Mad Monday Ballpoint
Today, June 10th is National
Ballpoint Pen Day. Seriously. This made me think of how bourrées should appear
to be as smooth as a line drawn by a ballpoint pen.
This is accomplished by taking very
small – very small – steps, and
making sure that the knees are relaxed. This is important. Try doing bourrées
with straight legs and you’ll see the problem. That’s like a ballpoint pen that
skips because it is running out of ink. Scary.
When bourrées are done brilliantly it
looks like the dancer is on rollers. This illusion is especially effective when
there is dry ice cloaking the action of the feet.
So think about rollers – ballpoint or
otherwise – whenever you do bourrées.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #33w:
“Traveling
bourrées should appear as smooth as a line drawn by a ballpoint pen.”
Link of the Day:
Quote of the Day:
“You want
to be a writer, don't know how or when? Find a quiet place, use a humble
pen.”
― Paul Simon
― Paul Simon
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