Monday Madness
I’ve talked before about the alignment of the body and how
the hip bones should be imagined as headlights on a car. Today I’m going to discuss the entire
torso.
In ballet, the torso is, most of the time, relatively
immobile. With the exceptions of port de
bras, cambres and instances of epaulement, the torso simply doesn’t move or
twist much. And this can be a
problem. The spine supports the back
effectively, but there is no spine in the front of the body! This allows turning, twisting, and bending
movements, but also allows a dancer to do these movements when they shouldn’t –
pirouettes are a prime example.
So for those times when the torso must remain still, imagine
it as a big cereal box. Pick any brand
you like, and don’t allow the cereal inside to get crushed.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1z:
“Imagine the torso as a large cereal box, and don’t let the cereal get
crushed.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before
you get tired.”
-Jules Renard
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