Wondrous Wednesday Double L
When standing at the barre, working on alignment and
everything else, one area of importance is the hip
region – the pelvis. I’ve blogged before about how it should feel like wearing a
tutu with fine china balanced on top, etc.
Today, remember Double
L: The hips (pelvis) must be lifted
and level. About the only time the “level”
part changes is when the working leg is above about 30-45 degrees in derrière,
and with extremely high extensions in
other directions -then there is a slight, permissible shift in the line of the
pelvis. But most of the time, the pelvis is level and the lift away from gravity is always present (because gravity can’t be
turned off).
So think of Double L whenever you are working on posture and
alignment.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1tt:
“The hips must be lifted and level.”
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