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Description of elements of a typical combination:
Description of elements of a typical combination:
"A circle of the leg on the ground. The working leg traces a circular movement on the floor” (Lishka 1979, p. 21).
Some teachers consider this the first lengthy and expressive combination in the class. Usually, it is a longer combination with a sequence of ronds de jambes followed by a port de bras sequence. Sometimes a balance occurs at the end.
Common steps used in this combination:
Rond de jambe à terre
Temps lié
Circular Port de bras
Fondu
Penché
Balance in arabesque, attitude, etc.
Meter
Meter
triple (3/4) or slow 6/8
Tempo
Tempo
moderate - 123 bpm
Accentuations
Accentuations
When the dancers are doing a rond de jambe in one count, they need to be able to hear the third quarter note of the three quarter note group.
Generally, when they go into fondus or port de bras, you want to fill in with more subdivisions in the accompaniment to create a smoother, flowing texture.
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Rond de jambe à terre Combination:
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Rond de jambe à terre Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
This will be a longer combination as there are three distinct parts: rond de jambes, fondus, and stretch/penché.
It is hard to tell what meter this is in, but generally this combination is in triple meter.
Selection of Appropriate Music:
Selection of Appropriate Music:
An aural image of circles can be helpful if you can find a piece with that in it. Other than the piece I selected, also see left hand of Granados, Poetic Waltz No. 3 from Valses Poeticos for an example of this.
Music Selected: Maria Szymanowska, Valse No. 5 from 18 Dances
Music Selected: Maria Szymanowska, Valse No. 5 from 18 Dances
PDF of Original
PDF of Original
05_Original_Valse No. 5 from 18 Dances_Szymanowska.pdfPDF of Arranged Score
PDF of Arranged Score
Barre05_Rond de jambe par terre_Valse 5 from 18 Danses_M Szymanowska10.22.22.pdfChanges made in arranged score:
I added a four-bar introduction.
The rest of the piece can be played as written, although I only used about half of the piece.
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Reactions while playing the combination:
Improvisation was needed at the end of the combination for the dancers to do some individual stretching.
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