Guest meliss83 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 my teacher has been throwing in a lot of ferme's in our center work and i just try and do something that looks right during the combination... and i go home and try and work on them but i can not seem to master it. especially the ones to the side...i guess it was never formally taught to me. i look ridiculous most of the time. any advice on a way to break down this simple step? or advice on how to improve it? thanks! melissa Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 8, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Melissa, fermé means closed, like a sissone or brisé that closes to 5th as opposed to remaining open. Can you tell us which step it is that you are having difficulty with? Link to comment
vrsfanatic Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 meliss83, ferme is the French word meaning to close. I will assume you are discussing petite sissone ferme, a jump from two legs to two legs with the working leg at the height of 45 degrees? It may also be done at 90 degrees, but that is much more difficult. Let's start with the simple form beginning traveling to the side, then front, then back. 5th position, right leg front enface. >demi plie on two legs >pushing evenly off of two legs, jump upward simultaneously opening the legs traveling approximately the length of a battement tendu. >the leg that propels you in the direction you are traveling must work very strongly. It must be seen in the air strongly held in the air at the height of 45 degrees (point you legs really hard at this moment) before landing two feet together back in 5th position. >the battement tendu position is passed through but not accented on the landing. >at first study it without changing legs, then you may study it changing legs. >remember to take your full body weight in the direction you are traveling over the supporting leg at the height of the jump Musicality...1-demi plie, 2-jump, 3-land, 4-straighten legs Once you have understood side, begin the study of traveling forward. The lst to be studied in traveling back. Link to comment
Guest meliss83 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 thank you for the help! i look silly doing it, i guess it will improve with practice. do you travel towards the leg that is at 45 degrees? only one leg goes to 45 right? or doyou travel away from that leg towards the leg that is lower? i tend to travel towards the lower. i aslo tend to bend my knees in the before i even get to 5th position again. Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 8, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 You travel to the right if you are doing a sissonne over to the right, and to the left if you are doing a sissonne over to the left. If you are going forward, you travel forward, and the same for backward. If you know you bend your knees before you land, then you can fix it. Just watch your legs in the mirror and hold them straight until you land. YOU are in charge of whether your legs are straight or bent, so, if you know they are bent, straighten them! Link to comment
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