Super Saturday Orbit
A retiré, or passé, should never float around the knee. When
this occurs, it appears to be a planetary body orbiting around the knee, like a
planet orbiting around the sun. This also ruins the alignment since the “orbiting body” tends to pull the
dancer off center.
There is always contact with the knee, especially during
pirouettes, yet this is the most common place for orbiting retirés. While it is
true that the foot doesn’t rest against the knee, it doesn’t orbit either. Think Ronco passé holder: http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2016/02/wacky-wednesday-passe-holder.html, There is a light but constant contact between foot and
knee during the pirouette – or any other time the dancer is in retiré or passé.
Stamp out orbiting passés!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #64:
“Beware of orbiting passés.”
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