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Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Tuesday Tracking



Tuesday Tracking

Yesterday I talked about tendus and the imaginary magnetic track that runs under the floor.  Today I’m going to add another element:  a track that runs down the foot.  This is a double track, like a railroad track, with two rails:  one on each side on the foot.

When stretching the foot, the stretching sensation should feel equal on both tracks.  Unfortunately, it is easy to stretch the pinky toe side of the foot further than the big toe side, and this produces the dreaded sickled foot. 

 Instead, always imagine stretching down the railroad track, putting equal energy on each rail, and extending that energy onward to infinity.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #4g:  
“Imagine a railroad track that runs on each side of the foot, and always stretch equally down each rail when pointing the foot.”

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