Ballet I : Week of January 8, 2007

This post is relevant for all of my Ballet I classes:

This past week we've worked on poses. Poses have different names that tell us where our arms, legs and head are in relation to different corners of the room, or the audience. Here are pictures of the poses that we've learned so far to review:




We've also been learning our arabesques. We know three out of the four outlined in the Vaganova method of ballet.



New words this week:

Fondu (fawn-dew): Sinking down/melting. Lowering of the body by bending the supporting leg.

Balancé (ba-lahn-SAY): Rocking step

Pas de bourrée dessous or Pas de bourrée (pah duh boo-RAY duh-SOO) Step back, side, front.

AT HOME: Start a dance journal. Each week when we learn something new, write down the correct spelling of the French terms that we've learned and your own definition. Your definition should remind you how to do the step. Keeping a dance journal is a great way to practice and remember those French terms from week to week!

Take care,

S.E.C.