Terminology Tuesday Piétiner
A term of the French school, piétiner [pyay-tee-NAY] means to stamp
the feet. But it isn’t quite what you
might think.
Piétiner
applies to movements done on pointe,
where the feet “stamp” up and down. It is actually less of a stamping movement
and more of an accented stabbing.
One really doesn’t want to think about
actually stomping the feet while on
pointe. Ouch!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Terminology Secret #64:
“Piétiner means to stamp the feet.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“When she
stamped her foot, it made a strange thud on the desolate beach. Like a
heartbeat.”
― David Adams Richards, The Bay of Love and Sorrows
― David Adams Richards, The Bay of Love and Sorrows
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