Saturday Hoses
The shape of the arms in ballet is very specific, and seldom
are any sharp angles created in the line.
The problem areas tend to be the joints of the elbow and wrist, which,
if allowed to bend too much create an angle instead of a curve.
To help achieve the lovely curves necessary; imagine the
arms as garden hoses. If a gardener
pulls out a hose to water his roses and the hose kinks (an angle develops), the
water won’t flow smoothly – and if the kink is bad enough the water won’t flow
at all.
If a dancer’s arms were hoses and the water had to flow, no
angles would be created. Instead, the
water would follow the gentle curve of the elbow and the wrist, finally flowing
out all five fingertips. Or, if the arms
are making a “connected” full curve (as in fifth en haut), the water would have
a continuous, almost circular flow pattern.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #6n:
“Imagine the arms as hoses, and allow a continuous flow of
water through them and out of the fingertips.”
Link of the Day:
“Maybe you don’t have to push yourself forward. Maybe you just have to stop holding yourself
back.”
-Doe Zantamata
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