Hang It Up
When performing a cambré, or port de bras back, there is a tendency for one side of the
body to curve backward further than the other.
This twists the torso, and destroys the correct alignment of the body
needed for the movement. Some directives
work well to correct this: “Take both
shoulders back together”; “Feel as
though you are doing a backbend over the back of a chair,” etc. But for those students who are still having
trouble, this image seems to provide consistent success: “Imagine wearing a jacket that someone forgot
to remove the hanger from… think of how that would feel if you tried to cambré
with the hanger in place.”
A more concrete example would be to actually hold a hanger
(preferably a non-bendable wooden one) against the dancer’s shoulder blades as
they cambré.
From
the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #6c:
Secret #6c:
“Imagine wearing a coat with the hanger still in it. Feel the hanger against your shoulder blades
as you cambré.”
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