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Saturday, November 15, 2014

Sensational Saturday Statute


Sensational Saturday Statute

Ahhh those random thumbs.  You know what I mean – thumbs that stick out when they should be aligned close to the palm of the hand.  This is the same place thumbs go everyday – unless one is hitchhiking, which is not a good idea.

Notice the way the thumbs fall when the arms are at the side of the body and the hands are relaxed.  The walking-down-the-street position if you will.  The thumbs fall neatly in line with the other fingers.  This is the way they should be in any balletic port de bras.  The thumbs are in line with the slightly extended fingers.  No hitchhiking!

This is especially problematic when the arms are overhead in fifth en haut.  If the thumbs are allowed to poke out, or extend away from the fingers, the result is the dreaded “hamburger hands”, see http://balletwebb.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-sandwiches.html

So remember today’s statute:  There is no hitchhiking in ballet.

From the Itty Bitty Beige Book of Ballet Statutes:

Statute #24:  
“There is no hitchhiking in ballet.”

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