Monday, April 1, 2019

Mad Monday Flex



Mad Monday Flex

It is much easier to feel rotation in the hip socket when the working foot is flexed. It’s one of the mysterious things about ballet.

Therefore, it can be beneficial to add flexed foot positions at barre, starting with tendus. It can also involve actually turning the leg in and out while the working foot is flexed, having the students concentrate on what it feels like to fully rotate the leg in the hip socket. Then have them try to feel the same thing with the foot pointed.

Have fun with turnout and flexed feet!

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #4x:
“Try adding a flexed position in tendu combinations to help feel hip rotation.”

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