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Wednesday, October 18, 2017

Wild Wednesday Multiple Assemblés


Wild Wednesday Multiple Assemblés

A step that many students dislike is brisé. I’m not sure why this is, unless their initial exposure to the step was problematic, since the beating of the feet usually takes some time to master.

It helps to prepare students by having them do a step they are already familiar with: assemblé. Have them go across the floor in a series of traveling assemblés, (glissade assemblé, glissade assemblé, etc.) Have the assemblés close in back each time and emphasize the “assembling” of the feet.

Then have the students go across the floor again, but this time doing brisés with the appropriate upper body posture. Most often the brisés are now less daunting and the beats happen more readily.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #15bbb:
“A series of traveling assemblés is a good preparation for brisés.”

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