Ballet Mid-Term Video
2013
Today, in Ballet class, we discussed about the
video we watched from our Ballet Mid-term. This is a great way to see
improvement, the habits that are still there, and the habits that have been
improved throughout the semesters.
In general, as a group, we
sometimes lack feeling each other as an ensemble and maybe is because we are
very aware of our combination, or the things we have to work on. I think being
an ensemble and also working on our own specific things are equally important
to a dancer. Moreover, we were asked to watch the class as a group as
well as to look at us individually and take notes based on what we saw from the
video. I knowers that some dancers keep
their weight shift backwards and they also seat on the lower spin and that is
why is very hard to balance. This placement can cause back pain as well but it
can be improved by lifting from the top of the head. There were a lot of
problems with sickling feet in tondus, passes, cut de pie, etc.
In addition, when executing grand
plié, we have to make sure to push our knees back so that they do not get
injured. We have to remember that rotation starts from the inner thighs. When
we execute passé, I see a lot of us not finishing it by going through the leg,
fifth, and plié. That would help us for pirouettes. Also, feet are not pointed
to the maximum and this can be improved by lengthening the whole leg.
When performing any combination we
have to make sure to stay alive at all times; keep that stage of presence in
the body and mind. I think that it also helps improve the energy level of the
class.
Furthermore, I saw things that I
need to work on as well; for example, my elbows tend to rise sometimes and that
keeps tension in my back. When I do plié from fourth position I have to keep an
eye on the leg behind to make sure the knee does not stay slightly forward. I
knowers that my arm in fifth had a different line shape on this video and I
think is because I was not putting life through the arms.
I enjoy seeing my fellow dancers
and I take the class from a different view to learn from everyone strengths and
weaknesses. This is a great experience that I will hold for the rest of my
career and even apply to my own teaching method.
