Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Port de bras

Cambre side: upper arm reaches its position and then the ribs tilt. As the ribs tilt, then the allongé upper arm rotates to the "regular" position.

My shoulders need to be a bit more back than where I think they need to.

Glissade pushes from the second leg. Likewise with assemblé.

The écarté head is a turn and a look up. Not a tilt.

From before, don't nose dive into a port de core forward. lead with the sternum.

Working on the ribs: keep lifted, back and up (a la Alexander Technique). This will help avoid the anterior pelvic tilt.

Image for the head and arms: present to the audience. Don't look down, look out.

My pirouettes to the left are falling out in the very beginning.

Addition: Forgot to mention tour jeté. With the left leg leading, I tend to fall toward the left (supporting) leg. Keep the ribs lifted. On the right, the left side tends to let go and cause me to over rotate. Keep strong in spite of the force!

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