2 3 Mad Monday Roll Over | Ballet Webb

Monday, February 27, 2017

Mad Monday Roll Over






Mad Monday Roll Over

Roll Over! This is a fun command for a dog, but rolling over or rather, under, isn’t something that should happen in arabesque.

This roll often occurs in a grand rond de jambe: at the moment the dancer’s working leg gets to arabesque it suddenly rolls under. The knee no longer faces sideways and the heel is visible when it shouldn’t be. Scary.

Preventing this requires not only that the rotation of the working leg must be maintained - but also requires an understanding that the hips  (pelvis) in arabesque have a permissible tilt. The shoulders remain square (as if in a tendu), but the hips cannot keep the tendu position of the square and level pelvis.

It helps to remember Ballet Secret #18w: The formula for arabesque is: knee up, heel down.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #18x:
“The working leg doesn’t roll under in arabesque.”

Link of the Day:

Quote of the Day:
“You could not stop times from changing, his mother said, no more than you could stop the surf from rolling.”
Brandon Sanderson

            Help expand the knowledge base!
 Leave a comment about any instructions, ideas, or images that worked best for you!

My latest books are two coloring books! They are available on Amazon.


Want to know more about me? Read my interview at Ballet Connections:

Or "Like" me on my Facebook Author Page:

Or visit my Pinterest page:

No comments:

Post a Comment