14o:
“ In a rond de
jambe en l’air, extend the leg gently, like squeezing toothpaste out of a tube.”
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“Life does not have to be perfect to be
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-Annette Funicello
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