Fun Friday Waving and Winking
There are many things in ballet that should be avoided. Today
I’m talking about two of them – two of the worst offenders. They are: waving
toes and winking kneecaps.
Waving toes mean the energy has stopped somewhere –
usually the ankle – leaving the toes flopping around. Gasp! To remedy this
situation, simple remember that the energy goes beyond the toes, not just to
the toes.
Winking kneecaps. The only time this works is in bourrées, since
the knees have to be relaxed for the step to work correctly. Otherwise, the
knees need to be straight when required, and there should never be any “winking”,
or relaxing the knees in anything other than bourrées. This problem is often
seen when a dancer is closing the leg in fifth position, but isn’t lifted
enough to allow the leg to come in straight. Then the knees wink from straight
to slightly bent. Scary.
Stamp out waving feet and winking kneecaps!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #10hhh:
“Avoid waving toes or winking kneecaps.”
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