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| A tendu, a la seconde. |
I absolutely despise my legs and butt right now.
Every movement in ballet is precise and deliberate. I've noticed my despisal most when I do a Degage a la seconde or derriere, or when I do a Grand Battement devant. These are also the things I'm corrected most in. It feels like my legs have somehow forgotten how to leg, and refuse to cooperate with me. I swear, every pass through I've managed to screw up something else for Steph to correct. I can never get my knees locked enough when I move devant, or I'll go off on a weird angle and suddenly I'm halfway to a la seconde and I look like I'm having a stroke.
I think part of the problem is that I'm still too much in the thought process of figure skating, where all your power comes from strong hips and bent knees, whereas now, the focus is on precision and grace, which stems from flexibility, and tight, engaged muscles in your core.
Come next week, I'm going to start looking for more definitive differences between figure skating and ballet, especially with movement and muscle engagement.
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