In "The Merchant of Venice," the young man is compared to "grands ire cut in alabaster" to emphasize his beauty and elegance. The alabaster, a smooth and luminous stone, symbolizes purity and a flawless appearance, suggesting that the young man's physical attributes are both striking and delicate. This comparison highlights the idea that youth is not only about physical beauty but also about the transient nature of life, as alabaster, while beautiful, is also fragile and can be easily damaged. This imagery reflects the themes of love and the idealization of youth present in the play.
An exercise in which the working leg is raised from the hip into the air and brought down again, the accent being on the downward movement, both knees straight. This must bedone with apparent ease, the rest of the body remaining quiet. The function of grands battements is to loosen the hip joints and turn out the legs from the hips. Grands battements can be taken devant, derrière and à la seconde.
Yes. Flexibility is absolutely essential to dancing ballet well. It is impossible to do most of the steps in ballet without being much more flexible than the average person. A good ballet teacher makes sure to have their students do many stretches in every lesson so that their students will become more and more flexible. The more flexible a ballet dancer is, the more capable he or she is of doing the more difficult steps, such as grands ronds de jambes and penché. Flexibility can also making such steps seem easy, giving the illusion of being nearly weightless.
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Here are a few. Words in quotations indicate English translations. Arabesque- balancing on 1 leg with the other leg stretched out behind you Attitude- standing on 1 leg while the other leg is lifted & bent Battements- "beats" Battements Fondus- "melted beats" lift leg up slowly & stretch it out Battements Frappés- "struck beats" beat one foot against the leg & extend it out Battements Tendu- "stretched beats" foot stays on the ground; point it when you extend it out Grands Battements- "large beats" kick leg up high Petite Battements- "little beats" beat foot against leg in a quick & small motion Batterie- beating the legs in the air Bourrée- quickly switching weight between your 2 feet, on your toes Changement- a jump from 5th, switching positions of your feet Chassée- lean on one leg & shift your weight to the other leg, which moves in the direction of the first leg (one foot "chases" the other) Croisé- "crossed" crossing your legs in 4th or 5th position Developpés- "to unfold" the leg En Face- "facing the front" Glissade- a gliding step; brush your foot out to the side, land on it, & bring your other foot in front of it Jeté- a leap Grand Jeté- a large leap Pirouette- a turn, weight is on 1 foot En Dedans- a front turn En Dehors- a back turn Plié- bending your knees Demi-Plié- half knee bends w/ heels touching floor Grand-Plié- complete knee bends w/ heels off floor, except in 2nd position Port de Bras- movements of the arms Promenade- turning while in arabesque Relevé- rising up on your toes Ronds de Jambe- "circles of the leg" Ronds de Jambe a Terre- "circles of the leg on the ground" Ronds de Jambe en l'air- "circles of the leg in the air"
Chavannes-les-Grands's population is 317.
Grands Express Aériens ended in 1923.
Les Grands-Chézeaux's population is 265.
The population of Capelle-les-Grands is 388.
Les grands-parents (here in the plural) are the grandparents in English.
Collège des Grands-Lacs was created in 1995.
Collège des Grands-Lacs ended in 2002.
Grands-Ormes Ecological Reserve was created in 1994.
The area of Chavannes-les-Grands is 6,930,000.0 square meters.
Grands Express Aériens was created on 1919-03-20.
The area of Les Grands-Chézeaux is 13.51 square kilometers.
Les Grands Ballets Canadiens was created in 1957.