The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE TEMPOS AND STEPS 125 the Position B-D of the Fig. 277. This shows that he, too, must beexecuting a Fouette to the rear, but on the right leg. 229. The mechanism of the Jete is reduced to a leap terminatingon the same leg (222), the other leg being lifted and curved back-ward from the knee. The different moments of the Jete were quite. Fig. 279?j Tig7 280.\ Fig. 281. perceptible to the eye, and the Greek artists copied them withwonderful fidelity. Figs. 279, 280 and 281 corre-spond to the three
The antique Greek dance, after sculptured and painted figures . Fig. DESCRIPTION OF SOME OF THE TEMPOS AND STEPS 125 the Position B-D of the Fig. 277. This shows that he, too, must beexecuting a Fouette to the rear, but on the right leg. 229. The mechanism of the Jete is reduced to a leap terminatingon the same leg (222), the other leg being lifted and curved back-ward from the knee. The different moments of the Jete were quite. Fig. 279?j Tig7 280.\ Fig. 281. perceptible to the eye, and the Greek artists copied them withwonderful fidelity. Figs. 279, 280 and 281 corre-spond to the three essential mo-ments (284-) of an over Jete onthe left leg. Fig. 279: The flexion of theleg prepares for the leap; theleap begins by raising the heel. Fig. 280: Period of suspen-sion. Fig. 281: The dancer comesdown on left leg; the right leg islifted and bent back at the knee. 230. The artists were pleased to exaggerate the movement of theleg which has the knee bent back at the end of the Jete (Fig. 282).A charming cameo (Fig. 579) shows the exact measure of the move-ment. Fig. 283 is likewise a good type of moderate action. 231. Tempo Increasing (Ballonnes)—One leg increases movementwhen advanced in the pose on the toe, describing an arc in the air,
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