Fun Friday Moon
One of the loveliest positions in ballet
is probably arabesque. It creates a classically beautiful curved shaped, poised
atop an elongated supporting leg.
To achieve this, it is helpful to
imagine the body and the working leg creating the shape of a vibrant crescent
moon, shimmering delicately on top of the supporting leg. This crescent moon curve
prevents a common problem: trying to put the upper torso directly on top of the
supporting leg.
Instead, an arabesque is actually a
curved shape balanced atop a fulcrum point (supporting leg), and the torso is
actually a little bit in front of the standing leg. You can see this yourself
in many photographs of arabesque.
Crescent moons for arabesque!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #18n:
“Imagine the body and working leg in arabesque as a crescent
moon.”
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Quote of the Day:
“We ran as
if to meet the moon.”
― Robert Frost
― Robert Frost
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