Mad Monday Cradle
When the arms are in first (fifth en
avant), they must be strong (but not rigid) with the elbows lifted (there’s no
drooping in ballet). If the elbows are permitted to relax, it appears as though
a baby or a bouquet is being held.
No cradling in first! Reserve cradling
for that huge, lovely bouquet you’ll receive while taking a bow at the end of
the performance. Never allow “cradling” during
the performance.
It all goes back to the image of holding
a fully inflated beach ball, and the fact that in first the elbows are always
higher than the wrists.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #6fff:
“The arms in first shouldn’t look like you are
cradling something.”
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“How
complicated and unpredictable the machinery of life really is.”
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
― Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle
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