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The "mule-kick" is actually a pretty position.
The "mule-kick" is actually a pretty position.
The "mule-kick" is actually a pretty position. It's an arabesque or back spiral position that comes straight from the ballet stage.
While I am not even going to begin to be techincal because that's just not my thing...my opinion is that since the COP all program tend to look the same in a certain way. Same spins, spirals, similiar footwook etc. Everyone wants the highest points which means the same moves...the originality is gone.
I won't argue aesthetics, but I will point out that no matter how pretty some may find it, the mulekick has no place in solid jumping technique. The free leg is supposed to be stretched _back_ and not up. I think maybe Zhang is creating torque by kicking the leg up so high while whirling her arms around so that the pick comes down with more force and later than it would, allowing her to massively pre-rotate.
The only thing I have to disagree is that Yuna doesn't fit into the stereotype of baby ballerina. She's more like young Kwan IMO.
I agree. I don't see any baby ballerina in Yuna. She reminds me of Kwan.