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Wednesday Magic Torso
Consider the
torso. It is a critical area for everything, especially turns. Teacher often
tell students to “engage the core”, or “pull up”, or “use the abdominals”. All
good suggestions as long as the student understands what is meant. That’s the
tricky part.
These energy
patterns are especially important for pirouettes, since the force of the turn
itself can rapidly unbalance the whole operation if the “core” isn’t held
securely, and/or the "zippers" aren't engaged, and the energy up, down and out doesn’t happen.
It all comes
down to the magic torso. It must be supported, and the energy (see many, many
previous blogs) must be felt and sent in the appropriate directions. Today’s
link is a great way to understand this, and it involves things I have blogged
about before.
Torso
energy!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14j:
“The magic torso is
important for improving pirouettes.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Energy is
liberated matter, matter is energy waiting to happen.”
― Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
― Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything
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