Fun Friday and Falling
From the Big Beige
Book of Ballet Statutes comes this rule:
“Always fall forward.” Now, you
may think that falling isn’t exactly something one plans to do – it just
happens. Well, that’s true up to a point
(no pun intended). However, during the
thousands of hours of class time, dancers should always work toward making any
falls go forward – and especially not
backwards.
This is because, as discussed before, the correct alignment
of the body is straight and slightly
forward from the ankles. Therefore,
the alignment itself should make a forward fall more likely. Dancers that fall backwards on a regular
basis are usually pulling up from the chest and not the top of the head, so the
alignment issues, once corrected, will often solve any falling problems
altogether.
But if a dancer must fall – he/she should always strive to fall
forward!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Statute #9:
“Always fall forward.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Most important thing in life is learning how to fall.”
-Jeanette Walls
-Jeanette Walls
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