almost g o n e

who said ballerinas don't have to s t u d y ?



=)


i was.. sitting there.. enjoying myself.. doing nothing.. just playing mobile sudoku..

mdm natalya: *enters room* ivanna, i want u to study the pre-elementary syllabus and teach the grade 5 class.. i'll watch..
me: 0.0 okayy..
serena: *laughs*
me: grrr.. *starts punching, smacking serena*

haha! nah.. it wasn't hard actually.. but combining the steps in my head was kinda hard.. would u peeps like to try? =D tehehe.. unfortunately, it's all in french.. YESSSSS i learn french.. the ballet terminologies are in french.. like..

'en dehor, en dedan, glissade, echappe, soubresaut, sautes'


=) meaning?

en dehor [on-dae-or] - outwards
en dedan [un-the-done] - inwards
glissade [glee-say] - gliding movement transferring from one foot to another across the floor
echappe [ay-shap-pay] - escape
soubresaut [su-bre-sou] - jumping with ur feet together[3rd/5th position]
sautes [sou-tay] - jumps in first position

=) of course.. i left out the strokes or the sounds.. hehehe.. hmm.. wad else do i have to remember.. hmm.. the four alignments of the body.. there is..

croisse [quar-zay]
en face [un-fast]
efface [ae-fa-say]
ecarte [ae-car-tay]

there are four five basic positions for the arms and feet..

F E E T
1st position - feet in a V-shape heels together
2nd position - feet apart[sideways], one foot's length between
3rd position - feet close together, heels touching the middle of ur foot
4th position - feet apart one in front of the other
5th position - close position, heels n toes touching

A R M S
starting position - bras bas [bra-ba] - arms rounded 3inches away from ur thighs
1st position - arms rounded, opposite your tummy
2nd position - from 1st, open to the side, at shoulder's height
3rd position - one arm from second moves to 1st position, a combination of 1st & 2nd
4th position - one arm lifted up framing your head with a combination of 2nd position
5th position - both arms framing your head


there are also supplementary positions..

wide-V position - arms open palms inwards/outwards in a V-shape
demi-seconde - arms between bras bas & 2nd position, like holding your skirt
demi-bras - arms open palms facing up, like in second position, but lower, at hips' line


hehehehe.. okay. i'm being boring. =) i'll continue this.. tune in! 'cha! nights!