Fun Friday Falling
Dancers must not be afraid to fall! Falling is inevitable, although of course we
hope it happens in the classroom, and not on the stage. But falling onstage happens too, and a dancer
must learn to recover and carry on – unless there is an injury involved that
precludes any further dancing. In cases like
this, the dancer should find a way offstage, or the technical director will
bring the curtain down. This is a rare occurrence,
fortunately.
I have heard some teachers say that a dancer should fall at
least once in every class. While I
understand the idea – a dancer needs to practice falling – I don’t agree with
the necessity of falling down every day!
The technique for falling is simply this: relax. Try to relax when you find yourself in an
inescapable fall, instead of tensing up and being afraid. This is why practicing falling is
important. I remember one utterly fearless
student who fell with such regularity and abandon that I feared for her safety –
but she never got hurt! She was totally
relaxed whenever she fell.
So don’t be afraid to fall.
Practice falling in class, so it isn’t such a scary thing.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #7w:
“ A dancer must practice falling.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“You may have a fresh start any moment you
choose, for this thing that we call ‘failure’ is not the falling down, but the
staying down.”
-
Mary Pickford
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