Insight: Ballet glossary - bourrée en couru

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13 жыл бұрын

Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates the bourrée en couru - a series of tiny steps on almost straight legs that make the dancer appear to glide.

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@betapleatedhseet 11 жыл бұрын

I have a love/hate relationship with these

@kaspy1760 6 жыл бұрын

She moves like a wave. Love it.

@snabeyratne 9 жыл бұрын

Superb! Grace + impeccable technique.

@lindaharrison3240 7 жыл бұрын

What do they call it when she does it to the front? I love that step, especially when they wear tutus and they bourree to the front and their tutus shake....LOVE!

@franloop101 12 жыл бұрын

this is my favorite move in ballet

@nadjakapetanovichtheatre 3 жыл бұрын

why 🥵

@ladylibrum7145 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, me too.. it's so beautiful, like a creature built for flight is skimming across the ground.. the essence of the Dying Swan

@theonlygosha 2 жыл бұрын

This and changement

@samgobel3019 2 жыл бұрын

Dee-Dee(occasionally with her Black and Asian cousins Lee-Lee and Mee-Mee) in Dexter's Laboratory is the Goddess of this ballet dance move who did that as a running gag.

@JanetteHeffernan 6 жыл бұрын

Lead with the back foot!

@IMakeEpicSAMmiches 12 жыл бұрын

Bourrees are my favorite! They sure aren't comfortable but they are lots of fun

@AlexandAmeliamusic 13 жыл бұрын

This is Beautiful Dancing Well Done! x

@raccoonxeyesxx 13 жыл бұрын

I always wondered what these were called, thanks!

@victoralfonsoruizgomez45 10 жыл бұрын

I still don't get how straightened my legs should be when doing this.

@Glimdaya 10 жыл бұрын

I cant not

@LupeJelena 10 жыл бұрын

Just "straightish". Notice how the dancer in the video looks like her legs are just twitching a little bit? If you do it fast enough it should be barely noticeable you are bending your knees, but you DO need to bend them to be able to glide =)

@victoralfonsoruizgomez45 10 жыл бұрын

Lupe Jelena Thank you, this is valuable information, my Mistress of Ballet also told me that is some adagios its even fine to noticeably bend the leg that is leading you. Thanks again, Lupe.

@LupeJelena 10 жыл бұрын

Víctor Alfonso Ruiz Gómez Anytime! Have fun with your pas de bourree couru =) I sure love it!!!

@victoralfonsoruizgomez45 10 жыл бұрын

I usually practice it with an adapted piece of Aquarium by Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns, I feel so gay, and I love it.

@christabcook 4 жыл бұрын

So 'flowy' :-) Bourrees aren't painful for me, but when I'm doing a lot/going across the floor, etc., I tend to space out a little, so keeping focused and core engaged keeps the movement looking alive. It feels odd sometimes too, like I'm barely moving haha

@moth_paws 2 жыл бұрын

Can you tell me what it's called when you do this in a circle? I dreamed I was dancing this way but in a circle!

@Lirin 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!😳

@DreamsontheWater 12 жыл бұрын

God, that's beautiful! I *like* it that people don't realise that these are so painful to do - I don't think it would be very nice to dance for an audience who was thinking, 'Oh, that poor girl, let this end quickly, for her!' I'd much rather let them watch it and think, 'Let this go on for ever; it's so beautiful!'

@bfetoile2955 5 жыл бұрын

It should not be painful. Your shoes may not be the right fit. Or you might be in the wrong make/model for your foot.

@Glen2304 13 жыл бұрын

que maravilla!

@kellanismyhero 13 жыл бұрын

i can't stop watching this, it's so beautiful!

@indizinhax3 12 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@xoxballerinagirl 13 жыл бұрын

lovely!

@13zomi 11 жыл бұрын

This videos are awesome but I just wish they would put the pronunciations for beginners like me.

@balletwil 12 жыл бұрын

beautiful

@queenchrysalismusicdiscont6762 4 ай бұрын

Do I do ballet? No. Am I watching their playlist of these anyway? Yes lol.

@TheFicwriter 12 жыл бұрын

Oh so perfect... love!

@littlemonsterlivia 12 жыл бұрын

I love watching these but they are so painful to do in class!

@Kikila46 11 жыл бұрын

this is perfect =)

@KiliniLove 12 жыл бұрын

@TheChaiTeaLatte Yes i am one from these people. How painful can be this, i cant understand , and i am for pointe this summer!!!

@29psalm 8 жыл бұрын

exquisite!

@charlessmith263 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes also called "pas couru" by some ballet teachers, masters, and choreographers. If they involve rotation or turning, this would be "pas couru en tournant".

@carolinadelossantos3774 3 жыл бұрын

why do they do it in place?

@futasupastah 12 жыл бұрын

They make it look super easy, but I know it hurts like hell!

@PaigeNewberry Ай бұрын

It really doesn’t hurt!

@PaigeNewberry Ай бұрын

Is it called a bouree or a couru? I’m getting both from different teachers!!!

@TheLalauxkid 12 жыл бұрын

sa s'appelle des menées non ?

@clyciacavalcanti1021 10 жыл бұрын

Bravo!!

@mercedeseras401 5 жыл бұрын

Esta muy bonito

@emmapreiss2973 11 жыл бұрын

How does she do these so quickly?! I'm having trouble with mine. Please help!

@sandracarli1110 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe this video can help but it might be late. You are surely a professional now! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7WEopl9l5eyk2Q.html

@juliajanssens8432 2 ай бұрын

Unless you are going to be a professional dancer, then please spare yourself the pain.

@10balletgirl 13 жыл бұрын

i know these look nice on stage but i hate doing these in pointe class

@shradhab1435 9 жыл бұрын

is it wrong if your knees don't bend??

@jqi8872 9 жыл бұрын

You're knees shouldn't "bend", but they should be soft so that you can move faster if the choreography requires.

@KattyKatrinaFu 11 жыл бұрын

I don't mind bourrees, it doesn't hurt that much for me, I just can't move quickly and keep my fifth crossed.

@cameronjohn9590 7 жыл бұрын

what is the piece of music accompanying her?

@RoyalBalletAndOpera 7 жыл бұрын

This is an improvisation by the ballet pianist Paul Stobart.

@cameronjohn9590 7 жыл бұрын

thank you

@HereticSonGoku 12 жыл бұрын

@TheChaiTeaLatte oh, I figured it was painful. ^^' As I just barely finished watching the NutCracker, and the Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy...all I could think was- "Charley Horse!...CHARLEY HORSE!!!.....that poor girls toes. TxT]" so I feel for you Ballet Dancers, Ballerinas and Danseurs. I REALLY do.

@ur_fav_emmaa 8 күн бұрын

bourree?

@ticketfortwo7640 12 жыл бұрын

I was flinching and rolling in pain watching this.

@chushiben 7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful but ouch

@ce9485 6 жыл бұрын

Le professeur est facile à suivre surtout pour un débutant comme moi!

@xjgp 12 жыл бұрын

i hate bourrees because i have an over arch and it's hard for my legs to bend and not go over the box at the same time :( any suggestions how i can move faster and not go over the box?

@bfetoile2955 5 жыл бұрын

You have to learn to manage your foot/arch. You are, most likely, sitting into the shoe and sitting into the arch of your foot. This is a common mistake for dancers with archy feet. Don't let the shoe do the work for you! Pull up and engage which will pull back the arch.

@vikikikiki1 10 жыл бұрын

It is not painful at all! One does not stand on bare toes. Instead, one wears special foam pads. In the end it is nothing but pressure on the toes.

@isha-zc4lj 8 жыл бұрын

+vikikikiki1 all of your body weight is on your toes, its VERY painful.

@Bmoney902 8 жыл бұрын

+Isha If all your body weight is on your toes, not your arch and ankle, then your shoes are wrong for your feet. You should be lifted up, not sinking down. Sinking down suggests a weak core. As a dancer about to move into pro training this autumn, I can say it's not painful. What is painful is after hours in pointe shoes, the sweat and friction can cause painful blisters. You can do things to prevent them but sometimes they just happen, with long rehearsal days and things. However for the most part, pointe is not painful. More numbing, in my experience.

@priscila.a.rodrig 8 ай бұрын

😮

@isha-zc4lj 8 жыл бұрын

my toes hurt just watching this..

@TheRacingWind 11 жыл бұрын

Fun to watch. Not fun to do.

@cieemilieanne 12 жыл бұрын

Sew criss cross elastics on your shoe and tie the ribbons a little tighter. Ask your teacher what you should do... Maybe a harder shank will do...

@triciaurena2142 3 жыл бұрын

No Yes

@splahx 12 жыл бұрын

@DreamsontheWater HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@TheChaiTeaLatte 12 жыл бұрын

.... and people don't realize how painful this is

@ioanagrancea6091 27 күн бұрын

Why do I find these moves so different from the rest of ballet moves? They look weird, non-human, Geisha-like. Not the grace and flow and nobility that the rest of ballet moves have. I mean the bouree per se, not their execution here, which is otherwise impeccable