Mad Monday
Umbrella Knees
Keeping the
knees aligned over the toes in plies can be problematic – even for professional
dancers. Those pesky knees have a penchant for rolling around in the worst way.
Here is an
image that works well – especially for young dancers, but it can be useful for
everyone.
Imagine that your knees are umbrellas, and they must always be
correctly placed to keep the rain off the feet. If the knees move out of
alignment with the toes, a soaking will occur.
Umbrella
knees!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #2aa:
“Imagine your knees are umbrellas
that keep the rain off your toes.”
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Quote of the Day:
“Rain is
nature’s art; umbrella is man’s art. When you walk with your umbrella in a
rainy day, you walk with a super art which is a combination of two different
arts!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan
― Mehmet Murat ildan
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