Fun Friday Buttons
We’ve talked about different ways to think about engaging
the muscles in the hip socket that are so critical for proper turnout, and
today I’m adding another one. Buttons.
Imagine a large button located on each side of the derrière
where the “dimples” appear when the turnout is working correctly. I’ve blogged
about these dimples before: http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2014/08/fun-friday-secret-dimples.html
These dimple buttons should be visibly pushed in when the turnout is
engaged. You can imagine them any way you like: large red ones, striped,
polka-dotted – whatever works for you.
This also provides a nice, secret way for an instructor to
remind students during class to use the muscles in the hip socket and the derrière
without any observer realizing exactly what is being said. A simple “Buttons!”
is all it takes. A good, polite way to convey the information.
Of course, the pun here is obvious: Butt –ons for turnout.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #3p:
“Imagine a large button (Butt-on) on each side of the derrière that is
pushed in to engage turnout.”
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