Saturday Statute Chest
A common problem for many dancers is understanding the
directive “pull up”. I have blogged before about how this lift must come from
the top of the head, or the ears (or both), and it must be a lift of the skeletal structure.
The natural reaction to the phrase “pull up” is to lift from
the chest. This doesn’t work because a lift from the chest just throws the body
backwards. It can also cause a compression of the spine and an arch in the back
and then the dancer tends to fall backwards. Scary.
Therefore, Ballet
Statue #57 is simple and direct:
“Never “pull up” from the chest.”
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #57:
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