Mad Monday Fear of Falling
One of the biggest hurdles to overcome,
especially when it comes to turns, is fear of falling. Gasp! This morning I ran
across a great website and a number of suggestions for dealing with this fear.
Here is the link to the complete article
including 6 suggetions: http://www.ballettipsandtricks.com/?cat=5
I like the phrase the author uses to
describe how often to repeat a series of steps: do it until it is “boringly
easy”. This is so true!
Another thing to consider is why you are
afraid of falling. The answer is usually simple: you don’t want to get hurt. Getting
injured is probably a dancer’s worst fear. So what do you do about that? Learning how to fall is the best
thing, and taking modern dance classes can help you do that. Then there is the
philosophy that you should fall at least once in every class so you will be
familiar with the sensation. I’m not sure about that level of frequency, but my
most fearless students seem to be those who fall (without injury) all the time.
The bottom line is this: keep working to
overcome your fear. Baby steps. Like everything else, it gets better with
practice.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #21qq:
“There are several ways to overcome fear of falling.”
Link of the Day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drcEqlAA4F4
Quote of the Day:
“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to
achieve: the fear of failure.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist
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