Superstitious Saturday Wolf
Most of us are familiar with the
pre-performance wish merde, and we
all know what that means. But dancers in other countries have their own phrases
designed to bring good luck.
For instance, in Italy they use the
phrase in bocca al lupo which means in the wolf’s mouth. But it goes a step
further because the recipient should reply crepi
il lupo. This means may the wolf die.
Hmmm…
This is apparently another example of
wishing a performer the opposite of what they want to happen, like actors
telling each other to break a leg.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Superstitous Secret #186:
“In Italy, dancers say ’in bocca al lupo’ to wish others good
luck.”
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