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iamnompuehuenu · 29 days

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Breaking down the Flower Festival in Genzano pas de deux by Bournonville and why I think it fits GerIta (🇩🇪♡🇮🇹)

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It's as the title says!

I am a ballet nerd, ballet is a special interest of mine so naturally I am currently mixing it with GerIta and today, I'll be breaking down a certain pas de deux and why I think it's basically GerIta. This is the first part though, I am also doing it on Twitter (if anyone wants to read it there, here) but I'll just copy and paste all I write there in here. Also, because some of the points I make use videos, please watch them on Twitter because I can't put them here on Tumblr lol.

Here we go!

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I'll be using this performance as reference because it's in HD and I think captures the storyline perfectly

First, some context.

Who in the world is Bournonville? 🤔

To make it short, he’s like the Da Vinci of ballet.

August Bournonville was a Danish ballet dancer who lived from 1805 to 1879. He was not only a dancer, but a choreographer, ballet teacher and director. His influence was huge, he created a whole ballet training method (named after him and still used in current Danish ballet schools and companies, such as the Royal Danish Ballet) and his contributions to the development of romantic ballet include his more than 50 ballets, with typically friendlier, more natural and humane characters and acting, plus the attention he put to make male dancers so they became as important as the female dancers.

One of his famous quotes is "dance is essentially an expression of joy" and this shows a lot in his choreographies. I won’t talk too much about him today, but if you’re curious I might make another thread talking about the Bournonville method and some other ballets he made because they are colorful and so gorgeous. 🛐

The background of the Flower Festival in Genzano. 🌼

It premiered in 1858 and it was danced exclusively by the Royal Danish Ballet, but after being dropped, most of the original ballet was lost except from the pas de deux, which is immensely popular as it showcases the Bournonville teaching method strengths perfectly (jumps, natural acting, among others). As for the name, I believe it refers to Genzano di Roma, a town in central Italy where in June, the Infiorata is held, an exhibition where people make carpets of flowers and a masked parade walk on them wearing medieval and traditional clothes made by the town's women. It is well known that Danish, Germans and northern europeans in general had a fascination with Italy, which is why Bournonville made another ballet based on Italy called Napoli, which serves as a predecessor to Flower Festival. This pas de deux was originally from an Austrian production of Napoli and Bournonville liked it so much he said "mine now." 👌

The pas de deux. 🩰

I am not going to talk about the music itself (made by by Edvard Helsted and Holger Simon Paulli), only about the choreography, but it has to be noted that they also worked on another of Bournonville's great ballets, Napoli, and I absolutely ADORE their work. Bournonville’s choreographies have a lot of musicality and every step is accentuated by the music, so it’s a joy to watch, but just listening to the whole pas de deux is a guarantee Good Vibe. It’s about 9 minutes long, but it’s so sweet and soft,,

Okay, so back to the ballet itself. We are greeted by a cute couple of young lovers (for me, the girl is Feli and the boy is Lud, so read what I’m saying with that in mind) just walking through flower fields.

The acting is natural instead of the more poised and solemn acting other famous ballet characters have. They are comfortable and don’t over-act even in the context of ballet, they feel like what they are described as in the first seconds of the pas de deux: a shy young couple.

Holding hands at first, he takes her hand so she can hug his arm and then he does this mime where he points at her, then to the ground and waves his hands. This mime basically means "dance for me". A romantic and cliché way to begin a pas de deux, but it's iconic so it's ok.

She bows and accepts and then they both greet the musicians, which is a cute detail not present in most pas de deux. I think it's cute. 💕

Now you have the floor, m'lady. 💃🕺

I will save y'all the mention of every single step because it would take a lot of time, but this one in particular is called cabriole and it's harder than it looks, but the she still makes it look effortless and bouncy. She's happily dancing for her beloved. 💖

She's a very vibrant girl, youthful and cheerful unlike some other tragic heroines like Odette or Nikiya, I think her bubbly personality fits Feli perfectly. He looks so enamoured and proud, these two dancers (Isabella Boylston and Jeffrey Cirio) portray the characters so well,,

And he decides to join her because he loves her and what kind of man would reject a chance to dance with his beloved? As stated previously, Bournonville was a male dancer and thus, he put the male dancers on the spotlight just as much as female dancers, so we start off strong.

I love her acting here, like she asks "omg what are you doing". She stops in her tracks and watches her boyfriend with awe.

In my Delusions, I think Feli would be really surprised to see Lud dance because he is shy and a dork, but of course he would also be happy! Me too tbh😭💖

This step right here is iconic to Bournonville, especially with the male dancers. It's called a batterie, you jump and beat your legs slightly and quickly and it's much harder than it looks, but as always, he makes it look light and effortless. And I know I wasn't going to talk about the music but God I love the violin here, it's so bubbly and cute and the way the batterie goes along with the melody is so nice. 😭 You cannot divorce ballet from the music!

A very high jump from a very strong dancer, he looks at her and invites her to join him, increasingly happier as he dances. "Aw, why did you stop?" I can hear him saying.

A detail that I realized after watching some other ballet dancers talking about this is the fact that in most ballet (classical, because that's what I like the most) male dancers aren't usually that expressive. They have variations showcasing their technique and stamina, but in the artistic department it's the female dancers who usually shine. Not to say that classical male roles aren't expressive, but it's the girls who usually have a wider range to act and express the characters. Male dancers are often pushed to the "elegant prince role" or the peasant man, but they don't usually smile as wide as this character and I think it's a nice change! Male ballet dancers don't usually wear pointe shoes either, but it's starting to change and I hope soon we can get more diversity with productions.

Coming back to my Delusion, I have written a GerIta ballet AU (here's some shameless self-advertise https://archiveofourown.org/works/55068460) and I like to imagine that, as always, Ludwig has difficulties expressing himself in True Neurotypical Fashion, but to think that in the role of a young foolish lover he can somehow express that soft side of his makes me incredibly happy, especially because as someone who's autistic, I find expressing my feelings through art much easier especially towards the ones I love. Some shameless projection here too, I suppose. 🧐

And a flawless pirouette (I think I counted four turns omg), because of course, this is ballet. 🛐

Most male choreographies end their pirouettes dramatically, but in this one he's a simple young peasant man so he has no need for flashy poses. He gets the job done with a smile.

"Your turn, liebling" "😌"

The characterizaton here is superb, I love how clearly you can see the storyline and how humane the characters are. Just youngsters playing around, being silly and loving,,

"Wait, where are you going?" He says. 😟

She's just teasing him and of course, with my Delusion, I can totally see this as Them. I like when their relationship gradually becomes so close and tender Feli just takes the liberty to tease Lud🥹

The girl tilts her head and you can practically picture her mischievous smile.

This next part is fascinating to me (video here). It's 1875, Bournonville liked this so much he made a divertissement to keep the pas de deux in which, unlike literally every other ballet, it's the guy who does the promenade instead of the girl (+ how look at each other in the end it's so cute 😭)

A promenade it's a difficult step in which you turn around over one single leg. Normally, it's ballerinas who do it with the male dancer suporting them. Wearing pointe shoes makes it easier because he is the one moving you, but in this case he is the one turning while still holding her. The roles are reversed! And they look so lovingly into the eyes of the other, God this is so cute. 💖

This step is called penché and I really like it, it's iconic to ballets such as Swan Lake, but in here it is done with the shoes flat instead of pointed. It's a Bournonville thing. 👌

This pose right here is so pretty omg. She looks so shy, like she doesn't want to look at him out of bashfulness,,, so cute,,,, I like to take screenshots of poses like this to study and redraw, so I am definitely doing this one someday. Mark my words.🫡

He extends her hand to her and she takes it gleefully. The way she pulls him over with a smile so they dance together screams Feli to me. It's something I can totally see him doing, pulling Ludwig over to dance some steps that really highlight that awkward shyness they have, looking away from each other and chuckling,, it's so them😭 (video here)

I swear I love this part because it's so well characterized, it has so much personality and it's so sweet 😭😭💕💕 Bournonville really nails that "young lovers" part with playful but somewhat shy acting, it's so cute.

Here, he finally gathers enough courage and declares his love for her, kneeling down and everything, but she's like "mhm, really?" ignoring him and walking away. He's then saddened but she turns around with a bright smile, saying she was just joking and that she loves him too.

I can totally see Feliciano joking with Ludwig like that once they grow closer and closer, but maybe that's just me. He doesn't mean anything bad like that, he's just teasing him!

He would be a little brattish and go "just kidding😋"

Another beautiful pose, the way he looks at her says everything. He's smitten 🙏

And this is all I have for now, thank you for reading! Tomorrow I'll keep going but for now, please think of them. As for me, I am imagining them in my ballet AU where for some reason, they end up dancing this piece right here! So cute orz 💖💖💖💖💖

#hws gerita #gerita #aph gerita #ballet au #just rambling #this is for ship and brainrot purposes #and to make sure i don't lose all this thought i put in here #i didnt know tumblr had a limit for images #i had to cut off some #but it was still fun! i hope you enjoyed!

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thottybrucewayne · 11 days

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I think what I want to get into with the "Anyone can do harm." thing that I keep beating yall over the head with is that literally anyone, anyone at all can do harm it's not "in your DNA" to be an abuser or written in the stars that you'll be a predator. Whatever image you have of an abuser in your head, drop it and replace it with your favorite person in the world and you'll probably be closer to the truth than you realize. It's easy to address harm when it's coming from someone you already hate. I see it happen all the time. Someone you couldn't stand for no real reason does something heinous then all of a sudden here comes the avalanche of "I always knew they were a fucked up individual." No, you didn't. There is no possible way you could have known, you just already didn't fuck with them before they started doing something you could use to justify your hatred of them. I'm guilty of it too! I'm petty, mean, vindictive, and yes! I'm way quicker to believe something bad about someone I hate versus someone I love because I'm human. Still, y all gotta learn to move past that initial "Well, they were always nice to me!" gut feeling and understand that nobody truly knows anyone and anyone can be capable of anything. Even victims. Even you.

#thotty speaks #thotty rants #I was thinking about that Christine chan post and its like yeah yall really don't know how bad it got for her before she did what she did #It reminded me of that thing on tiktok where people take 'cringy' cosplayers videos (most of whom are literal children) and put racist or #bigoted text over it then reupload it to call them out then the og creator gets a flood of harassment mostly from people who hated them for #the crime of being weird on the internet but now they can use 'oh but they're a bigot!' as an excuse to tear them down until they come out #and say 'hey i didn't say this someone stole my shit' and nobody takes their vids down nor apologizes because they didn't fuck with them #anyway so wash rinse repeat #idk I just wish that people had the same smoke for people they actually like #mostly cause I'm tired of being accused of 'switching up' every time I cut people off or stop fuckin with an artist #like this is what we should be doing!!!! ACG ANYBODY CAN GET IT!#It should be smoke for ANYONE who does harm every your fave people!#otherwise you create this world where taking people to task for the harm they've done is less about the harm #and more about justifying our own actions #anyway keep that same energy across the board that's all I'm saying #cause if it comes out tomorrow that somebody close to me did some fucked up shit I'm out of there period #aint no talkin bout shit and that's on me growing up as a child told that certain grown folks can't be alone with me #but they allowed in my house...#Idk about yall but i'm ending that generational curse with me

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stuckinapril · 2 months

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Reprogrammed my own brain by realizing that people don’t just get your devotion outright, but have to work for it. You do not go from 100 to 0 as people fault u. You go from 0 to 100 as they prove bit by bit that they are worthy of ur trust and patience. I used to be infinitely patient & understanding bc I thought that was my “gambit”—an initial investment I was hoping would beget more investment from the other party. I don’t do that shit anymore bc it has never served me once. I will show kindness and compassion to someone, but unless they prove they’re willing to put in the work to make a relationship work (platonic or romantic alike), I’m not going out of my way to emulate patience bc I’m hoping that somehow that will change them. Never ever ever. Humans almost always never work like that. They either give a fuck when they see you’re on the outs w them and change, or they don’t and you’re better off. It’s not “you’re worthy of my time until proven otherwise.” It’s “you’re not worthy of extra effort by me until proven otherwise.” And that may sound harsh but it’s healthier than the opposite approach

#Had this revelation after a conversation w a friend this morning and I had to write it down #Some people might think that’s too uptight and like thats fine but it just won’t be my style anymore to be so patient #W people I don’t even see the bare minimum from #Never again <3 #I won’t ever be a cutthroat person who gives no second chances or ruthlessly cuts people off or gives no grace #But I also won’t go out of my way to prove to people that I’m understanding kind etc

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royalarchivist · 6 months

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For folks who missed today's QSMP Movie Night or want to rewatch it with the original audio intact, I've uploaded the Movie Night portion of several members' VODs to a public Google Drive. I will keep these files up until Monday, December 4th, so be sure to watch and/or download whatever you need before then!

UPDATE: The lovely folks at @mcyt-archives have added all Movie Night 2 VODs to the QSMP Archivist VOD Masterlist. If you're still having trouble finding an unmuted version of the VOD you want to watch, check out their archive!

[ As a side note: thank you to everyone who left such kind comments & messages on the previous VOD Archival post. You're all so sweet, it made me feel really happy and appreciated :') ]

#Mod Talk #QSMP #QSMP Movie Night #Thank you to the person who let me know Tubbo's VOD was having issues #Don't be worried if Tubbo's VOD says ''video still processing'' I had to re-upload it. Check back in 30 minutes or feel free to download it #Aghhh I feel bad that I was only able to get three and a half VODs...#But I was cut short because of that appointment I'd forgotten about and I really couldn't be late to it.#Sorry guys. Hope folks can still get some use out of this at least :(#.......also thank you mcyt-archives for reminding me that archive.org exists why the FRICK have I been using Google Drive LMAOOOOO #Listen I'm working off very little sleep and I got a blood draw today cut me some slack

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phoenixyfriend · 8 months

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Something something """canon""" age difference, modern AU where Rex actually is a decade younger than Anakin

And for Reasons, 34yo Anakin and 39yo Padme have decided to invite this Hot Young 24yo Who Just Exited The Military into their bed for a quick romp that turns into something of a longterm relationship that is sortakinda sugaring

………….just realized this makes Rex only [checks math] twelve or thirteen years older than the twins.

Which is very funny to me. These tweens are so unimpressed by the GI Bill college guy their parents are wooing. Is this supposed to be their new babysitter? A nanny? Wait, he's your boyfriend??? EW.

Such a weird age difference to have with your sorta stepkids

#rexanidala #rexwalker #anidala #rexidala #captain rex #anakin skywalker #padme anidala #skywalker twins #phoenix talks #modern au #age difference #star wars #the clone wars #Rex was probably medically discharged due to a head injury that required brain surgery (a la chip removal)#I want him to be a college dude. but also he's had a career already. sorta. It got cut short but it was a real contract with the military #but I want people ragging on Anidala for dating 'a college kid' and they keep protesting that he's 24! he's a veteran! he's on the GI Bill!#Rex Fett Is Old Enough To Make His Own Decisions Thank You #Rex is just like. okay then. you folks can have your age discourse I'm gonna go put on some swim trunks and be lifeguard for your 12yo twin #means I can get in their good books by being the adult supervision for the pool time they want to have #while also showing off some Nice Pecs for the hot rich older couple I'm dating

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stil-lindigo · 1 year

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floor _

a short comic about struggling to find yourself.

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willowser · 2 months

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i need more barbarian bakugo au or im gonna burst 😢😢

NOOOOOO bc !! ofc you know who he is, right ?? he's the next in line to lead your clan; you've seen him around your little village and at the smithy and felt the wind underneath the wings of his dragon as he flew overhead. you've stolen glances in the market, between the leatherworker's stall and the potter's kiln, and you've celebrated him along with your peers and you've watched him grow, from afar, into the kind of man that will come to be chieftain.

bakugou katsuki has always, always been—important. he was never among the litter of you that were escorted around by the clan childtender when you were just a young thing, nor was he ever involved in training for your first hunt or sat around the elders as the history of the clan was recounted to you; he grew up apart from the lot of you.

occasionally, his tender's would find him scuttling about in the fields with a tiny group of other boys, ones that were brave enough to wrastle with him in the dirt, or followed his commands closely enough that he allowed them to join him on unknown and unsupervised expeditions into the wilds.

you see him closely for the first time at his own nameday, at 16. it's a big celebration, a turning point in his young life, and he stands before the village with a face painted in the markings of a warrior, body unscarred and strong, and he hoots and hollers with all the etiquette of a feral child. which he might as well be, being raised by the kind of fierce chieftess that will no doubt go down in history.

your family offers a gift, as they all do, and it's you that climbs the steps of his family's hall and hand delivers it to him: a little clay dragon, a bit crude but made with care, that you've worked on for weeks. it's hard to tell how he feels about it, because he only stares at you in silence before huffing and puffing and baring his teeth at you, and then you're escorted back down to your family in the blink of an eye.

you orbit each other, distantly, though you never exchange more than a few passing words.

—so when the maidens that serve the bakugou family come to find you in the night, on the eve of katsuki's ascension to chieftain status, you're shocked to find he's taken lives and conquered settlements and tamed dragons and journeyed far and wide and grown to be the battle-hardened man that he is—but has never taken a lover.

and you're even more astounded to find that he's chosen you to be it.

#i had to cut myself off or i would have kept going LMAO #WAAAHHH HE MAKES ME CRAZY #maybe he even goes away for a few years #to fight in some war and he comes back less of a feral child and is suddenly a MAN #WHEW #oh man oh man oh man #he bares his teeth at you as a teen pls he's trying to show you how FIERCE HE IS 🥺🥺🥺#i have to go i have to stop i'll go insane you dont get it #✿ ask willow #✿ thoughts: bakugou

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bombcollar · 5 months

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It snowed again!

#splatoon #squid sisters #deep cut #pearl off the hook is also there #i would have had marina too but i can't hold her marie and the phone at the same time #maybe i'll take some cute snowy pictures of her and pearl later

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little-pondhead · 4 months

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Oops.

While learning to control his powers under the guidance of Clockwork, Danny accidentally curses his own bloodline with the Curse of Sentient Food several centuries in the past. Originally, a witch was supposed to curse his family. Oops. Well, the Fentons were always adapting, and technically, either way, he'd end up battling dino nuggets at three am in his underwear, no matter who the curse came from. So he shrugged and continued on.

Unfortunately, this also means that out of nowhere, the timeline shifted, and some of his very distant relatives are now battling their food into submission at every meal because Danny is ultimately way more powerful than some mortal witch from the 1600s. His version of the curse reached literally everyone he could ever be related to for the last few centuries. Even if they were adopted into the family!

So, returning to the present time after training, Danny is a little startled to see some news clips of people's dinners coming to life and beginning revolutions. Wow, John Fentonightingale really got around, didn't he? He felt a little uncomfortable that now all these random people had to deal with their share of Fenton luck, but from some of the interviews, everyone seemed to be handling it pretty well!

Especially his so-distant-they're-on-another-tree cousins, the Kents, who contacted his family directly, asking how best to prepare a zombie turkey. Their son was coming for Thanksgiving with his new wife and some coworkers, and they just refused to make the guests fight for their lives on a holiday!

They invited the Fentons to join them, of course.