Saturday Grumble
Dancers like to complain. I’m not sure why, but it seems to
be an epidemic. Usually these complaints are subtle, and tend to take the form
of grumbling.
According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the simple definition
of grumbling is:
1.
to complain quietly about something : to talk in
an unhappy way
2.
to make a
low, heavy sound
I suspect that dancers grumble because it allows quiet
venting. But there is no grumbling allowed in ballet. None. Never. It puts the
dancer’s focus on negative things and we all know how counterproductive that
is!
Therefore, stamp out grumbling. Anytime it sounds like a
thunderstorm is approaching inside a classroom (grumble grumble), it is time to
change to a more positive mental focus.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Statute #74:
“There is no grumbling in ballet.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“Never
tell your problems to anyone...20% don't care and the other 80% are glad you
have them.”
― Lou Holtz
― Lou Holtz
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