Wild Wednesday Come Forward
In the Wizard of Oz,
a famous quote from the Wizard is: “Come
forward, Tin Man.” This is what should happen to the body (torso) in a développé
to arabesque. As the leg moves from passé to arabesque, the body moves
gradually forward and upward - and the arms
move forward too. Don’t forget and leave the arms behind!
So often dancers try to keep the body in the same place and
wonder why it is such a struggle to get their arabesque higher. Also, even when
the body moves forward correctly, sometimes the arms do not and the dancer essentially
moves the body into the arms – squashing them. And, we all know there is no
squashing in ballet.
Come forward, Tin Man!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #11i:
“When performing a développé to arabesque, the body (torso) moves
forward.”
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