Technical Tuesday Tights

Technical Tuesday Tights

I have often thought that it would be helpful to have a pair of tights with a variety of lines and arrows painted on them.  It would be a great visual aid for beginners, allowing them to see exactly where things should go.

For example, a single line running down the center front of the tights from the “teotard line” down the front of the thigh, through the center of the knee, down through the center of the shinbone and finishing on the top center of the foot.  Imagine it!

This would help in many areas, but especially in teaching how the knees must align over the feet during pliés.  Simply use the “easy tights line” to line up a perfect plié!

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #16m:  

“Imagine a vertical line painted on the front of your tights.”

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