cxllqhy Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 I seem only able to achieve elevation in grand jete (croise with attitute derriere or straight legs efface) by inhaling during the jump, whereas I inhale during pas de bouree or glissade leading to a grand saute de chat but exhale during the jump. Is this some psychological trap that I've trained myself into? Sometimes there are too many jumps in a menage, and I lose track of my breathing, and I lose the elevation as well. Please help! Link to comment
vrsfanatic Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Breath noirmally! It sounds as if you may be thinking too much about it. Make sure you do not hold your breath. That will make you breathless. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted December 8, 2011 Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Yes, it's a breathing habit you've acquired. Typically, a sequence such as you describe starts with a chassé or tombé. Exhale on that step, then inhale through the pas de bourree and glissade, Exhale on the jeté, if that's what works for you. Link to comment
cxllqhy Posted December 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2011 Thank you for the quick responses! I somehow probably kidded myself to exhale as much as possible during the pas de couru leading to grande jete croise (a la bournonville), so I can inhale for a long time during the actual jump, and somehow it seemed to me that I lasted longer in air - like blowfish float up because of the air! But when it comes to grande saute de chat, I trained myself to inhale as much as possible in the glissade so I get a little bit of elevation in the glissade, and then exhale when I develope my legs into the grande saute de chat as if I'm kinda kicking and spliting the air - imagery: parting the red sea with the air from my lung... I guess I should just try not to think too much my breath.... Link to comment
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