Super Saturday Crunching Statute
There is no crunching in ballet. Crunching is reserved for
breakfast cereals and potato chips, not ballet technique. This is an absolute
Statute, meaning there is never any circumstance where crunching is allowed.
Never.
At no time should a dancer crunch their toes, crunch their
spine, or crunch their lower back in an attitude or arabesque. Crunching means
gravity wins. It is also uncomfortable and unattractive. A dancer should always be resisting gravity and sending energy
outward in all directions, and thus resisting the dreaded crunch.
Enjoy your crunchy cereal in the morning, but leave the
crunchies on the table and keep them out of class.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #68:
“There is no crunching in ballet.”
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