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Friday, August 30, 2019

Fun Friday Epaulets



Fun Friday Epaulets

Keeping the shoulders level and square can be challenging. Here is an idea that might help.

Imagine wearing a costume with epaulets on the shoulders. Epaulets are, according to lexico.com: “An ornamental shoulder piece on an item of clothing, especially on the coat or jacket of a military uniform.” And the origin of the word will sound familiar: “Late 18th century from French épaulette, diminutive of épaule ‘shoulder’, from Latin spatula in the late Latin sense ‘shoulder blade’.” See the Link of the Day below for an example of epaulets.

Thinking about these shoulder pieces, and imagining how their weight would feel can help keep the upper body level and square.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #1eee:
“Imagine wearing a costume with epaulets.”

Link of the Day:

Quote of the Day:
“The burdens in our minds are always heavier than the burdens on our shoulders!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan

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