Mad Monday Flat
Consider the shape of the thighs. When walking normally, the
curved side (the quadriceps) face front. But when a dancer rotates the legs in
the hip sockets to turn out, the flatter side of
the thighs face front. This flatter side is often referred to by dancers as part of he
“inside thigh” (because it is on the inside before the dancer turns out).
This flat thigh idea is a good image for proper turn-out: remember
that the flat side of the thighs face front.
Also, this flat side can be imagined to have a zipper on it that it pulled
up (past the "teotard" line) for correct posture.
Flat thighs and zippers! Happy Monday.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #3q:
“Imagine the flat side of the thighs facing front.”
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