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Friday, February 23, 2018

Fun Friday Knee Umbrellas



Fun Friday Knee Umbrellas

Ahhh, the problem with pliés is….fill in the blank. Since pliés are the most important step in ballet, it helps to solve as many problems here as you can. One of the most vexing and frequently seen problems is rolling on the arches (pronation). This is when the little toe comes off the floor and the knees are no longer aligned over the feet. Scary. More than scary.

To help with this, imagine that your knees are umbrellas. That’s right. And these umbrellas must always be placed so that the feet will never get wet in the rain during pliés.

Knee umbrellas!

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #2cc:
“Imagine that your knees are umbrellas.”

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Quote of the Day:
“An umbrella with many holes is better than no umbrella!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

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