Wacky Wednesday Spring
Here we are in the middle of the lovely
season known as spring. Although winter is having a difficult time leaving this
year, spring will inevitably win out. Today I thought I’d talk about a
different kind of spring.
If you’ve ever taken a click-type pen
apart, you’ll find a small spring inside. This spring, or any size spring is a
useful visual aid for dance students.
Before any jump, have the students
imagine they are like a spring that is compressed (demonstrate with the
spring), and as they jump the spring is released (let the spring go).
This is a fun way to really see the
power of coiled energy in action.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #20l:
“Use a spring (from a pen, etc.) to demonstrate the
coiling before a jump.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Spring is
the time of plans and projects.”
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
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