detailing in my pointe work

[roni]

my teachers are telling me that I need to have a lot more detailing in my pointe work. What does that mean?

[Victoria Leigh]

Hello roni, welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers. I see that your profile says parent. Is this about you, or your daughter?

 

The question above will, I believe, need to be answered by the teacher who made the statement. It could mean many things, and it's important for the student to understand corrections. Always ask the teacher when something is said that you don't understand, as that is how you learn. There are lots of things we can help you with, too, but sometimes when a term like that is used, it is hard to know exactly what she meant.

[Mel Johnson]

"Detailing" is not a technical correction in ballet. It is a metaphor. And the nature of rhetorical devices being what it is, it will mean different things to different people, or even to the same person in different situations. Yes, you have to ask the teacher what was intended. I don't think she meant that you need to paint racing stripes on your pointe shoes, although that's a cute idea.

[roni]

Hello roni, welcome to Ballet Talk for Dancers. I see that your profile says parent. Is this about you, or your daughter?

 

The question above will, I believe, need to be answered by the teacher who made the statement. It could mean many things, and it's important for the student to understand corrections. Always ask the teacher when something is said that you don't understand, as that is how you learn. There are lots of things we can help you with, too, but sometimes when a term like that is used, it is hard to know exactly what she meant.

 

 

 

Sorry for the confusion, my dd and I were in discussion about this topic and she inadvertently posted while I was signed on. It is about my dd. It has not been asked of her in person, but rather on a written assessment. I thought the term was a little ambiguous myself, but we were hoping that someone else would know what it meant.