Wild Wednesday Sweater
Pull
It’s fall! Or so the
calendar says, anyway. Soon we’ll be pulling out all those comfy, warm
sweaters. Which reminds me…
So often when dancers
are doing a first to fifth en haut port de bras, they allow their arms to over-cross
and squash (and there is no squashing in ballet, as per statute). This makes it
appear as though they are removing a sweater over their head. Not good.
The only time a port de
bras is permitted to over-cross is in Swan Lake or other bird-like variations,
and that’s a different animal…or bird.
Instead, always maintain
the correct shape and distance from the body in the arms during all port de
bras. Only real sweaters should be removed.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Dance History Factoid # 94
“A
port de bras from first to fifth en haut should not look like taking off a
sweater.”
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“Love the trees until their
leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again next year.”
― Chad Sugg
― Chad Sugg
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