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Wednesday Level-Headed
During
pirouettes, or any turns for that matter, it is important that the head remain
level. A common problem dancers have is what I refer to as “over-spotting”,
when the head stays too long and the
eyes focus too long at the spotting
target. This results in the head tilting. Dancers are such great
over-achievers!
Practice
spotting by standing and turning slowly on two feet, making sure that the head
remains level. Resist the urge to tilt it. Learn the precise moment the snap of
the head must occur – not too soon, and not too late.
Sometimes
simply thinking about keeping a level head is all it takes.
Hmmm.
Keeping a level head in life is a good idea too!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14hh:
“Remain level headed during a
pirouette.”
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