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Monday, September 5, 2016

Madcap Monday Hip or Heel




Madcap Monday Hip or Heel

We all know that a tendu devant leads with the heel to maintain turnout, and that a tendu derrière leads with the toes for the same reason. Well, here’s a new thought.

Imagine initiating the tendu movement (in any direction) by rotating the leg in the hip socket a tiny bit more. Of course, we should be doing this all the time anyway, but by rotating a bit extra right before the tendu – actually initiating the movement with the rotation - the whole leg all the way down through the toes will be fully turned-out. Voilà! The perfect tendu.

That’s a lot of benefit for one simple thought.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:

Ballet Secret #4u:  
“ Think of initiating a tendu from the rotation in the hip.”

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“We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking.”
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