Insight: Ballet glossary - révérence

Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates a révérence.

A Révérence is a bow or curtsy. A grand gesture of respect executed at the end of a dance to acknowledge the teacher, pianist, orchestra or audience. In classical ballet dancers often take their bows in character, with a révérence choreographed specifially to reflect the character they have been dancing.

[Esyroth]

so i'm not the only one think our class missing a graceful ending like this...

[GodfreySilas]

Spotlessly brilliant! This dancer epitomizes the absolute amalgam of personality and the rudimentary canons of classical ballet. Unflinchingly superb in execution, she dissolves the distinction between dynamic effort and perfection. This dancer is probably one of the world's most eminent. She is one of the most purely beautiful women alive!
-Godfrey Silas,
Cinematographer/Choreographer

[JennyW]

i do this at the end of all my ballet lessons! (:

[skipperbonus]

She has beautiful wrists and hands, she's a pro!

[alexaGIartist]

Brilliant. I am taking quick sketches for my project as I speak. I am trying to make a physical flipping book card and I think I have just found my muse!

[LoveToYouChick]

i sometimes do this at the end of my ballet class but usually i do port de brass and a bow

[Gisugar]

@JennyW410 Me too! It's very elegant to finish like that isn't it

[hamstertiff]

Yea, we do this at the end of our ballet lessons too....if we don't run out of time first :O

[Laeven]

twenty nine seconds i can watch all day long.

[TheDancingWriter]

I only do it at the end of my private lessons. At my other school, we don't do this at all.

[majornicknamea.username]

How to do this? Just for school requirements.

[isobelramsey]

What is this piece the pianist is playing? It's an opera aria but I can't quite place it!!!

[TheChaiTeaLatte]

@JennyW410 me too! I think everyone does :)

[abbosutkirov]

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[redlight]

i do this too but im in grade one so it is not so advanced

[belladancer]

I dont do this. I have never seen this actually
: (

[helain]

:D does beginner in ballet does this in the end of the dance ? * sparkles * uh, ok . NO THEN. :<