Marvelous Monday Flag Signals
Port de bras should always look lovely and fluid. Yes, even
for the gentleman, although their arms will be less “flowery” than women.
Unfortunately, sometimes stiffness creeps in and the arms
end up looking like a series of flag signals. You know, those things you learned
about in girl and boy scouts using flag formations as codes (see above image
and video link). This is fine for sending messages across distances, but not
for port de bras.
Instead, allow the arms to relax enough to move fluidly
without locking the elbows or the wrist. It is when the joints “lock” that the
flag signal appearance begins.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #6ss:
“Port de bras should never look stiff - like flag signals.”
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