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Friday, July 28, 2017

Fun Friday Articulate


Fun Friday Articulate

Dancers know they must “roll through the foot”, and stretch all the way through and beyond the toes. This is all part of “articulating” the foot.

According to Merriam-Webster, the definition of the word articulate is: “expressing oneself, readily, clearly, and effectively (an articulate teacher); also :  expressed in such a manner (an articulate argument)."

It helps to imagine what it is like when someone is learning to articulate their speech – like an actor, for example. Each and every word must be pronounced clearly and accurately.

It’s the same with the feet. Each segment of the foot is moved clearly and effectively, as though the feet could talk!

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #8h:
Articulate the foot like enunciating speech.

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“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.”
Roy T. Bennett

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