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Friday, December 5, 2014

Fun Friday Credit Cards


Fun Friday Credit Cards

Here we are in December, and I thought this would be a good time to talk about credit cards. Not because of gift buying, however. Credit cards make me think of dancers who have the habit of pushing their shoulder blades together – usually because their arms are too far back.

This pinching of the upper back isn't attractive and it destroys the expansion of the back necessary for good posture and stability. The energy should radiate outward from the spine, extend through the arms and continue beyond the fingertips.

When the shoulder blades pinch together it looks like a credit card could be swiped down the middle of the dancer’s back. Not good. No credit cards allowed!

The arms should not be out of the ”control zone” (see previous blogs), and must be slightly in front of the side of the body (unless one is dancing Swan Lake). This will prevent someone from swiping their credit card in a place that will not help them make a purchase.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #1ii:
“The shoulder blades should not look like a place to swipe a credit card.”

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“When I turned fifteen, I remember my father gave me a credit card which I was allowed to use for two things: emergencies and books.”
-          Ann Brashares


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