Mad Monday Magnetism
Keeping the foot attached to the floor in tendues (and some
other steps) can be a problem. The feet tend to “pop off” the floor, especially
at the end (extension) of the tendu. Now it is no longer a tendu.
To keep that all-important contact with the floor, imagine
that the floor is a giant magnet, or is completely magnetized. Now pretend that
your ballet shoes or pointe shoes are made of a lightweight, flexible metal.
Feel the sensation of the magnetic floor drawing the shoe downward as the tendu
moves outward.
This is what needs to happen on each and every tendu. Magnet
power!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #4o:
“ Imagine standing on a magnetic floor wearing metal shoes.”
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