Fun Friday: No
Tipping, Tucking or Tilting
For most dancers, one of the most difficult things to
maintain is a level pelvis. I’ve talked
before about a floating pelvis and other images related to this large
bone. But it all comes down to keeping
it level.
With the exception of derrière positions that are above about
30 – 45 degrees, the pelvis must stay in a level position, without tipping
backward (seat up), tucking under (hips angled forward), or tilting sideways (one
hip higher than the other).
Despite the classic directive to students to “tuck under”,
the pelvis shouldn’t actually “tuck under” and thus lose the level position of
the pelvis. If the dancer is tipping the pelvis backwards, they must
return it to a level position, and to get students to do this, teachers often
say “tuck under” – hence the confusion.
So remember: There is
no tipping, tucking, or tilting!
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #1v:
“There is no tipping,
tucking, or tilting of the pelvis, most of the time.”
Link of the Day:
Quote
of the Day:
“If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way; if
you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.”
-Jim Rohn
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