Comments on: Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 1)

By: Eu não entendo… | O Meu Repertório

Eu não entendo… | O Meu Repertório — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:05:33 +0000

[...] desse jeito e levantar rapidinho?! Não é não? E não é incrível o que os outros fazem, esses jetés en manège(?), depois esses tour en’lair em passé (isso existe?), com ponta esticada, abdômen firme, [...]

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:31:44 +0000

I’ve never heard of that term before, but actually blinchiki (without the second n) is a type of Russian pancake!! . Chassé en tournant is a more standard term.

By: Inna

Inna — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:12:04 +0000

Hi¡¡ I would like to know more about this term; BLINCHINKI.
In the syllabus ballet it means; tour sissonne tombe or chassé en tournant.
But anyone use it at the technical classes because everybody normally use ”chassé en tournant´´ or “tour sissonne tombé´´, when I require from my student I would like to know something more about your experience. Thanks.

By: Brighter Than Sunshine

Brighter Than Sunshine — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:59:40 +0000

[...] her over as well). He is also still capable of delivering Colas’ trademark flashy series of tour-jetés and grand pirouettes which, despite more understated now than a few years back (Acosta is gearing [...]

By: Balanchine Ballet Symphony in C

Balanchine Ballet Symphony in C — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:24:06 +0000

[...] – six girls and two soloist couples – grand jeté-ing across the stage. The main couple enters in a manège of grand jetés interlaced with single saut-de-basques and temps levée. They get to the middle of a [...]

By: Linda

Linda — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 02:25:27 +0000

Thanks! We weren’t aware it was called “revoltade”. Quite fitting and yes, also “death wish” is spot on!.

By: youdancefunny

youdancefunny — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:19:18 +0000

The 540 can also be referred to as a revoltade, which is more fun to say, and makes you seem fancy shmancy. I recommend rolling the “r,” just for funsies.

And sometimes I also call it “the death wish.”

By: Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2) « The Ballet Bag

Bag of Steps: Big Jumps (Part 2) « The Ballet Bag — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 09:07:21 +0000

[...] July 16, 2009 by Linda In this post we continue to look at some of the big jumps that have historically filled the vision of many choreographers and which continue to fill the eyes of an audience. Our focus is on a set of common jumps, which tend to occur in almost every classical variation rather than on the flashy jumps which we already covered in Part 1. [...]

By: Emilia

Emilia — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:48:02 +0000

Thanks so much for the support Nichelle! Yes, the idea is definitely to keep ‘em coming!!

By: danceadvantage

danceadvantage — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:58:18 +0000

Love these terminology posts! Keep ‘em coming!!

Nichelle