Monday, January 17, 2011

Details matter. Why does one choice have a more pleasing effect than another? The answer lies in details.

-the planes of the cheek and face become important; cheek catches light
-in croise away from the barre, noncongruent planes and foreshortening of the outside arm make it necessary to allonge, which in turn makes it necessary to look down the length of the arm
-arm stays closed upon fouette; opens at sus-sous
-pas de bou hold: arm in preparatory pose before the petit jete
-Good schooling is defined as the creation of habitual movement; facilitates immediate internalization of choreography and of related "grander" movements later on; eg: from sus-sous high arm, we conclude the combination in the following manner: turn, touch barre, lower to 5th, arm to second, allonge/tendu, and close

The urge to correct misplaced moments of stasis is too strong to resist. We receive a play-by-play of the Failed Resistance. Admittedly, it is more exciting than football.