Terrific Tuesday Penchée
A lovely penchée can be performed in many positions, but it
is most commonly done in arabesque. The
highly coveted “six o’clock” penchée is exactly what it sounds like: the legs form a perfect perpendicular line,
like a non-digital clock reading six o’clock.”
There are a number of secrets to a successful penchée, but
the most important one is Ballet Secret #21b:
“The body is allowed to go down only as much as the working leg goes up”. It is imperative that this rule be observed,
because if the body descends ahead of the leg, the line is ruined, and so is
the stability of the position.
Another way to think of it is this: the relationship (distance) between the
dancer’s back and the arabesque leg is constant. If the body inclines ahead of the leg, this
relationship is broken.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #21b:
“The rule of the
penchée: the body is allowed to go
down only as much as the working leg goes up.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“With the new day comes new strength and
new thoughts.”
-
Eleanor Roosevelt
Help expand the knowledge base!
Leave a comment about any instructions, ideas,
or images that worked best for you!
No comments:
Post a Comment