Wonderful Wednesday and the Rubber Band Theory
Dance is a constant interplay of potential and kinetic
energy. I often use a rubber band (or
hair band) to demonstrate this concept, in a basic sense, to my students. I stretch the rubber band and say that this
is the potential energy, and then I let it go to illustrate kinetic energy.
In ballet class, I usually start at barre with sous-sus soutenu as an example. The plié (done correctly as a movement, not a position), and the extending to tendu is the potential energy (the pull of the rubber band); and the movement to relevé in sous-sus is the kinetic energy (the release of the rubber band).
In ballet class, I usually start at barre with sous-sus soutenu as an example. The plié (done correctly as a movement, not a position), and the extending to tendu is the potential energy (the pull of the rubber band); and the movement to relevé in sous-sus is the kinetic energy (the release of the rubber band).
This helps the dancers remember to use the plié as a continuous
movement, and not “sit” at the bottom.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #2e:
“Pulling a rubber band
(plié) shows potential energy,
letting it go illustrates kinetic energy.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Your life is a reflection of how effectively you balance
potential and kinetic energy.”
-Steve Maraboli
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