Brendan McCarthy Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Can anyone talk me through the 'Lame Duck'? It came up at the last class I went to, but I've been finding it hard to remember the details. None of the usual ballet dictionaries refer to it - and I wonder if it's a term used only here in Britain. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Brendan, run a search on "lame duck" using the buttons at the top of your page, then follow threads that talk about "piqué turns en dehors" - they're the same thing. American and British dancerslang have the expression in common. Quote Link to comment
Brendan McCarthy Posted September 22, 2002 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Major Mel, thanks! I should have thought to do a site search, but when Google offered so little, I had begun to wonder if the term 'lame duck' was just a local usage here. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Not only "lame", but at the point where I was a student and a lot of Army Brats were my classmates, the expression was also "RUPTURED" duck! That after the overseas service pin from WWII worn by a lot of parents who were still in service in the 60s. Quote Link to comment
2 Left Feet Posted September 22, 2002 Report Share Posted September 22, 2002 Am I correct in saying this is usually a step done by women? My teacher rarely tries to teach it to me because she says men never do it. Of course, I'm not going to argue. I hate the step. Quote Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted September 23, 2002 Report Share Posted September 23, 2002 Usually, it is, but I recall that the last diagonal of the Prince's variation in Act III Sleeping Beauty has a couple in there. Quote Link to comment
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