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Monday, June 22, 2015

Marvelous Monday Seamless


Marvelous Monday Seamless

When beginners learn to read, or play an instrument there are always stops or pauses in between each word or note. This is part of the normal learning process, and it is the same when learning dance steps.

However, as the student advances, the pauses need to be eliminated and a smooth, seamless transition between words, notes or steps must evolve. To do this, a dancer must be secure enough in each individual step to be able to think at least one step ahead. When performing one step, the mind is already thinking about the next one – and beyond. It is the same in music and reading. A student who is thinking only about the step he /she is doing is already one step behind.

I tell my students that the audience should never be able to tell where one step ends and the next one begins. It is like giving away a secret. Instead, the movement should appear effortless, continuous and seamless.

This is achieved in two ways: first, by thinking ahead; and second, the same way you get to Carnegie Hall: practice, practice, practice.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #7vv:  
“Movement patterns must appear seamless.”

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““It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
Confucius

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