Beautiful and elegant ballet dance can be summarized in eight words: open, tight, straight, upright, light, accurate, steady and beautiful.
1、? Open?
It means that dancers, whether male or female, need shoulder, chest, span, knee and ankle, and the five joint parts are symmetrically unfolded, especially the feet are unfolded at 180 degrees, which maximizes the dancer's body lines, expands the range of dance movements, enhances the expressive force, and enhances the balance and flexibility of the body. Jenny, a famous American dance critic? Cohen pointed out? The classical style of ballet is based on the movements of the five positions of the foot. The essence of outward opening of these five postures is that the legs rotate outward at the hip joint. When performing, show off in the limited space of the stage and make public the aristocratic demeanor. ? As someone said, one ballet dancer shows importance, two show confidence, three are modesty, four are pride and five are artistic effects. Noble bearing is not only an important historical embodiment of ballet, but also an important part of aesthetic standards. Through systematic and scientific training, the body can reach the realm that non-professional dancers can't, and the body is idealized and professional.
2、? Nervous?
It refers to the straightness of the dancer's ankle and instep, which is one of the fundamental aesthetic standards of classical ballet. Straightening training is mainly through the practice of Battentendu. In the process of various jumps, the lower limbs are tightened, the heels, soles and toes are pushed to the sky in turn, and the body lines are lengthened. Take Battement tendu as an example. During the movement, the heel pushes the instep and toes out until the toes rub to the farthest point, and the toes hook the center of the foot, while still maintaining the feeling of stretching, as if to penetrate the floor and continue to stretch. Ballet is a linear art. Only by stretching each part can the audience have a visual sense of the extension of body lines, and only by stretching can the limbs be slightly radioactive in a limited space and the dance be more stretched. Ballet has been sought after for some time? Kong Ling? Dancers should have artistic charm to make their dance light and elegant. Only stretching can tighten their muscles and generate upward motivation.
3、 ? Straight man?
It means that the knees of the main leg and the strength leg are straight and the back is vertical. In other words, the whole body muscles are elongated, so that ballet dance can achieve the perfect visual modeling of stretching and line elongation. This is one of the basic aesthetic standards of classical ballet. There is also a saying that ballet is a linear art, and its movement route on the stage is mostly linear, which is also in line with the way of thinking in western countries. What does this have to do with China? Circle, curve? Aesthetic standards vary greatly. A body perpendicular to the ground is also necessary for classical ballet techniques, such as rotation techniques. In addition to the whole body taut, high-altitude shooting, it is more important that the neck, back, waist and buttocks are perpendicular to the ground, so that the strength can be concentrated on the center line of the body. Only in this way can you make your rotation move, otherwise all rotation is impossible.
4、 ? Standing?
It means that the body should be upright and straight, and the center of gravity should be accurately placed on the center of gravity of two legs or one leg. Its sense of space occupation is as proud and magnificent as a classical palace. This is in line with the style of classical ballet originated from the royal court, and its purpose is to show the style of royal aristocrats, rather than the taste of servants and civilians. Actors are required to tuck in their stomachs, hold out their chests, lift their center of gravity and shoot at high altitude, so that all kinds of dance movements and techniques can be completed accurately. It is one of the basic aesthetic standards of classical ballet.
5、 ? Light?
Refers to the dancer's light and free movements, such as jumping, taking off and landing. The control ability of the whole body looks relaxed, especially when landing, the toes, soles and heels need to land in turn and squat slightly, just like a kitten with a meat pad on its foot, without sound. As the former Soviet ballet master Ulan Rova said: What makes the dance light is the dancer, and lightness is the dancer? . An excellent ballet dancer can control her body and breath well even when she is very tired, and always show her graceful and light dancing to the audience. Give people beautiful visual enjoyment and spiritual pleasure.
6、 ? Quasi?
It refers to the accurate completion of each movement and dance specification, so that the movement route and position of the movement are accurate. Someone has done experiments. A skilled dancer did 100 times in training. His toes are rubbed to a point every time, and the route is not bad at all. Even highly technical movements are no exception. Another example is: after the dancer turns twice (720 degrees) in the air, five feet take off in the air and keep a good dance posture, and land in the fifth place accurately. This is especially important in classical ballet, even the movements with high technical content should be accurate, otherwise the action norms of classical ballet will be deformed and will soon lose its luster.
7 、? Is it steady?
It means that the action should be not only accurate, but also slow and steady. For example, there are many lifts in ballet, which need to be cut silently by actors and actresses. Don't let the audience feel that the actress is going to degenerate, let the audience watch in fear. In this case, we might as well go to see a thrilling acrobatic performance. In addition, when doing the rotation, the actor is required to maintain good stability in the rotation. At the end, the dance should stop at a point accurately and steadily. Coupled with the rendering of music, the artistic expression of the work will make the audience applaud warmly.
8、 ? Beautiful?
Ballet, like other dances, is also a kind of visual art with strong appreciation, which needs to have a sense of beauty in every move. Ballet is extremely demanding of beauty. what's up Flowing music, moving sculpture? . Limited by time like music and influenced by space like sculpture, the choreographer reflects a beautiful life by discovering beauty and using beautiful dance forms, while the audience imagines and creates through the perception of dance beauty, which produces emotional resonance.
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