Saturday Five
When the whole foot
is on the floor, that is, times when the supporting foot is not in a relevé (or
on the way up or down from a relevé), it is important that all five toes make contact with the floor. This sounds simple
enough, right?
However, often in an attempt to “push” the turn-out too far,
the dancer’s weight rolls forward onto the arch of the foot and the little toes
levitate off the floor. Scary stuff. This weakens the ankle, among other horrible
things, and doesn’t provide the necessary strong base for balancing, or for
pushing from a plié.
Ballet Statute #61
makes it clear: all five toes must be
in contact with the floor at all times when the whole foot is on the floor. No
levitating little toes!
Ballet Statute #61:
“When the whole
foot is on the floor, all five toes must make contact with the floor.”
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