LESSON 7 In this lesson, we focus on drawing retiré signs, legato

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LESSON 7
In this lesson, we focus on drawing retiré signs, legato lines, and inwardly curved
movement lines (when limbs flex and extend).
1. Copy these sequences in the stave segment provided.
To place the retiré sign, first draw the basic contact sign at the centre line of the frame.
Then add the qualifying line or open dot.
Relevé devant and derrière (left then right working leg)
Battement frappé fouetté (devant-derrière)
Fouetté à terre (RAD Flic-flac)
Note: Draw basic signs first, then add movement lines.
Grand battement développé
barre
3
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2. Add fine, light inwardly curved movement lines in the second stave below, then recopy the
phrase in the empty stave. Compare these inwardly curved movement lines to the
outwardly curved lines used for grand battement (Lesson 4). Remember to add “barre”.
Développé (en croix: right versus left working leg)
barre
4
4
barre
4
4
Ballotté of adage (with legato lines)
Adagio
4
Adagio
4
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Rond de jambe en l’air (en dedans/en dehors, single/double): RAD versus Cecchetti
Fondu movements en croix (RAD Battement fondu en croix)
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Grand battement développé & raccourci (RAD Grand battement développé & enveloppé)
barre
4
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3. Add the cross-out in the frame below each of the following attitude positions, then
recopy the leg position in the empty frame below. Notice the relative placement of the
knee and foot in RAD, Russian and Cecchetti attitudes.
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LESSON 8
In this lesson we practise drawing turn signs and placing them between versus below frames.
1. When the dancer’s direction changes between two positions, the turn sign is placed
between frames.
Fouetté en dehors and en dedans (RAD Fouetté and rotation)
À terre with a 1/4-turn
À terre with a 1/2-turn
2. When the dancer spins in a held position, the turn sign is centred below the frame.
Pirouette
En dehors from 2nd, 4th, and 5th
Recopy the above pirouettes to the other side:
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Note: As explained re directions signs (Lesson 6), the “head” (black dot) on the turn sign is
placed at the centre line of the frame to show a spin in a held position (pirouette).
From 4th en dedans with fouetté
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3
From 4th en dedans without fouetté
3
3
En arabesque and en attitude
2
2
Fouetté rond de jambe en tournant en dehors (Fouetté turns)
2
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