Centre 9 - Grand Allegro
Description of elements of a typical combination:
This combination usually comes near the end of combinations in the centre (Lishka 1979, p. 31).
These are big jumps in which dancers travel far and jump high (Lishka 1979, p. 31).
Typical steps in this combination include
Cabriole
Grand Jeté/Saut de Chat
Grand pas de chat
Sauté Fouetté
Pas de Boureé (linking step)
Glissade (linking step)
Tour Jeté
Grand Assemblé
Zig-Zag (Tombé-Pas de Boureé-Saut de Chat)
Pirouette
Tour en l’Air
Piqué Arabesque
Balancé
Pas de Basque
Meter
triple (3/4)
Tempo
allegro maestoso - 57 bpm per "count"
Accentuations
"Big, broad, powerful, robust, extending into space, and soaring” (Cavalli 2001, p. 120)
Example of Teacher Demonstrating a Grand Allegro Combination:
Cues from teacher's demonstration:
This needs to be a “big waltz”. Many times newer ballet pianists will stick with more sentimental waltzes but this really needs to push the dancers to jump high and travel across the floor.
Music Selected: Strauss II, Schatz-Walzer (Treasure Waltz), op. 418
PDF of Original
PDF of Arranged Score
Changes made in arranged score:
I used only waltzes 1 (after introduction) and 3 (starting in m. 5) from this piece. Waltz 2 is not in square phrases.
I added a four-count introduction using “oom-pah-pahs.”
I changed the left hand to have an octave on the down-beat of every measure to give emphasis and a “springboard” for the dancers to jump and soar through the air.