Sensational Saturday
Underestimate
I’ve blogged many times about pliés and how important they
are. Critical, in fact. Yet dancers so often fail to use them effectively. Or,
they ignore them completely. Scary.
Think about how powerful a single plié is and how much it
does: it propels things, it cushions things, it relaxes the muscles in the leg
to prevent injury, etc. etc. etc.! In short, it is truly the most important
step in ballet!
Whenever a dancer encounters problems with a particular step,
or set of steps, I advise them to look first at their plié – is it being used
to its maximum effectiveness? Often, just adjusting the plié solves a multitude
of problems.
Never underestimate the power of a plié!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #62:
“Never underestimate the power of a plié.”
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“It has long been an axiom of mine that
the little things are infinitely the most important.”
― Arthur Conan Doyle
― Arthur Conan Doyle
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