Monday Magnetism
Secret number 4a states that a tendu never leaves the floor. But this is more difficult to do than it
seems. Often the foot maintains a good,
steady contact until the last minute when it levitates. Now it is no longer a tendu – it is a dégagé.
To help keep a tendu from having an identity crisis and to
help it stick to the floor at all times, pretend there is a magnetic track under
the floor. The tendu is drawn along this
track, like a monorail train that gets its power from the track. The tendu never loses contact with the power in
this track, or all movement will stop – bam!
The dancer will be halted with one foot slightly off the floor and no
way to go back down, because the power is cut off.
So in any tendu, keep the power on by maintaining contact
with the floor.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #4f:
“Imagine a magnetic
track in the floor that powers the tendu and prevents it from lifting.”
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of the Day:
“If you realized how powerful your
thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.”
-Peace Pilgrim
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