This movement term is composed of the two single terms Battement (stretched) and Tendu (hit). It is one of the most basic movements for beginners in ballet training. Just because it is simple and easy to do, it is included in the first few movements of the basic training. However, if you do this movement seriously, it is not as easy as it seems. Its connotation runs through the entire "opening, stretching, straightening, and standing" The truth. Starting from this movement, the training of other movements will begin to become standardized. A very important value of mopping the floor is that it serves as an activity that complies with regulations. The ankle joint bears a large responsibility for dance. If you don't stand on tiptoes, it will bear the entire weight of the human body. Therefore, the lightness and strength of the ankle joint play a vital role in dance. If you wipe the floor properly, you will have a foundation, and the dance steps will be elastic, dexterous, light, and elegant. At the same time, you will have control over the vertical center of gravity when rotating, and you will have a strong thrust (reaction force) when you take off, and you will have lightness when you land, and the cat will land on the ground. similar control.

Method: Battement tendu is usually done in one and five positions. Can be performed forward, sideways, or backwards. Generally speaking, the angles in all directions are basically the same, but the specific details are still different. You cannot be careless and do whatever you want.

The following is a detailed introduction to the requirements in each direction:

Wipe the floor forward. Use the inner heel of your right foot to push forward. Rub the toes on the ground and gradually straighten the instep so that the toes touch the ground directly in front of you (the toes refer to the outside of the tip of the second toe touching the ground). Under the restriction that the hips are not allowed to come out, try to extend the rubbed toes to the farthest end and touch the ground. Keep the heel of your supporting leg in a straight line. When retracting, rely on the power of retracting the toes first, retract the action legs in the order of wiping the ground backwards, and stand in five (or one) positions.

Mop the floor sideways. Use the force of the instep of the right foot to push out to the side, and the toes scrape the ground. Without the restriction of the hips, extend the toes to the farthest end (the toes refer to the tips of the big toe and second toe) and keep them in line with the foot of the supporting leg. Horizontal horizontal line. When retracting, rely on the force of adduction, retract the action legs in reverse order, and stand in five (or one) position.

Mop the floor backwards. Use the toes of your right foot first and then gradually stretch the instep. Without moving out or lifting the hips, extend the toes to the farthest end (the toes refer to the inside of the tip of the big toe) and keep a straight line with the heel of the supporting leg. When retracting, rely on the power of the heel to return first, retract the action legs in reverse order, and stand in five (or one) position.

Training purpose: Lay a solid foundation for leg strength, straightening habits, vertical stability of the center of gravity, and ankle joint strength.

Tips: 1: The center of gravity of the body must always be on the sole of the supporting leg, without any interference from the moving leg. Pay special attention to the fixation of the hips.

2. Keep your knees closed to keep your legs straight.

3. Keep "wiping" on the ground, and your toes never leave the ground.

4. Stretching the feet is not a socket for the toes. It is wrong to use a socket instead of stretching the feet, which will cause the toes to have no grip and thrust.

5. During the process of wiping the floor, the feet must be wiped out strictly according to the process of the whole foot, the sole of the foot, and the toe. When retracting, the foot must be drawn in the process of the toe, the toe, the sole of the foot, and the whole foot.

6. Always keep your shoulders and hips pointed straight ahead, especially when wiping backwards, the shoulders and hips on one side of the moving leg cannot be turned outward.

7. When retracting, it is not just the action leg that leans against the supporting leg, but the supporting leg that draws the action leg back, using the force of the two legs to clamp the leg back.

8. "Stop mopping at both ends" means that you should be more brisk during the mopping process, but you need to exert more force when wiping out and retracting the position. In this way, the action legs can get a moderate amount of muscle training in a relaxed and orderly manner. It is not advisable to exert force throughout the entire process, as the movements will inevitably be rigid, affecting the training value and graceful freedom.

There are two ways to check whether or how hard the "wipe the floor and stop at both ends" is. When you stay outside, you should stretch your instep hard. The way to check is to feel whether the big tendon behind the heel of the stretched leg is hard or not. If it is hard, it means that the strength of the stretched leg meets the requirements. When the legs are upright and clamped, just use your palms to insert them. If it is difficult to insert your palms between the legs, it means that the clamping is tightened hard. Otherwise, it means that the requirements have not been met.

Composition example 2/4 music

Preparation: Hold the handle with both hands and stand in one position.

Prepare the music: don’t move and listen to the rhythm.

1-2 Wipe your right foot to the side to move out of the spot

3-4 Keep still on the outside spot

5-6 Clip your right foot back one position

1-8 Stand upright and stay still

1-8 Same movements, beat forward

1-8 Same movements, beat forward Do it sideways

1-8 Do the same movements and beat backwards

The above combination is to wipe the floor once in 8 measures, which is the slowest exercise. After you become proficient, you can do two wipes in each direction for 8 measures, or four times for each direction for 8 measures, becoming a medium-speed practice with one section of wipe out and one section of wipe back. Finally, it reaches a faster section, wiping the ground back and forth.

Jete [Ridai]

Original meaning: throw, throw

Popular term: small kick, small kick

Jete is a strength training movement in basic ballet training. The amplitude is not large, only 25° high, but the movement is required to be short and powerful. It is an indispensable basic movement in basic dance training. Jete is of considerable value for training the strength of the action leg and the space to stay at 25°, as well as the force of the leg and the control of the hip. It is also useful for the upright stability of the supporting leg. Generally speaking, the harder or the greater the amplitude of the action leg, the higher the requirements for the support leg. The support leg should be stronger than the action leg in order to control the stability of the human body's center of gravity.

Jete has many similarities with floor wiping. It can be said that it developed from the action of wiping the floor, especially the movement out and retraction in the three directions of front, side and rear. In terms of specifications, It is exactly the same as mopping the floor, and the legs are straightened and spread out the same way. The difference is that mopping the floor is to stay on the ground, while kicking is to stay in the space of 25° in the air after mopping the floor. In addition, There is also a difference in intensity. A small kick is harder than a mop, and the kick of the action leg should be as quick and agile as archery.

In popular terms, Jete has two explanations in basic training. One is the small kick mentioned above, and the other is the small jump. In order not to make mistakes when using terminology, another term is added in front of Jete to indicate it. For example, the small kick on the armrest has the same action as wiping the floor, then the small kick should be called Battement tendu Jete. Don Direday]. When it appears as a small jump, because it is similar to the small jump [Assemble], it can also be said that the kicking jump is developed from the small jump, so its full name should be called Assemble jete [Assemble] Breridai].

The specific method of Battement Tendu Jete:

Left hand holding the handle, five positions in front of the right, seven hands ready. First wipe the right leg forward like wiping the floor, then lift it up 25° and stay. When retracting, first drop the leg 25° to become the front point, and then retract the five positions like wiping the floor. This process must be rapid and Powerful. As mentioned earlier, the nature of small kicks is short and powerful. Only in this way can the training effect be achieved.

Please pay attention to the following requirements when doing a small kick:

1. Because the action leg is harder and requires a faster kicking speed, the supporting leg and hip will be more stable. It's important.

2. Not every small kick can stop accurately at 25°, so the kick must be stopped at the height

It cannot be done that time Correct it immediately. If you want to correct it, you should correct it the next time you kick. Don't rock back and forth.

3. A problem that often occurs in the classroom is that when the kick is retracted, it is not retracted after wiping the floor, but is retracted to the fifth position in the air. This point must be paid special attention to, because the five-digit kick is retracted directly in the air. It hooks the feet and does not conform to the principle of stretching the feet.

Combination example 2/4 music

Preparation: left hand holding the handle, and the first five positions, one hand

Preparing the music: open the hand to the second position Seventh position

1-2 Small kick forward and retract once

3-4 Repeat 1-2

5- Kick forward

6-7 Front small kick touches the ground twice

8- Retract the first five positions

1-8 Do the same to the side, and finally withdraw the right rear five positions

1-8 has the same backward movement

1-8 has the same sideways movement, and finally takes back the first five places on the right#

Cou-de-Pied )

Original meaning: on the ankle

Popular terms: small suction leg (front), small tuck leg (rear)

Cou-de-Pied action Very simply, it means placing the action leg (the leg off the ground) at the position of the ankle bone of the supporting leg (the leg standing on the ground for support), either in front or behind. This seemingly simple movement also has high training value. First of all, the position must be accurately judged. Generally, it is easy to be too high, and it is especially easy to turn the foot. In addition, it must be strictly open. This movement is done solidly and accurately, which is extremely beneficial for future allegro combinations, various dance steps, rotations and other movements.

TIPS:

Small suction leg: stretch the foot with the action leg, and use the outside of the little toe to stick to the inside of the ankle bone of the supporting leg. Remember that the heel should not touch the supporting leg, but should be as far away from the supporting leg as possible. At the same time, you cannot use the action leg to stretch the outside of the foot completely against the supporting leg. Only in this way can the small suction leg be ensured to open outward.

Small tuck-up: use the action leg to stretch the foot, and use the recess of the big tendon behind the heel of the stretched foot to press it closely under the calf of the supporting leg.

Remember that the toes must not touch the supporting leg. On the contrary, the toes should be as far away from the supporting leg as possible. At the same time, you cannot use the action leg to stretch the inner side of the foot completely against the supporting leg, which is also necessary to ensure the opening of the lower leg.

In addition, 1) Whether it is front suction or back tuck, the knee joint of the moving leg should be strictly opened outwards, and the knee joint should always face to the side. 2) The action leg is attached to the ankle joint of the supporting leg, and it should be firmly attached, not pretending. Because this can fix the human body as a whole, it is convenient to obtain stability and rotational power when doing various small rotations in the future, and it will not cause the upper and lower joints of the human body to become disjointed due to looseness and cause disharmony. 3) The hips of the supporting legs and the lower back of the upper body should be upright, straight and stable.

The specifications of the Cou-de-Pied not only play a role in the perfect unity of the entire combination and dance sections, but also have a crucial impact on various small rotations, dance steps, jumps, etc. In basic ballet training, all small turns supported by one leg use Cou-de-Pied. The quantity and quality of rotations are also directly related to the standardization of Cou-de-Pied.

In the basic training, the small leg kick and the rice transplanting step are the most practiced Cou-de-Pied movements. Generally speaking, to perform Cou-de-Pied from the position of your feet, you must be agile, fast and powerful. In particular, it is emphasized that at the moment when the foot is started, the toes of the moving foot must be on the ground to have good grip strength. Going from other stances to Cou-de-Pied should give you a feeling of control. Pay special attention when introducing those related exercises in the future.

Okay, having said so many important points, doesn’t this reflect the importance of small kicks?