Technical Tuesday Suspenders
The peril in any plié is when we forget to maintain a
constant lift upward and away from the floor. It is all too easy to let gravity
take over and drop into the plié, allowing the weight of the body to sink or
worse, to crash. And as we all know, there is no crashing in ballet.
One image that can be helpful is an imaginary fashion
accessory: a brightly colored pair of heavy duty suspenders. These suspenders
are attached from the tights to the ceiling, and provide the perfect amount of
resistance for any plié.
Of course, your suspenders don’t have to be multi-colored,
you can imagine them any way you desire.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #2q:
“When you plié, imagine
wearing suspenders that are tied to the ceiling.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“We
rise by lifting others.”
-
Robert Ingersoll
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