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How to do Rond de Jambe en L'air - Easy Ballet Class

Rond de jambes en L’air are a step in ballet used to develop awareness and control of the knee and hip joints. That’s what this video is all about! 00:00 Intro 00:56 En dedan vs En dehor 01:17 Single en dehor how to 02:32 Double en dehor how to 03:09 Single en dedan how to 04:20 Double en dedan how to 05:04 En L'air at different leg heights 05:43 End Rond de jambe en l’air can be done in two directions: en dehor and en dedan. In both directions the toes trace the same D shape beside the supporting leg. In En dehors, the leg brushes from fifth and the leg that brushes out starts in front. The toes come in in a straight line to the knee and return back to straight knee by tracing the front of the D shape as the toes move away from the leg. If the leg closes back to fifth, it will almost alway close to the back of the fifth position. En dedan goes the opposite way. The foot brushes from fifth . That leg that is brushing starts in the back of the fifth. The toes come in towards the body by tracing a semi circle or the front of the D shape. The leg returns to the extended position by tracing a straight line with the toes. In en dedan that working leg usually closes to the front of the fifth position, not to the back. The most common way to start the rond en l’air movement whether it’s en dehor or en dedan is to brush the leg from fifth. If you want to learn about some of the other ways of starting ronde de jambes en l’air, let me know in the comments below. In rond de jambe en l’air en dehor, the leg brushes from fifth to the side till you reach a 45 degree angle between the working and standing leg. Again, that leg normally begins in front in fifth. As you brush the leg, both knees should be extended fully, and the working leg’s foot is long and pointed. The foot moves in toward the working knee with resistance, speeding up as it touches the side of the knee and then as it traces the front part of the D shape, it slows down. Keep the knee at the same height the whole time and keep the knee from moving forward with the foot. That is the hard part of the movement; Separating the movement of the foot and lower leg when you bring it forward and making sure that the upper leg and hips don’t follow. So that movement is called a single ronde de jambe. There is a slightly more difficult version. This version is called a double ronde de jambe. As the name kind of implies, once the toes come into the knee they make a second circle before going back out. The dynamics of the movement are very important. The leg moves with resistance toward the knee. As the toe gets closer it speeds up and does two small quick circles. The leg finishes the movement by tracing the curve of the D shape, slowing down as it does so. The small circles should happen a little bit in front of the working leg’s knee, not behind the working leg. Singles En dedan are a bit more tricky. As I said before, the working leg brushes from the back of your fifth. It reaches 45 degrees with both knees straight and the working foot pointed and long. The foot moves along the curved part of the D shape toward the working knee. It speeds up as it reaches the knee and switches directions to trace a line directly side until the knee is straight again. Like in en dehor, the toes still trace the same D shape. Remember that the working toe is never behind your standing leg. The dynamics of en dedan are similar to en dehor. The foot foot moves with resistance as it comes in. As it reaches the supporting knee it speeds up and changes directions. It slows down again as the knee re-extends to straight. Like with ronde de jambe en dehor. We have a single ronde de jambe en l’air and a double ronde de jambe en l’air. The double follows a similar path to the single. It traces the front curve of the D shape towards the knee and then completes two small quick circles with the toes. The toes then trace the straight line part of the D shape back to where you started. The dynamics in the double are very much like the single. The foot moves moderately slowly and with control in towards the knee. It then speeds up as it nears the working knee and completes two quick circles leading right into the extending of the foot. As the foot extends it begins to slow again. Ronde de jambes en l’air can be done with the leg at different heights, ranging from jette height to high above 90 degrees. My hips don’t allow for that though. If the leg is above 90 degrees, when the foot comes in and touches the standing knee, it drops down to touch right below the kneecap. That height is retire height. If the leg is below 90 degrees, try to maintain the same height of your working leg with the working knee. The knee shouldn’t really move up or down. So that’s the basics of Ronde de jambe en l’air. If you have any questions about this step, ask me in the comments section and I’ll do my best to answer your questions.