Marvelous Monday Holding
In the dance world, ballerinas are often presented with a
bouquet of flowers onstage (often long-stemmed roses), during or after taking a
bow. And, as one would expect in classical ballet, there is a prescribed way of
holding these flowers: resting in the arms (almost horizontally) as though
cradling a baby.
If a dancer is
right-handed, often the crook of the left elbow is where the flowers are
cradled, leaving the right hand free to pick out a single blossom (usually
prepared beforehand) to present to her partner during the curtain call. Or
vice-versa.
At no time should the flowers be held upright, like a bridal
bouquet, or clenched down at the side.
They are always cradled gently and elegantly.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #7nn:
“A bouquet of flowers should be held like a baby.”
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of the Day:
“The earth laughs in flowers.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
― Ralph Waldo Emerson
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