Improving your Glissades | Kathryn Morgan

Today's technique tip is all about how to improve your glissades in petit allegro. Glissades are one of the most fundamental steps in all of ballet class. So I give you all my tips to make sure that you're doing jumping properly, with good alignment, and getting the full power that you need. Stay tuned to the end - I tell you about a new series coming soon. Be sure to leave your Q&A questions in the box below!
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[@YFaloMe]

i agree with two dancers below who stated that they were taught a gilssade is not a jump, but a glide. In french the word glissade actually means to glide, thus your feet hardly leave the floor.

[@MarijeK]

YFaloMe In the Cecchetti style, you are not allowed to slide the second leg in. So from the air, straight into fifth. It is definitely a style thing, I've seen so many different versions!

[@oxitocyn]

exact

[@Julia-gh4tc]

Sometime, I would love an explanation of the differences in glissade among different styles of ballet; do you think that there is more than one correct way to do it?

[@sweetlisa4557]

Can you do a Video to improve your assémbles???

[@Danielle_nl]

Thanks for the clear explanation of the moves. I'm really looking forward to your new series!

[@MrBunnyBisous]

So excited about the new series, can't wait! Thank you Katie!!

[@yolandali2922]

Thank you Kathryn for your clear explanations and demonstration. Awesome.

[@theatreandbeautylover2489]

So excited for the foundations series!!

[@EmeraldTurquoise]

So excited for the new series! :)

[@danielalovejesus7912]

This is my favourite video of yours! So much passion! Thank you for sharing these inside advise with us

[@Picklescape]

Glad you're doing another Q&A, I was literally about to ask when the next one would be! I second the question already asked about the best way to improve pointe work. (I already use your strengthening videos) I would love to have a pointe barre to improve strength in that area, as time out has meant I have lost some confidence. Thanks again for all your videos. I've taken to checking my phone regularly on video days to see if they've been published yet!

[@Claire198792]

Thank you so much. I'm taking ballet classes and your videos are very helpful. Thank you

[@gyeongripark9228]

best explanation i can find on youtube. thank you soooooooo much!!

[@ChickHabitify]

Oh I am very much looking forward to the new foundation series!! Greetings from an adult student who started with ballet only two years ago :-)

[@faelikheise7310]

Very helpful video, Katie!! Thank you!

[@kristiLB93]

Love the upcoming series idea "Foundations"! Great notes on the glissades - taking it from a Ho-hum little move to a sensational burst of movement. Note to self - use your core for power, not just the small bones of your feet to execute the step - I like that mental note!!!

[@LovelyMe93]

Kathryn I love you! Seriously, I've had problems with this step for soooooo long and none of my teachers really pointed out that I have to have both of my feet pointed as I jump. THANK YOU :)

[@miaas70]

Kathryn, thank you for your tips they help me soooo much. Because of you I am improving faster. I am greatfull for all of your tips and exercises. (Sorry for my english.)

[@courtneywrenn807]

I love your tips

[@tigerlil2deal619]

This helped so much!!! All of these types of videos do!

[@anitainterpreter824]

lovely video again and love love the idea of foundation series.!!! Looking forward to it. And going to get my second powhow package with you!!! ;)))

[@madelineligenza6023]

Love your videos...........love the idea of fundamentals...........been teaching a long time...........NYCB trained and love to hear your explanations regarding "Ballenchine trained"!

[@itsbrittdavis]

This is so helpful, thanks!

[@anonymousflower2638]

Thanks Kathryn! These petit allegro tips/trips help me in my performance, the "Urban Nutcracker".

[@kathryn_morgan]

+Sophie Roy I am so glad Sophie!

[@kardiz4205]

Omg I know its sooo late but I have come back from ballet class and we're going on Easter break and she told us that we should practise our glissades because we're not pointing our second foot. I haven't watched this yet but that you xx

[@balletfreak4057]

This helps sooooooo much thank you

[@Bmoney902]

Hi Kathryn. This year I got on to a waiting list for vocational training. I feel like my petit allegro let me down. They invited me to audition again next year which I'm going to do, but I still feel like my petit allegro is lacking even though I've been working on it. In glissade for example, I feel like I have to choose between extending both legs in the air together and travelling, I can't do both together well. I'm scouring the Internet for help but apart from this video all the guide videos are for lyrical glissades which I can do. I think I'm just going to have to practice until I find the right feeling but I don't have much time. Any videos you can do on petit allegro is seriously appreciated! Thank you for this and all the things you've uploaded.

[@hazew8413]

thank you so much!

[@haileeisabella6481]

I hope you can get back into the NYC ballet!

[@natalieyoung2679]

Very helpful!!!

[@thatlovelydancerIlao]

Thank you for the great advice. I greatly appreciate this as I am a student

[@kathryn_morgan]

+Mavina I Thank you Mavina!

[@luciak9999]

Hi Katie! Thank you for more wonderful videos and tips! They always help me so much!! My question is; how do you overcome a dancing plateau? I have been working really hard this last year and have been having weekly privates yet I still feel there is too much that I struggle with and that doesn't come more naturally. How do I push through this while keeping my confidence in tact? It's so easy to just let it convince me that I am not made for dance. If you have any experience with this or tips could you please share them? I am struggling a lot with this right now and any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you again for all that you do! 💜

[@dennicecisneros]

Can you please finish translating all your stage to everyday looks? I really liked those!

[@yukjackpot1939]

Could you Diana video how to make a good reverence, and what to look at about it?

[@Bella4044]

do you have any tips for beginners en pointe ?

[@CantChooseTheSong]

Hi Katie, can you please do a video on spotting for turns and tips on not getting dizzy. I haven't been able to turn a lot because I get too dizzy.

[@juliaaaa6991]

Awesome

[@kskssnndcanndkkc4942]

Hi miss.katie what your feelings on arch enhancers! Thanks so much!

[@ExequielGomez10]

love it

[@mollyearp2114]

This is so helpful thank you ;) Can you do a video for how to improve battements please, my teacher has tried for months to explain the movements to me but no improvements so far... ;)

[@ellabethx2289]

Love your videos! I'm a contemporary dancer but we need good technique as well and I'm really struggling with grand plies ! I know it's a basic move but it really hurts my thighs do you have any tips?

[@katieigoe9069]

Hi Katie, I have a question about what you think are the best tips and ways to improve pointe work? thank you

[@sarahgarcia8718]

I have a question for you, do you have any tips on how to improve your floor point?

[@zoehowes7460]

Can you please do a video on tour jetes?

[@thebestofkyraa]

Can you please do a video on improving turn out?

[@kskssnndcanndkkc4942]

How do you feel about foot stretchers??

[@carolkalil]

hey, I lovee your videos

[@TheSandersonSistersTBMOTH]

What do you suggest if you didn't get into any of summer intensives I auditioned for? ( I'm 15) I've been taking your Ballet Barre and Center workouts so far but I'm wondering if I do those everyday will that be enough to hold me until September? I found a one-week workshop in August but as far as Intensives go that's all I'm doing.

[@neonurse7235]

Hi Kathryn can you break down the Balanchine glissade to 4th for us? Thank you all for you share

[@mayasampson4837]

Could you please do a video on Pirouette's en Pointe? It would be really helpful😊 Also, could you maybe do video on Italian Fouettes? Thanks!

[@thailysepulveda1859]

Can you please please please please please,do a video on improve knee and hyper extensions

[@woobeanjeon8515]

When a dancer get a role(like aurora) how does (s)he manage to get into it? I wonder how they study about the character and make it as movements. Especially about classical ballet, normally other people did it so many times but interestingly the expressions are all different..! By this, its hard for spectators to say, 'this one is right and that wrong' but obviously there could be some bad performances besides technique's fails or just problems of taste. Then when do dancers judge their performances to fail in terms of expression? Plus, if it's possible, can you make videos for teaching expression method? (It is my first time to make a comment on youtube. I am an amateur dancer in Korea. Recently i found i want to dance all day long and all your videos are so helpful. Already said too many times by others but i must say, you are so inspiring! Hope your best luck. Gros bisous)

[@juliettecoleman8413]

Hi Katie! I have been getting a really odd burning-type sensation when I've been stretching my hip/ warming up before class. I'm wondering whether it's lactic acid buildup in my hip or something else. Thoughts?

[@emilyclark8802]

Can you please do a video on under and over on asombles and glisades (sorry about the spelling ) xxxxx

[@LenaLovingLotta]

What do you think about overstreching the splits? Good or not? Do you recommend it? And if yes, do you have any tips and tricks for it? Love you're videos, they're great! Keep it up! Greetings from Germany

[@AS-xi6lp]

What’s the floor mat you use? I am doing ballet at home but our floors are horrible for Bsllet

[@christinasim3059]

whats the difference between glissade and sissonne??

[@annamears9074]

Hi! I figured you would have some insight on injuries because you said you had your ankle problems in the past. My IT band is extremely tight, ive had numerous pts tell me this. They've massaged both out (most pain I've ever felt in my life!), used kt tape, and given me stretches to do daily. the tape and massages have worked in the past but when I try to do the stretches they recommend it makes the pain worse. When I feel the pain it's this spasm that is sharp and then I can't straighten my leg(s) for about a minute to about 5 minutes. It really kicked up at my intensive last summer. It's a really scary feeling when this happens and I'm guilty of not stretching it anymore because stretching it makes it more frequent. I'm not sure what I should do, it is still super tight but when I don't interfere I don't experience any pain, or If I do it's once every few months. Any thoughts? Thanks so so much!

[@dariansockey5985]

First of all, thank you for having this KZbin channel, all of your videos have been insanely influential in getting me back into ballet. I'm a former theater student, 17 years-old, short, and very curvy. I love dancing, and my teachers say I have promise, but I was warned against trying to pursue ballet as a career because of my age and body type. I was wondering if there is any possible outlet for a career in classical ballet that would allow for my body type as well as starting out a little older?

[@holly9464]

Hey, did you ever get into ballet?

[@leonorteixeira526]

I do Vaganova style ballet it is o slow compared to Balanchine

[@cdnsnr]

I'm having hard time putting me pinkies on the floor while plie i just always forget and to turn out from my hips and not from knees ( especially while jumping) do you have any tips or i just need to practice a lot?

[@juliana6632]

why don't you do grand jettes, or grand pas de chat, i don't know, because, (again), i don't have the push to go up, or the strength to lift the leg, so i think it would help a lot!!

[@LytseEvi]

Please do one on assemble!! (Or assamble ikd how to spell it 😝)

[@leonorbrito8259]

At what age do you think it's late to get into a company? Love you ❤

[@coralineduval5540]

Hey Katie, are you gonna go back to performing ? I would love to go and see you !

[@theatreandbeautylover2489]

Hey Kathryn, I was wondering, are you going to ever return to a professional company? (This is for Q and A) also great video! It was really helpful

[@alicehunter221]

Dear Katie Were you born naturally turned out and flexible or did you have to work up to it? I have been stretching and doing turnout exercises daily for as long as I can remember, but I still don't feel I make the same progress as other people who are naturally looser. Is there a reason for this? By the way, thank you for being such an inspiration!!

[@MarijeK]

Alice Hunter You made this comment ages ago, but since no one answered you: turn out has to do with ligaments and bone structure, as well as muscle tightness (or looseness if you're lucky). So, while some have results from stretching, most people will eventually run into their limits. And stretching will not change your hipbones. That is why professional ballet schools select their students after an audition, and they will check their natural abilities. Turn out is something you're born with (or not, unfortunately) , and need to learn to work with.

[@stefaniepreston2269]

She says push against the floor so she is sliding or gliding or is it just me.

[@vemovasnena]

I was an RAD student, now I take class in NYC (I am a Musical Theatre dancer). When I was training in RAD, some teachers said to do glissades like you (really jumping/getting off of the floor), others said that while both feet need to be off the ground at the same time, they should never leave the ground more than an inch in a glissade, that way it will actually glide more. Do you know if that is correct teaching for RAD, or is it just a style preference depending on teacher?

[@Picklescape]

Vanessa Mitchell I too got told something similar. My RAD teacher said the tips of your toes should barely leave the floor on a glissade and it should go along, -----> whereas when I when to college and was taught by an international teacher, she wanted to see us elevate and leave the floor like Katie does. I suspected that it was an RAD teaching style that glissades should glide along more rather than pinging up, if that makes sense! One of the things I find interesting about Katie's videos is the difference in style and terminology from America to the UK, it's helping me become more versatile I think, as I learn to work with both styles and vocabularies!

[@vemovasnena]

Yea I think thats what it is, thanks, Im glad someone else has experienced the same thing. It was definitely interesting learning the differences in terminology and style when I moved from Canada to NYC.

[@meowool]

I think it's a style thing, I was a an RAD student as well and my teach said we should be able to cover the studio in 3 or 4 glissades (it was. I kinda thought it was a development from a glissé, where you are barely off the floor.

[@oxitocyn]

same. My RAD teacher says glissades aren't jump... Besides glissade mens 'slide' in French

[@dancingballet]

In RAD, glissade strictly speaking does not leave the floor. They differentiate the off the floor glissade by calling it a "glissade piqué". That being said, her main point of the video is to emphasise the quickness of the extension and closing into 5th, and other technique like turning out and stretched feet.

[@hannahbrandt4157]

I dance at SAB

[@karaorourke1483]

I'm a thirteen year old who recently restarted ballet do you think there is any chance for me in the professional ballet world?

[@simteves167]

Misty copeland started at thirteen I think :)

[@EdwardCBella]

whenever I do grand battement my joint above my thigh (if you get what I mean) makes a loud cracking sound... And when I stretch that part hurts and stops me from being able to stretch further. What can I do to stop this from happening? Thank you!

[@Picklescape]

Charlotte Ooi interestingly, I have also had this cracking noise in my left hip for about 16 years now. It has never gone away but it never causes me any trouble. What sort of pain do you get in your hip? Is it an ache or a piercing pain?

[@vampirekittensgirl]

I have the same exact thing! I've been told a lot of people have it but if it hurts like mine did try sitting on your butt with your legs in front if you and turning out then just lift that leg (maybe even put an ankle weight on it or something) to strengthen the joint. Also try battements laying on your back with the leg that hurts. Hope this helps!!!

[@EdwardCBella]

Nicola Foxfield Like when I stretch it sorta hurts from the joint above my thighs (if you get what I mean..) to my knee joint.

[@EdwardCBella]

vampirekittensgirl Thank you!!!!!!!!

[@Picklescape]

I'd also try massaging your leg daily for a few minutes and always think about using floor pressure and the underneath of your leg in grand battements; as you could be tensing the muscle when you lift.

[@GeorgeOu]

At 3:53 where you show a turned out foot for the takeoff leg for grand saut de chat, it's never done like this for real at the highest level including you. I was sucked into doing it like this and it killed my jump. Any big jump will require a totally parallel foot but it's so brief nobody sees it unless you freeze in in youtube with the space bar and step frame-by-frame with the , key. But in the air, the dancer should hold the splits in a beautifully turned out position where it can be seen and you can turn out on the landing downstage foot, but not when it's taking off.

[@GeorgeOu]

The reason so many students do it the way you show it at 0:50 is that it's literally taught this way, the wrong way! Even the Royal Ballet tutorial teaches it this way despite the fact that when they demo it for real they do it the correct way.

[@brileyw9758]

r thoes alllllll point shoes in the back??!?!??! Dang

[@yukjackpot1939]

* do a

[@krisnatotani5192]

This was super helpful, thanks!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Kuri totani So glad! Thank you!