by Emilia on October 16, 2009
While over this side of the channel we continue to bury ourselves in Mayerlings and other fall season balletic offerings, Paris Opera Ballet has returned to the Palais Garnier from their summer break with the eternal Romantic classic Giselle. As they are just a couple of hours away by Eurostar, our friend Juliet Ashdown could [...]
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Alexandre Benois,
Dorothée Gilbert,
Entrechat,
Giselle,
Jean Coralli,
Jules Perrot,
Marius Petipa,
Mathias Heymann,
Patrice Bart,
POB,
Review,
Sir Peter Wright,
Stéphanie Romberg,
Wilis
by Linda on August 20, 2009
This is the first post devoted to small jumps, the main components of what is known as petit allégro. Used in training they assist in the development of musicality, coordination, and quick footwork (stressing the use of the lower leg) while onstage, they are widely used in variations and/or character dances in full-length ballets, most [...]
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Albrecht,
Alina Cojocaru,
Assemblé,
Échappé Sauté,
Bag of Steps,
Bolshoi,
Bournonville,
Brisé,
Changement,
Emmanuel Thibault,
Entrechat,
Flower Festival in Genzano,
Giselle,
Glissade,
James,
Johan Kobborg,
La Sylphide,
Laurent Hilaire,
Mariinsky,
Maya Dumchenko,
Mélanie Hurel,
Nelli Kobakhidze,
Nolwenn Daniel,
Paquita,
Pas de Chat,
Petit Allegro,
POB,
Royale,
Russian Pas de Chat,
Sissonne Soubresaut,
Small Jumps,
Soubresaut,
Technique,
Temps de l'ange,
Temps de Poisson
