Terrific Tuesday Collar Bones and Rainy Days
In many cultures, prominent collar bones (clavicles) are a
sign of beauty. In ballet, it is important that this area of the upper chest
remains open, lifted, and level (there is no arching of the back). This is often
difficult to do, especially when a dancer is tired, or winded from exertion. In
these cases, the chest and upper shoulder areas tend to cave in and droop
forward. And, you will remember, there is no drooping in ballet.
To prevent this sort of drooping, imagine standing (with
good posture for dance) in a gentle rain. If the upper body is correctly
aligned, raindrops will begin to collect in the spaces just above the collar
bones. Eventually two beautiful little pools will develop.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #1oo:
“Open the upper chest
to collect raindrops above the collar bones.”
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