Saturday Silly
Today I present one of the silliest sayings I’ve run across.
Silly or not, dancers use it frequently, and there is even a Pinterest Board
with that title: https://www.pinterest.com/emilyleahsugg/when-in-doubt-bourree-out/.
I don’t know where this catchy little phrase originated, but
it is similar in meaning to the theatrical “exit, stage left (or right)”, which
came from directions in a script telling the actor which way to exit. So I
suspect there may be some relationship here.
At any rate, whenever a situation arises requiring an exit,
dancers use the rhyming “When in doubt, bourrée
out”, instead of the more familiar, “exit,
stage left”.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Silly Saying #66:
“When in doubt, bourrée out.”
“Look on every exit as being an entrance
somewhere else.”
― Tom Stoppard
― Tom Stoppard
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