Wondrous Wednesday Lateral Shift
The word “lateral” means: of, at,
toward, or from the side or sides.”
This lateral movement is particularly important when there is
a transfer of body weight from two feet (in fifth position for example), to one
foot (to retiré, for example). The body must shift over the supporting foot laterally, without lifting one hip or
the other - or tilting the shoulder line. Otherwise the dancer’s balance will
be compromised.
Therefore, it is important to recognize how to do this lateral
shift without “sitting” in the supporting hip (by lifting away from gravity at
all times). I have posted several blogs about this lift-and-resistance to
gravity.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #22n:
“For most
transitions from two feet to one, the torso does a lateral shift.”
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“It had long since come to my attention
that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them.
They went out and happened to things.”
― Leonardo da Vinci
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