Marvelous Monday Extend and Follow
As dancers and teachers, we spent a lot
of time on the legs and feet, and probably not as much time on the arms. Sigh. Arms are
critically important in everything, but especially so in turning movements.
In piqué turns, for example, there is a tendency for dancers
to throw the leading arm out, sometimes with enough force to unbalance the
turn. Scary. Or, the arm goes too far back and out of the control zone (see
previous blogs). Not good, either.
The leading arm in a piqué turn either stays in front, or extends outward to
second (never out of the control zone). No throwing
is allowed. The other arm follows, coming in to meet the leading arm during each turn,
maintaining a lovely fifth en avant (first) position of the arms. The arms work
the same way for almost all traveling turns.
Therefore, the rule for arms in piqué turns is: Extend
and follow.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #14mm:
“Extend and follow: rules for arms in piqué turns.”
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― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365
― Israelmore Ayivor, Daily Drive 365
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