thewinelake Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 I was wondering rather idly how far a good ballerina could couru? Maybe 100m, maybe 1km? Don't suppose it's a recognised challenge, is it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 interesting question ... i suspect that some of out more pointe proficient people may have been made to couru across the diagonal or a large studio or even around the studio to represent some of the longer courus in pieces especially if performed on big stages but would that ever be 100 metres ... I will not be volunteering to experiment on the topic in the foreseeable as i can barely couru now and if anything due to upcoming medical stuff my extremely limited skills en pointe will be become even more so for a period ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxi4ballet Posted May 18, 2018 Share Posted May 18, 2018 12 hours ago, thewinelake said: I was wondering rather idly how far a good ballerina could couru? Maybe 100m, maybe 1km? Don't suppose it's a recognised challenge, is it? Forwards or backwards? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted May 19, 2018 Author Share Posted May 19, 2018 Diagonally, of course 😉 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Could there be a world record coming on here? When we were in NY a few years ago, there was a world record attempt for the largest number of people en pointe at the same time in Central Park! I’m getting all sorts of ideas about sprints, marathons and relays now! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trog Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Wayne Sleep held (and maybe still does) the record for the most pique turns down the length of Brighton Pier. Didn't he also do entrechat dix on Record Breakers? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junedancer Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 (edited) 59 minutes ago, trog said: Wayne Sleep held (and maybe still does) the record for the most pique turns down the length of Brighton Pier. Didn't he also do entrechat dix on Record Breakers? He took the entrechat record away from Nijinsky, no less! It was an entrechat-douze and as far as am aware he still holds it. Edited May 21, 2018 by junedancer 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewinelake Posted May 21, 2018 Author Share Posted May 21, 2018 Well, maybe I should suggest to Wayne that he has a go at couru - I know it's normally associated with female dancers, but I don't think he'd let that stop him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted May 21, 2018 Share Posted May 21, 2018 Wayne Sleep was on Pointless (Celebrity version) the other week talking about this very record amongst other things 😊. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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