Super Saturday Rocking
When a dancer performs a cambré forward on pointe or
demi-pointe in fifth position, a common problem is “rocking” backwards. The
legs, instead of maintaining a perpendicular alignment, angle back, which
places the dancer’s seat behind the
feet instead of over them.
At the barre, it is easy for this mistake to go unnoticed –
the dancer’s grip on the barre prevents falling. But in the center, this won’t happen.
And everything done at the barre should be done with the idea that it prepares the dancer for the
center.
It is simple to correct this “rocking”: in a cambré forward,
think of placing the weight on the front foot.
If the dancer is not in fifth position, it is still helpful to think of
lengthening the legs and staying forward during the cambré - or pretend there is an invisible front foot.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #21e:
“To prevent rocking back in a cambré forward,
think of putting the weight on the front foot.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
““The only thing a person can ever really
do is keep moving forward. Take that big leap forward without hesitation,
without once looking back. Simply forget the past and forge toward the future.”
― Alyson Noel, The Immortals Boxed Set
― Alyson Noel, The Immortals Boxed Set
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