Wacky Wednesday Hands Behind Head
Dancers often use their arms aggressively
when jumping, to provide impetus. Although the arms assist in making a jump
smooth and effortless, they shouldn’t provide the push. And often, dancers aren’t
even aware that they are using the arms to do this.
To demonstrate, have students place
their hands behind their head during the first jump combination in the center.
Tell them to make sure they don’t arch their back, but otherwise jump as usual.
It is always a wake-up call. It is much harder for them to jump, but it
requires that they really use their rebound and their plié.
After the demonstration, the students go
back to jumping with a normal port de bras, using it to assist,
but not create the jump.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #15hhh:
“Put your hands behind your head during the first jumps in the center.”
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