Wednesday, June 5, 2013

06/03/13

7 basic elements of dance- ballet
- plier: band (demi/grand)
-reliver- rise up
-sauter- jump
-entendre- stretch
-glisser- glide
-tourner- turn

--make up all kinds of movement


-reliver- imperative form (action)
vs.
-demi pointe- position of the legs and feet (work)

Facings of the body
-front:
croise- diagonal position (X legs)
enface- directly front
efface- open position (3rd-foot closest to the front goes back)
ecarte- open leg at diagonal (open 2nd front)

Battement: tendu, degage, rond de jambe

Pirivette turns: en dehors, en dedans

Today was fun as we did some across the floor movements. I also love stretching, that is my favorite part of class.

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