Insight: Ballet Glossary - Petit allegro
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- Akane Takada, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates a petit allegro.
In the second half of the film, the action is slowed down to see the detail of her footwork.
Allegro - from the Italian for 'happy'. Quick, lively jumps.
small jumps - petit allegro, and big jumps - grand allegro.
Akane demonstrates a series of petit allegro steps:
Glissade/jeté, coupé/step/jeté, pas de chat, pas de bourrée, entrechat quatre, soubresaut.
Small quick steps that do no leave the ground very much are known as terre à terre dancing (ground to ground dancing).
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