Wacky Wednesday More
In any relevé, dancers
must always try to go higher than they
think they need to go. This is especially true in pointe work, because so
often the lift isn’t sufficient to get the feet fully pulled up. Scary.
Why does this happen?
Probably because the amount of lift necessary for a good relevé in ballet
slippers is less than the lift needed for a poor relevé in pointe shoes. When
dancers first attempt this, it can feel daunting. But it gets easier.
This lift is always balanced
by and equal and opposite energy downward.
But you already knew that!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #29b
“In
relevés, particularly on pointe, you must go higher than you think you need to
go.”
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“Stop
doing what is easy. Start doing what is right.”
― Roy Bennett
― Roy Bennett
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