Wild Wednesday Attitude Turns
The biggest problem I see in attitude
(and arabesque) turns is that students try to keep their head centered over
their supporting leg. This is exactly what they must do in standard pirouettes
and many other turns, but it will not work for attitude and arabesque.
Here is a quote from https://www.dance-teacher.com/9-key-ideas-to-help-dancers-master-attitude-turns-2544041508.html:
“Align
the center of the lower back over the ball of the foot in an
attitude turn, unlike basic pirouettes in passé, which require the head to be
aligned over the torso and supporting leg. "Students tend to pull their
head and torso back to get over their supporting foot in an attitude, which
distorts the position," says Janet Parke, director of Ballet Memphis
School. "Students should learn how to balance in attitude, preparing from
a lunge or fourth position."
It can help to show students photographs
of dancers balancing in attitude and arabesque and point out where the head and
upper body are in those positions. They’ll quickly see why the alignment for attitude and
arabesque turns has to be different.
As I often say to my students: “An
attitude turn is an attitude that turns.”
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14vv:
“In attitude and arabesque turns, the upper body is in
front of the supporting leg.”
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