Wacky Wednesday Curling
A great and readily available prop is the common curling
ribbon used on packages, like presents for birthdays or Christmas
celebrations. They come off the roll
straight, but when the edge of a pair of scissors or anything with a straight
edge is quickly run down the ribbon, it curls into a lovely spiral.
This ribbon in its curled state is a good example of the way
turn-out in the legs should work: a
constant spiral. And, as I have blogged
about before, the spiraling action of each leg goes in opposite directions. The important concept here is that
turning-out is constant. It is not something that is locked in and
forgotten.
Turn-out is a constant spiral – just like a long piece of curled,
curling ribbon.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #20k:
“Use a curling ribbon to illustrate the constant rotation of a
turned-out leg.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It
creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people
who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities
cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.”
-
Charles
Stanley
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