Wild Wednesday Over Tuck
I have blogged before about how the pelvis maintains a level
and neutral position and it doesn’t “tuck under”. See http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2016/02/saturday-tuck-under-statute.html
and http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2014/03/fun-friday-no-tipping-tucking-or-tilting.html
The misconception about “tucking” comes about because when
the legs are rotated correctly in the hip socket, the muscles in the seat “indent”,
giving the illusion of the seat tucking under. But the pelvis doesn’t and
shouldn’t.
Often students over tuck the pelvis when trying to increase
their turn-out, particularly in an extension to à la seconde. They push the
pelvis under to show more of the” inside” muscles and the bottom of the foot on
the extended leg . This puts stress on the lower back.
The important thing is: use the rotation in the hip socket
correctly, and keep the pelvis level and neutral.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #3u:
“Beware of tucking the pelvis.”
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