Mad Monday
Campfire
Ahhhh – it
is October and the scent of fireplace fires and campfires fill the air. It made
me think about piqué turns and how dancers so often fail to step out enough and
instead piqué under themselves. (This is only acceptable for “step-overs”, or
piqué turns en dehors, not piqué
turns en dedans.)
In the
spirit of October, when doing piqué turns, imagine stepping out and over a brightly
burning campfire. To do this, you must step out a good distance or you’ll singe
your shoes.
And singed
shoes must always be avoided.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14ff:
“Imagine stepping over a burning
campfire during piqué turns.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“You don’t
have to say everything to be a light. Sometimes a fire built on a hill will
bring interested people to your campfire.”
― Shannon L. Alder
― Shannon L. Alder
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