Saturday Elbow Statute
Yesterday I talked about how the arms usually precede the torso. This is related to today’s Ballet Statute #107: The elbows never lead the port de bras.
That’s right. The elbows never lead. The fingertips lead. When the elbows lead it produces “creepy” port de bras. They appear vulture-like, or bat-like. In other words, creepy. Not something you want, unless it is Halloween or there is some other, similar theme expressed in the choreography.
Avoid creepy port de bras! Always lead with the fingertips, never the elbows.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet
Secrets:
Ballet Statute #107:
“The elbows never lead
the port de bras.”
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