Fun Friday Basement
Grand pliés can be problematic. Unlike their near cousins,
demi- pliés, grand pliés have a basement.
That’s right. The bottom of a grand plié is the basement of the step, and
basements tend to be dark, damp, and not a place people want to linger.
This idea is related to Ballet
Secret #2n: “ A plié is continuous, it never stops”; and Ballet Secret #2b: “A plié
is a movement, not a position”; but takes it a step further (no pun intended). Imagining
a dank, dark basement provides the motivation to leave and not linger.
And motivation is always welcome!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #2y:
“Never linger in the
basement of a grand plié.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Success is like a high-rise building. I'm
on the first floor.
There are a lot of people in the basement or the parking
lot but I was lucky enough to have made it to the first
floor and I'm looking to make it to the penthouse.
- Justin Guarini
There are a lot of people in the basement or the parking
lot but I was lucky enough to have made it to the first
floor and I'm looking to make it to the penthouse.
- Justin Guarini
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