Marvelous Monday Elastic
The dress codes of some ballet academies require students to
wear a narrow elastic band around their waists.
This is to provide a visual reference that shows when the hips are
aligned and level and when they are out of place.
Whether it is allowed in the dress code or not, using a line
of reference like an elastic can be a good idea, even if only for short
periods. With the waistline emphasized
it is immediately obvious when one hip is lifted above the other (in retiré,
for example), or when the pelvis is tipped backward allowing the seat to stick
out.
So try it when you can.
It is an easy way to spot alignment problems and correct them.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1hh:
“Wear an elastic around the waist as a reminder to keep the hips level
and square.”
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