Saturday Never Land
Now, although this post sounds like
something from Peter Pan, it isn’t. It’s about jumps.
Never
land a jump without a plié. This may
sound like common sense, and most dancers are aware of the sheer scaryness of
landing on straight legs, but it happens anyway.
This problem is usually caused by too
much tension. Sound familiar? A plié requires a certain amount of relaxation in the knees, so a tense body
coming down from a jump is more than
scary. It always reminds me of those cartoon characters falling off a cliff and
cracking and breaking into a million pieces.
So, when performing any jump
combination, focus on the pliés.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Statute #113:
“Never land a jump without a plié.”
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― Paulo Coelho, The Pilgrimage
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