Wacky Wednesday Blinder
It is said that the secret to success in life is to pay attention, and this is true. Never
more so than in a dance class that requires extreme focus. But distractions are
everywhere and the skill to block them out is an acquired skill, achieved with
practice. No surprise here.
It helps to remind yourself to think about blinders in
class. Most people today don’t know what blinders are, but a hundred years ago,
everyone knew. Blinders are a piece of horse tack that prevents the horse from
seeing to the side and forces the animal’s focus toward the front (see above
photo). Quite simply, it eliminates distractions for the horse.
Imagine wearing mental blinders: blot out everything except
that which is important to focus on in each moment.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #22z:
“Take class with mental blinders on.”
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