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Ten years and 20 pounds ago, I called myself a ballet dancer. Weeknights and weekends were dedicated to frappés instead of friends, and summers were filled with 8-hour workshops instead of 8-hour workdays. The art might not have set my financial…
The pas de chat step which literally translates to ‘step of the cat’ gets it’s name from the cat like movement it makes when performed on stage or during class. This step travels in a slanted direction usually with the arms in third position and can be performed in a petit retiré or grand retiré position. Common mistakes when performing this step include curving the lower back in the plié and forgetting the second retiré position before you close to your plié in fifth position. It’s also…