Technical Tuesday Tights Line
One of the secrets to a successful passé or retiré is this: the leg is not allowed to float away from the supporting leg as the foot moves
from fifth position to the knee. Instead, it must move in a direct line up the side of the shin bone to the knee. A “floating passé”
is a problem because it unbalances the alignment: the body always compensates
for any weight that is out of place. In this case the dancer will usually lean slightly
away from the working leg.
To keep the path to passé straight, imagine a wide line
painted on your tights. This line runs up the side of the shin bone from the ankle to the
knee. All passés must stay on this path and not float out into space (away from
the supporting leg).
A floating passé should never be seen in ballet
technique. It actually sounds more like
a sweet dessert.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #3n:
“Imagine a wide line painted on your tights: the path to passé.”
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