Mad Monday Kisses
There are lots of places in ballet where it is useful to think about
kissing. We dancers are affectionate
beings, and these kisses help insure good technique. I’ve blogged about Aunt Matilda kissing your
cheek, and how you should kiss your knees in port de bras forward.
Here’s another one:
when completing a plié, the backs of the knees should make contact, or
kiss. This prevents slightly
bent knees, and thus a weakened position. The
only time the knees are allowed to be relaxed (slightly bent) is during a bourrée. Otherwise, the patella (knee cap) is fully
pulled up.
Imagining the backs of the knees kissing is one way to keep
the legs fully “pulled up”, elongated, and strong.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #2n:
“When completing a plié,
remember that the back of the knees should kiss.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Perseverance
is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already
did.”
-Newt
Gingrich
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