Mel Johnson Posted July 24, 2004 Share Posted July 24, 2004 Those are cabrioles derrieres. Link to comment
nijinsky1979 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Actually, it's a paradox. "A rose is a rose is a rose...." Now, THAT'S a tautology. Actually, I think it's an oxymoron, not a paradox. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Oxymora are paradoxical in their construction. The name "oxymoron" itself is an oxymoron. We were talking way back then about the term "center barre", just to hold things together on topic. Link to comment
puppytreats Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 What is the name of the step or combination of steps where a dancer places the front foot a foot length in front of the back foot, with the front foot facing out, and then leans on the back foot, with arms apart and hands pointing out, before going into a series of turns? I know this description is not clear, but it seems to be a very common thing, so I think maybe someone can figure out to what I am referring. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Sounds like one of the routine preparations to fourth position for pirouettes. Link to comment
pherank Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 I was reminded of this topic while watching the Suzanne Farrell Ballet demonstrate basic ballet steps in this excellent video: http://www.kennedy-c...id=M4781&type=A I found out about this particular video archive from a post elsewhere by Jack Reed. Note that there are 3 wonderful 'sample' performances along with the ballet step demo. The oddity being that there are a number of long 'blackouts' where the screen is blacked out and we wait in real time for the next piece to begin. But just be patient - it is worth it. Link to comment
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