Note: Whilst we have used widely known names for these steps, note that terminology might vary slightly from school to school.
#Ballet moves manual
Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant. Normally used in conjunction with en en avant means a step that moves forwards or a movement done to the front such as grand battement en avant. Rocking step where the dancer alternates balance, shifting the weight from one foot to the other.Īt around 3:05, Laura Morera (as Rose Fairy) does a balancé. At the start of their variation (5:08) Kenta Kura and Bennet Gartside then do a failli- assemblécombination, repeating it at 5.16.
#Ballet moves series
Starting from 3:42 and again at 3:56 Laura Morera does three glissades, a pas de bourrée (4:00) and a series of passés (4:22). From Basic Principles of Classical Ballet by Agrippina Vaganova ©.Īs step 4 shows, after changing the body’s direction, the stretched leg slides through first position towards the front See the actual failli in step 4 below:įailli. The dancer starts in fifth and jumps vertically, changing the direction of the body and landing with the front foot on plié, back leg stretched. See also: Glissade in the context of a small jump.Ī transitional step, sliding through first position into an open position (usually fourth). The dancer slides gently from fifth into any open position (second or fourth). At 0:48 the swans do one of a series of chassés to arabesque.After the last arabesque (0:58) they all tombé onto the right leg.Ī gliding preparatory step which is done terre à terre (ie.
This is repeated four times, but in the last sequence (where they reach stage left) the retiré comes down to fifth (0:27) to prepare for an entrechat (0:28) followed by a passé(0:29). To recap on the above watch, for example, Swan Lake‘s four little swans :Īt 0:10 reaching the side of the stage, the swans do a small jeté followed by pas de bourrée (0:11) and retiré (0:12). The dancer stretches the left leg and crosses behind the right leg, taking a tiny step with the right and bringing the left leg to front.Īt 1:17, Maria Alexandrova (as Myrtha) does pas de bourrées on pointe In a cabriole, a ballet dancer jumps into the air from one leg as the other is thrown upwards. Starting in fifth with the right foot to front. Cabriole is a term in ballet that means caper. When held as a pose the passé is referred to as retiré.Īt the 1:20 mark, Natalia Osipova (as Kitri) does a series of passésĪ series of quick steps en pointe or demi-pointe. In this video from Les Patineurs the chassé is used to suggest ice skating.Ī transitional step where the dancer draws one leg up to the point where the toes touch the back of the standing knee. In performance the dancer lightly jumps in fifth position andlands sliding the foot to an open position (second or fourth) in the direction where he/she is travelling. Established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and arts aficionado Lincoln Kirstein, New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in. Almost every ballet step starts and ends with a plié bending of the knees with the feet planted on the ground.Īt the 0:29 mark Leonid Sarafanov shows how a good plié (from fourth position) gives him enough impulse for five pirouettes.įallen. With the working leg raised in the air the dancer falls backwards, forwards or sideways into a fondu on the working leg.įrom 1:16 to 1:23, the dancers do four tombés followed by pas de bourrées.Ī travelling step where one foot “chases” the other.
The better the dancer, the less apparent how these morph into other steps:īent or bending. So this edition might be more useful as aide- mémoire for the obsessive ballet-goer who would like to pinpoint exactly when a glissade is followed by a pas de bourrée.ĭancers may use connecting steps to propel a jump, to switch positions and to start a new choreographic phrase.
These are employed by a dancer much in the same way as we would use prepositions to link nouns and pronouns when we form phrases.
We now return with a post dedicated to “connecting steps”. Miriam Miller, a NYCB dancer from Iowa City, will dance during the Hancher performances, which will feature live music.It has been over a year since we last added to our Bag of Steps library and we recently discovered – via survey feedback – that some readers missed this series. New York City Ballet MOVES is composed of a select group of NYCB musicians and dancers from all ranks of the Company. Now under the direction of Ballet Master in Chief Peter Martins and Executive Director Katherine Brown, the company has an active repertory of more than 150 works, most of which were created for NYCB and many of which are considered modern masterpieces. Established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and arts aficionado Lincoln Kirstein, New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world.
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