Super Saturday Statute Floppy
Back in the early days of computers, there were floppy
disks. So called because they were
large enough to “flop”, or move around a bit if moved a certain way. You'll find few of these today - now everything is smaller and much less floppy.
Ballet is an area where nothing is floppy. Everything is held in a lovely sculptural
position, or moves though these beautiful positions – especially the feet. There
are no floppy feet in ballet. Not
ever. Even in Cecchetti style frappés,
the foot still moves through a prescribed position and no flopping is allowed. And, as I have discussed before, the energy
always goes outward – beyond the toenails – when the foot is fully stretched
(pointed).
So, just as there are no floppy disks today in computers,
there are no floppy feet in ballet!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #26:
“There are no floppy feet in ballet.”
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Quote
of the Day:
“What's the
point of doing anything if it's easy? It's so much more valuable when a
challenge has to be overcome”
- Scott
Hamilton, gold medalist figure skating, cancer survivor
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