Marvelous Monday and Gravity
There are many statutes and secrets that speak of things
like “…no drooping in ballet”, or “there is always a lengthening on the
opposite side of the body”, etc. All of
this comes down to one simple fact: A dancer is always resisting gravity
(Statute #25).
From the moment the hand is placed on the barre, the
resistance begins. It is gentle, but
constant. An ongoing subtle lift away
from gravity. Since we cannot turn
gravity off, we must always lift in opposition to it.
This is difficult for beginning dancers, and the temptation
is to give in and droop, or the opposite, pull too aggressively upward. An aggressive attack exhausts the dancer, and
drooping, paradoxically, does the same.
So simply imagine a gentle upward resistance. When you forget - and you will - just pull
upward again.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #25:
“A dancer is always resisting gravity.”
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