Fun Friday Flats
The arms in fifth en haut, or high fifth, should create the
shape of an oval picture frame – not a round picture frame. In fact, as I have discussed before, the
shape of the arms is almost, but not quite straight - much straighter than most
people think.
But too often the arms become droopy and the resulting line
is no longer beautiful. This is
particularly true in fifth en haut, and when the arms are not fully stretched
into the aforementioned picture frame they look more like a flat tire – over
the head. Not good! No flat tires are allowed!
To avoid flat tires on the head, always stretch the arms
fully, just as they are shaped in à la seconde. The arms do not shorten simply because they
are overhead!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #6u:
“The arms in fifth en
haut must create an extended curve: No
flat tire fifths.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“It’s easy to be mad at a flat tire, but
that doesn’t put the spare on.”
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