Mad Monday Sandwich Filling
Due to the nature of turn-out in classical ballet, many
balletic positions should be “flat”. This is usually from the armpits down,
since the arms and their curved port de bras are less flat.
Positions like sous-sus, cou de pied, first, second, and
fifth positions and especially retiré are some of the “flat” positions created
because the legs are (or should be!) turned out. In other words, any of these
positions (and others) could fit easily between two pieces of bread. Sandwich
filling!
When performing any flat position or pose, imagine that the
lower part of the body (below the armpits), is in a sandwich. If anything is in
the wrong place (twisted or turned-in), a hole would be poked in the bread. And
no holes are ever allowed in a balletic sandwich.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #7mm:
“ Many balletic positions could fit inside a
sandwich without poking holes in the bread.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Sandwich
every bit of criticism between two layers of praise.”
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