Marvelous Monday Diamond Jumps
Ballet Secret #2h states: A plié
makes a perfect diamond shape (a large caret diamond). This is important,
and never more so than when a dancer is landing a jump.
A standard jeté should always land in plié so that the legs
form a perfect diamond shape, even though, unlike the standard barre plié, the
dancer is on one leg. Unfortunately, often the working leg in a jeté doesn’t
maintain its turned-out position, destroying the diamond shape.
Imagine that every jeté lands and shows off a large, sparkly
diamond. It can be seen clearly in the mirror if the dancer is facing it.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15ww
“In a standard jeté, a diamond shape must be formed by the legs
upon landing.”
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