JerryS

Hello: OK, am looking at the video of the jette battu at the ABT dictionary: http://www.abt.org/education/dictionary/index.html which is described to be in the label to the video to be an jette battu dessu. I think he starts from a fifth, with his right foot at the back. Now, which is the supporting leg in this case? I'm concerned about it, as the definition of dessus is: ----- Dessus Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot. ----- It's difficult for me to tell, as in slow motion he seems to be sliding into a fourth first, for more support. During this particular step, it seems that the left foot advances, thus it is the working foot. However, when then he's doing the jette per se, it seems that the roles reverse, and the left foot seems to have become the support foot, stays on the ground, and the working foot is the right foot. Am I right? Thanks.

>0:41-44 - He does a grande sissonne en avant followed by a quick ballonné with the left leg and then steps into a grand jeté en avant Did I correctly identify another grande jete en avant at 0:49 in http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31LC_htB4E ? So, the question for me is: How does one quickly separate between grand sissonne en avant and grand jete en avant? Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31LC_htB4E > 0:52-54 - Double rond de jambe en l'air sauté Thanks to you both, Hans and Paul. One thing I don't understand is where the term "rond" comes from for this one en l'air saute, as I don't see the circular motion which I see in the Rond de jambe a terre en dedans at the ABT dictionary.

Thank you all. Now I really need to study:-) BTW, I've compared many of the recordings at youtube with the 1962 Nureyev/Tallchief performance in the NBC Bell Telephone series (available on DVD in his series with Erik Bruhn) and I honestly don't think they can touch that. I'd recommend that DVD to anyone just for this duet, in which Nureyev is absolutely great. Nureyev at 24 has a charm, sleek body (he got a bit heavier later), speed and height which are amazing, IMHO. The fact that he benefitted from Bruhn's help (which he had to replace on that night), both based on their relationship and the fact that this was a Danish work, might have counted for a lot in terms of the refinement and his deportment. Also, there's a special communication between Nureyev and Tallchief and the fact that they two had (another!) relationship at the time (if one reads Kavanagh's book one really sees everything as a menage a trois, at least for a short time) might have contributed to some of the radiance they have on this film/recording towards each other. Other interesting couples, in the same piece, at youtube, are: The great Yuri Soloviev and Alla Sizova (wonder about the year?) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gr25NoQtWRE Sizova seems to have been great too, great body, very graceful. First time I see her in a recording. From the new Kirov, Obraztsova and Sarafanov: A little light for my taste, Sarafanov, but great dancing. From these mentioned in this thread, I like most Sizova from the females (and the diaphanous skirt helps putting her to advantage; also great arm work, perfect, refined, thin, body) and Nureyev in men, followed closely by Soloviev.

The youtube link is: Cojocaru and Kobborg in FF http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B31LC_htB4E Indeed, he starts at 0:40. For now, I am interested in the names of his steps at: 0:41-44 he jumps ahead coming diagonally from our left towards the right, twice, I think 0:48 he jumps ahead with his left arm high above his head; grande jette en avance? 0:52-54 he jumps vertically with his right knee very high, seems from a seconde, left/support leg straight in the air under him 0:58 he moves to his right with small steps which seem entrechats to me, but what is the name of the whole movement, are those chasses too? 1:07 which pirouette is that? Thanks.

Hi, Could any of the experts here kindly tell me the technical steps of the first male sequence in the Flower Festival of Genzano?. It starts at about 0:30 of the youtube recording of Cojocaru/Kobborg (I think I'm supposed not to post the link) and lasts until 1:00. If someone could pair the timing with the name of the steps, I'd very much appreciate. I've looked at the ABT dictionary for help, but I'm not always able to make the correspondence. I find this duet amazing (I have it at home with Nureyev/Tallchief with a breathtaking Nureyev at 24, on DVD). Thanks.