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Description of elements of a typical combination:
Description of elements of a typical combination:
“A type of grand battement in which the working leg swings freely from front to back, resembling the pendulum of a clock” (Lishka 1979, p. 23).
Common steps used in this combination:
Grand battement en cloche
Grand battement en balançoire
Attitude
Arabesque
Meter
Meter
triple (3/4, 3/8)
Compound duple (6/8)
Tempo
Tempo
quick, 80 bpm per "count"
Accentuations
Accentuations
Stress on every count (Cavalli, 2001 p. 109) which promotes a sense of swinging.
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Grand Battement en cloche and en balançoire Combination:
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Grand Battement en cloche and en balançoire Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Fast/energetic waltz
Selection of Appropriate Music:
Selection of Appropriate Music:
Quick triple meter with emphasis on each "count"
Music Selected: Charles Gounod/arr. Antony Bérel, Juliette's Waltz from Roméo et Juliette
Music Selected: Charles Gounod/arr. Antony Bérel, Juliette's Waltz from Roméo et Juliette
PDF of Original
PDF of Original
10_Original_Juliettes Waltz_Gounod_Berel.pdfPDF of Arranged Score
PDF of Arranged Score
Barre10_Grands Battements en ClocheBalancoire_Juliettes Waltz_Gounod10.22.22.pdfChanges made in arranged score:
I added a four-bar introduction.
I only used mm. 15-29 and 62-76.
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Reactions while playing the combination:
There were an extra 2-8s needed at the end of the combination for the dancers to stretch. I just improvised using the basic harmonic progression of the piece.
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