Wild Wednesday Arabesque Formula
Remember Ballet
Secret #18f? It is: “When viewed from the side, the working
foot in an arabesque should not appear to have a giant pimple”. That visible
“pimple” would be the heel of the arabesque leg. Scary.
Here is a formula that can help with this pesky problem: Knee up, heel down. Simple. The knee
faces side (up), and the heel goes down. This is accomplished by rotating the
leg in the hip socket, but also by a lift in the hip (gasp!) This lift is due
to a human’s skeletal anatomy. A high arabesque cannot be achieved without a slight, accompanying lift in the hip.
If this lifting of the hip seems “wrong”, try doing a
beautiful arabesque without it!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #18w:
“Formula for arabesque: knee up, heel down..”
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