Wacky Wednesday Opposite
Often dancers concentrate so hard on exactly
what they are trying to do, they get tangled up. Focus is great, but sometimes
it helps to make sure the focus isn’t in the wrong place. Instead, imagine the
opposite.
For instance, in pirouettes, instead of
trying hard to create more turns, focus on bringing the opposite side of your
body around, since the tendency is usually to work on the leading side (often
by throwing the leading arm around). Scary.
In balancing, if you are falling to the
right, make yourself fall to the left. Simple. Sometimes that alone with
achieve the balance desired.
In attempting a higher developpé, focus
on the standing leg and the standing side – not the working leg.
This provides a solid base for the extension.
You may have realized by now that this
is yet another example of equal and opposite energy. Sneaky, huh?
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #21yy:
“Imagine the opposite.”
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Quote of the Day:
“You
always had it in you to create miracles, but you forgot that it required you to
do the opposite of what you are doing now.”
― Shannon L. Alder
― Shannon L. Alder
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