Fun Friday Focus Point

 

Fun Friday Focus Point

You will remember Ballet Secret #1F: “The eye focus is slightly above eye level, with a “politely arrogant” expression.” Once dancers know this, they usually find it relatively easy to achieve. Here’s the problem: When a dancer’s body goes higher in space, either by a relevé, a jump, or by being lifted by a partner, they often forget that the eye focus must also lift.

If the eye focus remains at the same point, the chin will drop and the head will move forward and down – ruining the correct alignment and balance. Of course this severely compromises whatever step the dancer is doing.

Therefore, the eye focus is a constantly changing thing. Ballet Secret #1f remains true, but when the elevation of the body changes, the slightly-above-eye-level focus must also change.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Secret #1ss:  

“The eye focus must go higher when jumping, being lifted or on relevé.”

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