Fun Friday Tennis Balls
I love a good prop. They are
indispensible in a ballet class – for any age. Props are most often used with
pre-schoolers or very young dancers, but I find they are effective for any age.
Case in point (no pun intended):
teaching students to “squeeze their landings” or “resist upward” when
descending from a relevé is often a difficult concept. Gravity works, after
all, and too often the heels come back to the floor with little or no
resistance. Ouch!
Place a tennis ball under each heel when
the dancer is in relevé (use less-than-firm tennis balls for this); and have
then feel the correct “squash” and resistance of the landing.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret 20w#:
“Use tennis balls under the heels to illustrate how to
correctly descend from a relevé.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Try
throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or
potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has
brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses!”
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