Terrific Tuesday and April Fools’ Day
Yes, it is the first day of April and I’m not going to play
any pranks to celebrate. One famous person
who was born on this date was Debbie Reynolds, an actress and dancer who
starred in Singin’ in the Rain. For anyone who hasn’t seen this movie, it has
some of the most wonderful dance sequences ever put on film.
But I digress. It is
Tuesday and time for the Tip (Secret) of the Day: When extending the leg in arabesque, do not
try to fool the audience and “flag” the foot.
Yes, there is a bevel of the foot that completes the line of the leg with
a slight upward curve, but this should be created by correctly stretching the
foot and ankle. Since the big toe side
of the foot should stretch further (something that is developed through repetition
in daily class), a bevel naturally occurs.
No “flagging” should be needed to create this curve.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret 7q:
“A correctly stretched foot and ankle will produce a bevel (curve) of
the foot in arabesque. No “flagging” is necessary.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Do or do not. There
is no ‘try’.”
-
Yoda (The
Empire Strikes Back)
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