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Do you know what is glissade in ballet? This movement is an essential ballet step, and it’s usually used as a preparation for jumps and leaps. So, if the glissade is done correctly, it helps to do jumps. This is why it’s key to do this movement well. On the other hand, glissade is a…
As Christmas is coming, many ballet companies around the world bring up their versions of The Nutcracker. This ballet was created by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov on a Tchaikovsky score at the request of the Mariinsky Theater in 1892. Believe it or not, The Nutcracker Ballet was widely criticized in its beginning. For example,…
Coppelia Ballet is a comic and sentimental ballet based on a tale by Ernest Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann. The story is about Dr. Coppelius, who creates a life-size dancing doll that the villagers become obsessed with. Franz falls in love with her to the point of abandoning her real love, Swanilda. Also, character dance and pantomime…
Giselle Ballet: the mythical image that represents this ballet is the long white tutu. Ballet historian Cyril Beaumont said that the role of Giselle meant to a dancer what the role of Hamlet meant to an actor. This is because the changing and complex emotions of the characters are a fundamental aspect of the plot.…
Jete is a throwing step. This movement is a jump from one foot to the other in which you brush the working leg into the air and it appears to have been thrown. There is a great variety of jetes and you may perform them in all directions. What is the Jeté movement? Jeté means…
Pas de Basque is a typical step of the national dances of the Basques. So, this movement has been adapted to ballet use. You can do pas de basque glissé or pas de basque sauté. So, you can do the first one close to the floor, while the second is jumped. Also, you can do…
In ballet, the term “frappé” refers to a swift and precise movement of the working foot from the cou de pied position to the front, side or back. The Frappé strengthens the toes and insteps and develops the power of elevation. The full name of this exercise is Battement Frappé. What does Frappe Mean? The…
Fondu is one of the most common exercises in ballet class, especially at the bar. Fondu means “to melt”. So, in the first part of this exercise, think of the sensation of “melting”, and Fondu is one of the most common exercises in ballet class, especially at the bar. Fondu means “to melt”. So, in…
