Dance 2174A/B Study Guide - Final Guide: Glossary Of Ballet, Foxtrot, Social Dance
17 Nov 2016
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Combination: think about patterns of music - phase of eight. 16 8 16 8 4: body posture and eye line (look forward, little up, with energy. Body posture: shoulders are hold sideways, neutral pelvis along with hamstrings, feet shoulder-width apart, weight placed on the front, not heels, eyes facing front, straight neck. Line up with hamstrings: do not tuck back or tuck under. Sternum: breast bones, should be facing up slightly, foot warm-up, flexion/extension of toes and ankle, stand with demi pointe (toes on ground, arch in feet) rise to demi pointe. Ankles together standing with two ball of feet; no sickle feet. Sickle: no curves in the ankles; no turned ankles. Decrease in ankle: ankle extension release in ankle. Working leg & supporting leg: working leg. Leg that is moving: supporting leg. Turn in and out: combination, right, left, right, left with opposition of arms turning pivot, grape vine to the right, left, right, left.
