06/10/13

Cambre- bend of the upper body (back and side)
Tombre- falling step; "to fall" (front, back and side)
En croix- "On Krah"- in the shape of a cross

1. devant- front
2. a la second- second
3. derriere- back

Sous-sus= under-over (move both feet)- pull both feet together up and in
vs.
relever= rise u in place with one foot

pas de bouree- step with a bouree (change of feet)
-Rigavdon Bouree- dance
-3 movements: steps
-behind-side-front
-front-side-behind

History:
George Balanchine: Russian Ballet
-worked with Serge Diahilev until he died in 1929
-Ballet Russes
2 most famous ballets:
1. Apollo- original costumes were made by coco chanel
2. Prodigal son
-still done today
1933- retes Ballet 33 company that lasted only one season (failure)
Lincoln Kirsten: this is how the famous Lincoln center got its name
-agreed to come but said there must be a school before a company
--School of American Ballet in NYC
--Ballet Society (private)
--New York City Ballet (public) in 1946
Balanchine ran the school and company until 1983
First peice: Serenade- taught to teach dances how to preform on stage (still taught today)
-33 ballet performances in 3 weeks
-requirements to get into school: thigh length of 15-17"
--girls were thin and moved very fast

Not a technique but a style that redefined ballet
-Today's world has caught up
-SAB

--DON'T THINK ABOUT IT, BE LIKE NIKE AND JUST DO IT!!

This morning I was very tired from working all weekend so I was very lazy with all my movements. However, towards the end of class I finally got into it a little more and noticed an improvement with the arm and foot combination. As always, stretching is my favorite part of class. I just need to focus more on the technique as I find my arms doing what they want. I also need to control my solar plexus for my turns so they aren't so sloppy. But overall it was a pretty successful class and I will get a good night sleep on Tuesday and come well rested to class ready to go on Wednesday!! :)