Centre 10 - Tours en l'Air

Description of elements of a typical combination:

  • In the past this was regarded as “almost exclusively a male dancer’s step” (Lishka 1979, p. 30).

  • “The dancer leaps into the air, turning once, twice, perhaps several times (called single tour, double tour, etc.)” (Lishka 1979 p. 30).

  • Typical steps in this combination include

  • Tour en l’air

  • Sous sous

  • Plié

  • Changement

  • Entrechat Quatre

  • Entrechat Six

Meter

duple (2/4 or 4/4)

triple (3/4)

Tempo

maestoso - 55 bpm per "count"

Accentuations

  • "Very large and powerful ... with a strong downbeat" (Lishka 1979, p. 30)

Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Tours en l'Air Combination:

Cues from teacher's demonstration:

  • Cross between heavy but a lot of time for dancers' in the air

  • Not too fast

Music Selected: Mozart/Maria Symanowska, Trio "Le Nozze di Figaro", March no. 3, from 6 Marches

PDF of Original

C10_Original_Trio from Le Nozze de Figaro_6 Marches_Szymanowska.pdf

PDF of Arranged Score

Centre10_Tours en lair-March3fromSixMarches-MozartSzymanowska10.22.22.pdf

Changes made in arranged score:

  • I used only mm. 1-8 and added a cadence at the end.

  • I added a four-count introduction of the left-hand texture.


Videos of Dancers performing combination with selected music: