Mad Monday to the Point
It might seem like pointing the feet
would be one of the simplest things to do in ballet. But no. This basic skill
is fraught with pitfalls, the biggest one being the dreaded “sickled” foot.
Now although Ballet Secret 4g states:
“Imagine a railroad track that runs on each side of the foot, and always
stretch equally down each rail when pointing the foot”, today I’m added a caveat (a condition or limitation) to
that.
Since most of us have more flexibility on
the little toe side of the foot, think about stretching the big toe side of the
foot a bit more. It’s still pretty equal, but that little extra length on the
big toe side will help prevent the dreaded sickle.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Secret #4cc:
“Think of
stretching the big toe side a bit extra.”
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― Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading 3
― Crystal Woods, Write like no one is reading 3
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