Wacky Wednesday Long Neck
Sometimes in an effort to get the leg
higher in attitude or arabesque, the neck and shoulders compress. Scary. Remember Ballet Secret #32: There are no turtlenecks in ballet.
This is particularly true in attitude
and arabesque since having the leg up in the back will tend to pinch the neck unless there is an equal energy going up. Not to mention that pinching the neck area ruins the line and isn’t exactly
comfortable. Instead, as you bring the leg up, imagine elongating the neck all
the way up into the back of the head.
Adding that much needed equal and opposite energy now produces a beautiful line!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #18r:
“Elongate the neck in attitude and arabesque.”
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“When you
stretch your mind, you stretch the world around you.”
― Gustavo Razzetti, Stretch Your Mind: How to conquer your comfort zone one stretch at a time
― Gustavo Razzetti, Stretch Your Mind: How to conquer your comfort zone one stretch at a time
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