mohnurka Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 I'm not sure if this question is answerable via this forum (as you obviously can't see me), but... When doing a plie of any kind your knee is supposed to be in line with your hip and your toes, right? When I make sure that I'm not rolling my foot, and try to make my knee go exactly side to to the above-mentioned position, my kneecap still seems to be "looking" to the corner (whew! long sentence ). Is that ok? Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 27, 2004 Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 The big question here is one of direction of travel. You can be jarreté and have the circumstance that you describe. Is the knee traveling along a line parallel to, but higher up than, the direction of the toes? If it's in front or in back of the line of the toes, then that's a problem. Quote Link to comment
mohnurka Posted July 27, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2004 (edited) Your explanation makes sense My "knee" line is parallel to my toe line, but the kneecap itself is looking to the corner..? I've read how to tell whether one is arqué or jarreté, but I'm not sure which one I am. It's sometimes hard to decide these things . When standing in 6th position, my knees don't really meet (there's a space between them), but if I were to use my turnout, then in the same 6th position, my knees could touch. Edited July 27, 2004 by mohnurka Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 28, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 One does not necessarily have to be either argue or jarrette. It's quite possible to be inbetween, which would be straight legs! Now, how much rotation you have may be the question here. If your knee caps are facing the corner, instead of the sides, or almost the sides, of the room, and they are in line with your toes, then there is not a lot of turnout there. Quote Link to comment
mohnurka Posted July 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Eek! I'm confusing myself and others who happen to read my posts... Sorry! I meant that when my general knee line is parallel to my toe line, the kneecap is looking at the corner. The toes would be behind the kneecap line. (but the knee itself isn't in front of the foot). As for turnout -- I don't think I have the very best turnout, but I do know that I'm not turned in . I can stand in a perfect 5th, and am very close to being in the saddle, middle splits, etc. (the frog is down) Should I just ask my teacher? That would probably be the best idea. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted July 28, 2004 Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Yes, indeed, that is the way to get the most immediate and complete information! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted July 28, 2004 Administrators Report Share Posted July 28, 2004 Mohnurka, how are you differentiating between the knee cap and the line of the knee? I mean, the kneecap IS the center of the knee, and that is what should track over the toes. The toes should not be BEHIND the kneecap. Quote Link to comment
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