Ok here goes ..... ds ballet teacher has sent us home with some basic positions for him to practice.... firstly i have a problem reading her writing as she has wrote them down for us and there is one i cant work out
if anyone could give me the correct spelling of the 3rd position on the list would be very grateful.... also if anyone could recommend a site or link where it shows you how to do the moves would be even more grateful....
Literally "escaped". A movement done from a closed (first or fifth) position to an open (second or fourth) position. There are two kinds of échappés: échappé sauté and échappé sur les pointes or demi-pointes. In an échappé sauté, the dancer takes a deep plié followed by a jump in which the legs "escape" into either second (usually when starting from first position) or fourth position (usually when starting from fifth position), landing in demi-plié. In échappé sur le pointes/demi-pointes the dancer, after taking a deep plié, springs onto pointes or demi-pointes, ending in either second position (when starting from first position) or fourth (when starting from fifth) with knees straight. In all cases, the dancer may or may not return to the initial position, depending on the choreography.
I think that you should be very wary of any dance teacher that recommends that a child practices at home. However simple the exercise, this can lead to bad habits that can be hard to break and even injury through the incorrect use of muscles and joints.
Last edited by funnygirl on Tue May 31, 2011 2:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Agree with funnygirl - my dd's dance school discourages home practise in ballet for that reason and my son does gymnastics and we have been told to not allow practise at home ( unless its practise for splits, and other flexibility exercises and core training) as he could learn the wrong movements and then its very hard for him to relearn properly.
..... ds ballet teacher has sent us home with some basic positions for him to practice.... firstly i have a problem reading her writing as she has wrote them down for us and there is one i cant work out 
