Pirou Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 It is like a sissonne, or perhaps it IS a form of sissonne ouverte, it's where we begin, for example, in 5th w/right foot front, spring up into the air, send the right foot back, and land in plié on the left foot with the right foot in arabesque. So, it's like a sissonne ouverte en avant, but taking the front foot back instead of the back foot. Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 17, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 It is a sissonne, Pirou, but it's a sissonne changé. Actually, what you describe is a sissonne croisé changé en avant. Quote Link to comment
Pirou Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thank you. In the 4 pages (!) of sissonne descriptions in Gail Grant, I still could not figure it out! Here's a subsequent question: why, if the leg opens to the back, do we call the sissonne "en avant"? It seems the leg movement to the back is more prominent and distinguishing than the hop to the front...? Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 17, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Because the step is moving forward. The leg is derrière, but the movement is traveling forward. If it were traveling backward it would be en arrière. Quote Link to comment
Pirou Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Thank you again! Quote Link to comment
Administrators Victoria Leigh Posted January 17, 2008 Administrators Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 You are most welcome! Quote Link to comment
Chinafish Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 This is actually one of those things I had to keep allocating a lot of "brain power" to in class - sissones! The directions! Some how when something is done "en avant" my legs want to go up to the front automatically -- doesn't look so good when the entire class has their leg up at the back when it's a sissone! Fish Quote Link to comment
Pirou Posted January 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yes, the directions really drive me crazy. Especially when I try to also include the arms, which I am also always getting backwards. Also, there does not seem to be a good reference in which to look up the arms! Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Remember, ballet French is eighteenth-century French, not always completely compatible with modern French! Quote Link to comment
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