nutsofballet Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 hey can anyone help with a 540? the jump off the ground is good but cant land it Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 Are you on a skateboard or not? In ballet, that's called a tour en l'air. Or are you talking about the 540 kick in martial arts? That's a grand pas de basque en tournant. What happens when you land? Quote Link to comment
stinger784 Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 I believe the 540 he is reffering to is the glorified Revlatad. Pardon my wonderful french. I would not call it a pas de basque en tournant seeing that you follow through on the landing on the opposite foot you would a pas de basque. What exactly do you need help on? Need specifics.... Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 25, 2008 Report Share Posted September 25, 2008 It's not exactly a rivoltade, either, which is the step where you begin with a grand battement devant, and appear to be jumping over it with the other leg, whether straight-legged or through a retiré. In martial arts, it appears in kung fu, tae kwon do (which is where I know it from), and savate. It's a variant on the chassé-coupé-jeté steps usually done en manege autour de la salle. Except that the legs perform arcs in the air, it would be like a pas de ciseaux, the jazz dancers' "switch leap". In landing from this sort of kick, you land on both feet in fourth position, ready to transition into another one, or to do another step. Quote Link to comment
MJ Posted September 27, 2008 Report Share Posted September 27, 2008 Mr. Major Mel, You forgot acrobatic skiing and Snow Boarding! Quote Link to comment
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