Fun Friday Equal Partners
I talk frequently about equal and
opposite energy and how important it is in dance technique. It is also critical
when working with a partner.
A partnership is just that: equal
partners. If each dancer does his/her job well the results are breathtaking.
And there are many instances of equal and opposite energy.
For instance, in a hand-in-hand
promenade (in attitude derriere, for example), the man provides a strong upward
energy in his hand and arm, and the female presses downward into this strong
base. If this doesn’t happen – well – the promenade will wobble and fail.
In any supported jump, the female must
apply equal and opposite energy into a good preparation (often glissade) and
this allows the man to lift her using not just his strength, but the impetus of
her jump. In this case, timing is everything.
Apply the concept of equal and opposite energy
when you are doing pas de deux work. It will make everything easier - and partnering
will become fun and exciting. For you and the audience.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #27c:
“Equal and opposite
energy is important between partners.”
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