Cecchetti Method Port De Bras
- Jacklyn Dougherty
- Jul 25, 2024
- 2 min read
Cecchetti Method Port De Bras
Cecchetti Method Port De Bras
How To Ballet Cecchetti Method Port De Bras
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How to Ballet Definition
Port De Bras
[pawr duh brah]
Carriage of the arms.
Port de bras has two meanings: (1) A movement or series of movements made by passing the arm or arms through various positions. The passage of the arms from one position to another constitutes a port de bras. (2) A term for a group of exercises designed to make the arm move
gracefully and harmoniously. In the Ceccheti method there are eight set exercises on port de bras.
In the execution of port de bras, the arms should move from the shoulder, not from the elbow and the movement should be smooth and flowing. The arms should be softly rounded so that the points of the elbows are imperceptible and the hands must be simple, graceful and never flowery. The body and head should come into play and a suggestion of épaulement should be used. In raising the arms from one position to another the arms must pass through a position known in dancing as the gateway. Position corresponds to the fith position en avant, Cecchetti method, or the first position, French and Russian Schools. In passing from a high position to a low one, the arms are generally lowered in a line with the sides. Exercises on port de bras can be varied to intinity by combining their basic elements according to the taste of the professor and the needs of the pupil.
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Step 1
From the preparatory position, arms are raised to a position slightly more advanced from the body. Incline head and torso.
Step 2
Raise arms to chest level, fingers in line with the body's center; head and torso remain inclined.
Step 3
Simultaneously extend both arms to sides, palms facing inward, head and torso lean.
Step 4
Raise arms slightly, turning palms downward; as arms are lowered, hands are raised gently from the wrists. Incline torso to left, and lower arms.
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