In my very humble opinion if somebody stops watching a video after 6 minutes he/she wasn't interested in the topic...if you take a ballet class (or a university lesson) you don't run away after a few minutes, you stay until the end! So just to let you know, there are a lot of us who LOVE your lessons and explanations. They're always very in-depth, clear, detailed, comprehensive, understandable and funny too! There are a lot of us that understand the time and effort you put in making these videos, and for whom they're always too short! LoL On the other hand, if a topic is simple and doesn't require a long explanation, a short video is OK. Anyway, you are an AMAZING teacher, I dare to say THE BEST. I've understand so many things from you that weren't clear, and learned a lot of other things, more than from all the other teachers together(both in person and online). Just another point of view... So keep doing your fantastic work! And stay salty! A hug from Italy, Sara
Hi! This is so helpful! I always thought that épaulement was a very specific movement that happens when you’re in second arabesque or tendu derrière with your working leg downstage. Say you just came from first arabesque arms and you roll your upstage arm back so that your downstage arm comes forward, forming a diagonal line with your arms as your head faces the audience. The whole movement kind of causes your spine to form a spiral. Anyways, this was the only movement that my teachers called épaulement, but now that I’m preparing to teach ballet myself it’s good to know that it’s not the only instance of épaulement. Thanks! 😊
Thanks for this and I have to say that I loved your videos on what the head is doing at the barre and in the center, they were super helpful and I finally understood what I was supposed to do 😂
I don’t know anything about ballet. I don’t know like any of the words you’re using. I don’t know how I ended up on this video. But I’m pleasantly surprised to feel like I am nonetheless approaching understanding, purely from an artistic point of view 😂 I couldn’t do the thing if my life depended on it, but I think I could draw it
I don' t know if it hapens in english but in french, when we make reference to époulement, we don' t use the words head, chin, shoulders or chest. We call _le pulmon_ to the whole thing and it' s not just a body area but an intention, an actitude, an emotion, if it makes sense 😅. We don' t ask where (because there' s no space geometry involved) but how. "How is le pulmon in these pas the vals?". And the teacher doesn' t describe but shows. Adjectives like energetic, cold, sweet, languid, sparkly, salty😉 can be added but it needs to be transmited by doing it. When you are in the center going forwards and backwards with tendus à la seconde, for example, some teachers specify: "I don' t want your heads looking to the left and to the right to make sure you can cross the street safely, I want le pulmon, ok?" Yours is classy and elegant AF, btw 🧛🏻♀️🖤
Lovely explanation. I’m not understanding your pronunciation of this word. Maybe it has a unique pronunciation in American ballet terminology? In French it is a three syllable word and the middle syllable is pretty close to the English word “pole.” Or you might hear a little shadow vowel between the L and the M making it almost 4 syllables. It seems like you are saying the second syllable like the Italian word “puoi” rhyming with “boy.” In normal French there couldn’t possibly be any Y sound at the end of the syllable. Maybe in ballet it is somehow pronounced the way you are saying it.
it's probably a combination of hearing my Russian teachers say it with their accent, in addition to me being Italian and instinctively putting an Italian accent on anything from the romance languages.
@@SaltySugarPlum Good reason! You come by it naturally! Yes, it definitely sounds like a combination of Italian and Russian. Or lets say Fracci and Makarova. Keep doing it your way, it works for you.
In my very humble opinion if somebody stops watching a video after 6 minutes he/she wasn't interested in the topic...if you take a ballet class (or a university lesson) you don't run away after a few minutes, you stay until the end!
So just to let you know, there are a lot of us who LOVE your lessons and explanations. They're always very in-depth, clear, detailed, comprehensive, understandable and funny too!
There are a lot of us that understand the time and effort you put in making these videos, and for whom they're always too short! LoL
On the other hand, if a topic is simple and doesn't require a long explanation, a short video is OK.
Anyway, you are an AMAZING teacher, I dare to say THE BEST. I've understand so many things from you that weren't clear, and learned a lot of other things, more than from all the other teachers together(both in person and online).
Just another point of view...
So keep doing your fantastic work!
And stay salty!
A hug from Italy,
Sara
The explanation starts at 3:00.
Thank you for all your helpful videos, I appreciate the effort you put in , an amazing teacher
Hi! This is so helpful! I always thought that épaulement was a very specific movement that happens when you’re in second arabesque or tendu derrière with your working leg downstage. Say you just came from first arabesque arms and you roll your upstage arm back so that your downstage arm comes forward, forming a diagonal line with your arms as your head faces the audience. The whole movement kind of causes your spine to form a spiral. Anyways, this was the only movement that my teachers called épaulement, but now that I’m preparing to teach ballet myself it’s good to know that it’s not the only instance of épaulement. Thanks! 😊
Your a great teacher Victoria so talented and a beautiful dancer your relatable thank you Ballet can be at times so overwhelming
Thanks for this and I have to say that I loved your videos on what the head is doing at the barre and in the center, they were super helpful and I finally understood what I was supposed to do 😂
I don’t know anything about ballet. I don’t know like any of the words you’re using. I don’t know how I ended up on this video. But I’m pleasantly surprised to feel like I am nonetheless approaching understanding, purely from an artistic point of view 😂
I couldn’t do the thing if my life depended on it, but I think I could draw it
I don' t know if it hapens in english but in french, when we make reference to époulement, we don' t use the words head, chin, shoulders or chest. We call _le pulmon_ to the whole thing and it' s not just a body area but an intention, an actitude, an emotion, if it makes sense 😅. We don' t ask where (because there' s no space geometry involved) but how. "How is le pulmon in these pas the vals?". And the teacher doesn' t describe but shows. Adjectives like energetic, cold, sweet, languid, sparkly, salty😉 can be added but it needs to be transmited by doing it. When you are in the center going forwards and backwards with tendus à la seconde, for example, some teachers specify: "I don' t want your heads looking to the left and to the right to make sure you can cross the street safely, I want le pulmon, ok?" Yours is classy and elegant AF, btw 🧛🏻♀️🖤
So helpful!
Yay! Thank you for doing this video!
my massion is to watch all of your new videos😂
Lovely explanation. I’m not understanding your pronunciation of this word. Maybe it has a unique pronunciation in American ballet terminology? In French it is a three syllable word and the middle syllable is pretty close to the English word “pole.” Or you might hear a little shadow vowel between the L and the M making it almost 4 syllables. It seems like you are saying the second syllable like the Italian word “puoi” rhyming with “boy.” In normal French there couldn’t possibly be any Y sound at the end of the syllable. Maybe in ballet it is somehow pronounced the way you are saying it.
it's probably a combination of hearing my Russian teachers say it with their accent, in addition to me being Italian and instinctively putting an Italian accent on anything from the romance languages.
@@SaltySugarPlum Good reason! You come by it naturally! Yes, it definitely sounds like a combination of Italian and Russian. Or lets say Fracci and Makarova. Keep doing it your way, it works for you.
what are on your cheeks?
Isn' t this last moment of a renversé before you turn the deepest feeling of époulement? 🥹😍✨✨✨