Fun Friday Washing Machines
You will remember Ballet Secret #14a:
The word ‘promenade’ means to take a walk
so as to meet or be seen by others. There is no mention of a washing
machine. None. Then there is Ballet
Secret #14i: In an arabesque
promenade, remember that the hood ornament doesn’t steer the car. When the
hood ornament steers, one is dangerously close to the washing machine
phenomenon.
You know what I mean: instead of looking like a porcelain doll
rotating on a pedestal, dancers sometimes look like they are imitating the back and forth sloshing action of a washing
machine. The torso goes one way, the arms another…Scary!
While clean technique is always sought after, washing
machines…not so much. Instead, hold the body in one solid piece – like that porcelain doll – and allow the small
pivots on the ball of the foot to take you around.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #14gg:
“Avoid washing machine promenades.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the
Day:
“Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.”
-Whoopi Goldberg
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