Essential to correct technique is what I think of as the
geometry of ballet. This involves how
the body is placed in space, and whether the dancer is facing straight (toward
the audience), or angled slightly. A
common image, and a very effective one, is this: Imagine the hips having headlights, just like
a car or truck. These headlights always
face straight ahead (or in the desired direction), and seldom twist.
This concept is usually introduced with the dancer facing
the barre, and later expanded to mean the proper “right angle to the barre”
facing. Later, when the dancers learn to
angle in and out from the barre, the concept of correct, square, “headlight
facing” follows them.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #5a:
“ Imagine
your hips as headlights on a car. Always keep them focused “on the road”.
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of the Day:
“How
far that little candle throws his beams!
So shines a good deed in a weary world.”
-
William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
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