Fun Friday Slouch and Slice
The action of a dégagé is sharp and clean, and it should
slice through the air like a knife. When moving en croix there must never be
any rounded corners, and each dégagé must move in an angular – not circular - pathway.
I have blogged about this before.
However, if a dancer sinks or slouches during an exercise,
then the working foot can no longer come in and out of fifth cleanly – if at
all. It gets stuck. Often third position is as good as it gets. Gasp!
Therefore, dancers must avoid slouching, sinking, drooping,
sagging or dropping in their posture, or the slicing action of a dégagé will be
thoroughly and completely compromised.
Don't slouch, slice!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #4x:
“Slouching prevents the correct slicing action of a dégagé.”
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