Wacky Wednesday Bubble
Barre etiquette is a critical element of
dance training but it is often neglected. Beginners tend to learn unspoken
rules by observation. And there are several rules, but probably the most
important –from a safety standpoint - is the Barre Bubble.
When dancers stand at the barre, there
must be enough space around each individual to allow for a grand battement
front, side and back to occur without kicking anyone (or anything). This is
often more difficult than it may appear, especially in a crowded room. If space
is truly a problem, dancers learn to angle their body in or out from the barre
to allow unobstructed movement.
I call this area around each dancer the
Barre Bubble. It’s as though there is a bubble surrounding the dancer at all
times. This bubble is the size required for all the aforementioned grand battements.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Ballet Secret #21ggg:
“Remember the barre bubble.”
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“Two bubbles found they had rainbows on their curves. They flickered out
saying: "It was worth being a bubble, just to have held that rainbow
thirty seconds. “
-
Carl Sandburg
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