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Description of elements of a typical combination:
Description of elements of a typical combination:
Changements are usually first jumping combination in ballet class (Cavalli 2001 p. 117).
It is a combination about “warming up the feet and preparing the body for jumping, not about how high one can jump” (Cavalli 2001 p. 117).
Typical steps in this combination include
Changement
Soubresaut
Entrechat quatre
Échappé
Sauté
Meter
Meter
duple (2/4 or 4/4)
Tempo
Tempo
allegro moderato - 102 bpm per "count"
Accentuations
Accentuations
Very strict yet light texture needed for jumping
Strong “and” for jumping in the air. Generally, dancers are in the air on the “and” and land on the count
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Changements Combination:
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Changements Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
Strong "&" and downbeats needed
Music Selected: Leonard Gautier, Le Secret
Music Selected: Leonard Gautier, Le Secret
PDF of Original
PDF of Original
C05_Original_Le Secret_Gautier.pdfPDF of Arranged Score
PDF of Arranged Score
Centre05_Changements_Le Secret_LGautier10.22.22.pdfChanges made in arranged score:
I used only mm. 1-18 (this piece already includes a four-count introduction).
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music:
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