Mad Monday Tube
One of the more difficult aspects of a pirouette is
maintaining the nice, tight vertical alignment that is so crucial from the time
the foot reaches passé (retiré)until the end of the turn – which incidentally,
is also in passé (retiré).
There are many ways to think about this, but one that works
very dependably is Ballet Secret # 14g: Imagine
turned while inside an empty paper towel tube.
This tube is large enough to accommodate the arms in fifth en avant, the
passé leg, and perhaps a tutu, but that’s it.
It is also tall enough to allow for a nice lift in the body.
One could also imagine a toilet paper tube, but that seems
not quite so nice, and it is certainly not quite tall enough.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #14g:
“During a pirouette,
imagine turning while inside an empty paper towel tube.”
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