Sensational Saturday Statute
Ahhh those random thumbs.
You know what I mean – thumbs that stick out when they should be aligned
close to the palm of the hand. This is
the same place thumbs go everyday – unless one is hitchhiking, which is not a
good idea.
Notice the way the thumbs fall when the arms are at the side
of the body and the hands are relaxed.
The walking-down-the-street position if you will. The thumbs fall neatly in line with the other
fingers. This is the way they should be
in any balletic port de bras. The thumbs
are in line with the slightly extended fingers.
No hitchhiking!
This is especially problematic when the arms are overhead in
fifth en haut. If the thumbs are allowed
to poke out, or extend away from the fingers, the result is the dreaded “hamburger
hands”, see http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-sandwiches.html
So remember today’s statute:
There is no hitchhiking in ballet.
From the Itty Bitty Beige Book of Ballet Statutes:
Statute #24:
“There is no hitchhiking in ballet.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Life is too sweet and too short to
express our affection with just our thumbs. Touch is meant for more than a
keyboard.”
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