Technical Tuesday Rain
In many cultures, the clavicles (collar bones) are
considered to be signs of beauty. In
ballet, correct posture dictates that these “beauty areas” be opened and
visible. If a dancer slouches forward,
the head drops and the clavicles recede into shadow. Instead, allow them to open to the light!
The opening of the upper chest also fosters the lengthening
of the spine and thereby allows the correct alignment to fall (or “pull up”) into
place.
Imagine that the area around the clavicles opens outward,
allowing the light in, and enabling the space above these two beauty bones to
collect water from a gentle rainfall.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1dd:
“Imagine opening the area around the clavicles (collar bones) to allow
them to collect rainwater.”
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Quote
of the Day:
“Criticism, like rain, should be
gentle enough to nourish a man's growth without destroying his roots.
-
Frank A. Clark
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