Wild Wednesday Sewing Needles
A constant problem for student dancers is maintaining a
pointed foot whenever necessary. It is all too easy to be concentrating on
something else and allow the feet to relax at inappropriate times.
To solve this dilemma, imagine the feet as sharp sewing
needles, always stretched fully into a sharp point. This is especially
important during petit allegro combinations, but it is also useful whenever the
foot (or feet) happens to be off the floor.
Remember Ballet Statute
#22: “If it is off the floor it
points, (or is on the way to becoming pointed).” In other words, if the foot is off the floor
it morphs into a sewing needle.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #7ggg:
“Imagine the feet working like sewing needles, with a very sharp point.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“Being smart as
a whip includes knowing when not to crack it.”
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
― Vera Nazarian, The Perpetual Calendar of Inspiration
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