Fun Friday Tennis Ball
A used, or “dead” tennis ball can be
used for fun in a ballet class.
Place it under a dancer’s heel when they
are on relevé and have them descend, feeling the resistance provided by the
ball. This also helps with the feeling of alignment being forward over the
balls of the feet.
Then remove the prop and have them lower
their heels feeling the same resistance. This is especially useful for students
who like to crash downward from relevé.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #20w:
“Use a tennis ball under the heel to demonstrate
resistance.”
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“Tennis
taught me so many lessons in life. One of the things it taught me is that every
ball that comes to me, I have to make a decision. I have to accept
responsibility for the consequences every time I hit a ball.”
― Billie Jean King
― Billie Jean King
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This is great! It really shows me where to expand my blog. I think that sometime in the future I might try to write a book to go along with my blog, but we will see.Good post with useful tips and ideas. tennis ball weigh
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