California Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Mel Johnson informed us once somewhere that the step was named after a count at court who was particularly good at them... But I forget the details... I don't know the count story, but in French sissonne means "split," which also seems apt for that movement. Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Google translate isn't pulling that up for me... But it does suggest a noun "scission" for split... Could Sissonne be a corruption? There is an area in France called Sissonne... where presumably the count was from... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sissonne There exists also a Pas de Ciseaux, the scissors step... one would imagine there is a relation between "scission" and "scissors" and yet it is spelled "ciseaux". Truly material ripe for much confusion... Link to comment
pbl Posted March 18, 2013 Author Share Posted March 18, 2013 This group is such a great resource for those of us just beginning to learn about ballet. Thank you. Link to comment
sandik Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I don't know what the turning chugs at 10:04 are called... I don't know what to call a jump that doesn't really loft into the air... I went back a few entries when this thread re-emerged, and found your query -- I've always heard them referred to as arabesque voyage, and thought the idea of an arabesque taking a little trip was so sweet... Link to comment
California Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I don't know what the turning chugs at 10:04 are called... I don't know what to call a jump that doesn't really loft into the air... I went back a few entries when this thread re-emerged, and found your query -- I've always heard them referred to as arabesque voyage, and thought the idea of an arabesque taking a little trip was so sweet... Isn't the arabesque voyage the movement for the corps starting at 6:03 where they scootch across the stage in lines in arabesque? Link to comment
Amy Reusch Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Yes, going on a voyage is do much more picturesque than just travelling arabesque... Link to comment
jsmu Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I was also taught sissonnes--or sissonnes en arabesque en avant for this particular case--perhaps with ferme to failli as well but I would say arabesques voyagees are what we see Myrtha do in Giselle or the ballerina do backwards in Tchaik Pas? Link to comment
cinnamonswirl Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 I was also taught sissonnes--or sissonnes en arabesque en avant for this particular case--perhaps with ferme to failli as well but I would say arabesques voyagees are what we see Myrtha do in Giselle or the ballerina do backwards in Tchaik Pas? Yes. At 10:04 Giselle does tours a l'italienne. Arabesques voyagees travel in a line. Link to comment
sasark Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know that this thread has been dormant for a while, but I'm hoping to revive it with a few new questions... Can anyone identify the name of the turn/leap Roberto Bolle does between 2:16:38 and 2:16:45 in the following video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9gIDiUSdug Also... during a pirouette or pique turn, if the dancer's toe (of the raised leg) crosses the knee of the standing leg, is that poor technique -- or artistic choice? For example, in the following video, you can see the "crossover" at approximately 45:37. It looked odd to me, but I'm not really sure. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-a4HjwuuEs thanks a lot! Sasha Link to comment
Rock Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 I believe that jump is called coupé jeté en attitude. As to the foot in passé it's what is called over-crossed and is technically incorrect. The box of the pointe shoe should be just under the knee on the inside of the standing leg - only crossed about half way on the standing leg. Sometimes in supported pirouettes there's a fear of the passé leg's knee hitting the partner and one tends to over-cross. Link to comment
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