Wacky Wednesday Wandering
Looking at the floor is a common bad habit, but another one
is the “wandering eye” syndrome. This happens when the dancer doesn’t
consciously focus on anything, and has a blank stare. This is not only
unattractive, and a bit disconcerting for the viewer, it also undermines the
dancer’s stability.
Stability is largely determined by the eye focus. If the eye focus is on the floor, as I have discussed
before, that’s where the performer will tend to go. If the eye focus is too
high (think ceiling), then the chin lifts and the postural alignment tilts
backwards.
What needs to happen is a natural, slightly-above-eye-level
focus that moves, changes and adjusts as the dancer moves. This is the same way the
focus adjusts when one is simply walking down the street, doing laundry,
driving a car, etc.
If your eyes tend to wander, find things in the room or on the
stage to look at during each step. Doing this consciously a few times is
usually all it takes to correct the “wandering eye” syndrome.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #7ii:
“Avoid wandering, unfocused eyes.”
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― Roman Payne
― Roman Payne
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