Saturday, April 20, 2019

Saturday Murphy Again



Saturday Murphy Again

Here is yet another gem from the collection of Murphy’s Laws for Dancers: “The technique always seems better on the other side of the barre.”

That’s right. Just as the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence, it often seems that everyone else is doing better than you are. We all have days like that. But take heart! It simply isn’t true – it’s just an illusion (like so many other things in ballet).

I know you’ve heard that dancers need to compete only with themselves, but when you glance across the barre and see someone with impressive turnout or line or extension, this directive flies out the window. Right? Well! Bring it back and put your focus on your own technique and on other dancers as inspiration, not a cause for perspiration.

It takes constant effort, but it’s worth it.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Murphy’s Law #147:
“The technique always seems better on the other side of the barre.”

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“Murphy's Law states that,
"If anything will go wrong, it will".
Positive side of this law is,
"If anything good can happen, it definitely will happen”
― Jiten Bhatt

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