Marvelous Monday In Between
One way to illustrate the correct alignment for pliés is to
have the students stand behind the
barre – between the barre and the wall. This only works in studios where there
is enough room between the wall and the barre for the dancer to stand.
Young children in particular love the “being bad” feeling of
being allowed to scrunch behind the barre. But it serves a useful purpose: once
the student is there, have them face the barre and plié. Since there is so
little room they immediately feel how a plié must go up and down without
deviation – like the image of being in a toaster.
I don’t recommend doing this if there is a mirror on the
wall behind the barre. Do it only if there is a bare wall and enough space for
the student to get there with relative ease.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #2p:
“Standing between the
barre and the wall illustrates the correct posture for plié.”
Link of the Day:
http://balletoman.com/1608-alina-cojocaru-balance.html#vid
Quote
of the Day:
“There are only two options regarding
commitment; you're either in or you're out. There's no such thing as life
in-between.”
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