Wild Wednesday Pointer
Here we go again with another image for better posture and
alignment! Can there ever be too many? No. I think not. Today’s image involves a prop – a telescoping pointer.
Not something the average person usually has on them, but something most people
are familiar with.
Sometimes it is disguised as a normal pen, but when pulled,
it extends longer and longer and longer. Usually a foot and a half or more. I
have one of these and it is handy for illustrating the length and lift
necessary when a dancer “pulls up”.
I usually pull it out only part way and ask the students if that looks like enough. Most of them will
say it “yes”, and then I pull it further. You get the idea. It is useful
to actually see something that extends and extends…
So find a telescoping pointer or pen, or at least a photo of
one. It is a great image for how the body lengthens in ballet.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1pp:
“Imagine a telescoping pointer.”
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““Everyone wants to live on top of the
mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.”
― Andy Rooney
― Andy Rooney
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