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Friday, March 27, 2015

Fun Friday Buttons



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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