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Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Wacky Wednesday Spaghetti






Wacky Wednesday Spaghetti

It is important to know when the torso is pliable, and when it needs to maintain its integrity. In pirouettes particularly, integrity must be maintained!

It’s like spaghetti. Never should the torso look (or act) like cooked spaghetti – drooping all over the place, and unable to hold any position for long.

Instead, the torso must be like uncooked spaghetti* – solid, unbending, and able to stand upright.
            *any long pasta may be substituted.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret #14hh:
“Imagine your torso as a piece of uncooked spaghetti.”

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Quote of the Day:
“Writing is throwing spaghetti at a wall to see what sticks.”
― Kelly E. Lindner


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Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Technical Tuesday Fun Phalanges







Technical Tuesday Fun Phalanges

The word “phalanges” comes from the Greek word phalanx that refers to a body of Macedonian infantry who had long spears. The word phalanx is still used today to mean a body of troops (or something similar) that move in close formation.

This all makes sense then, anatomically. The phalanges refer to the bones of the fingers and toes. There are three different types: the distal (where the nail is), middle, and proximal (connects to the palm of the hand). These three exist for every digit except the thumb and big toes (they have two).

For dancers, the phalanges of the fingers allow the lovely, expressive – although subtle – movements of the fingers. They allow the hands to “breathe” and thus avoid looking like the dancer’s hands are welded in place. The phalanges of the toes allows all those “rolling through the foot” moments so critical to correct technique and to pointe work.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret # 120:
“The phalanges are the bones that make up the fingers.”

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Quote of the Day:
“The way our fingers intertwine feels so natural and right; as if our hands hold memories of meeting in a thousand other lifetimes.”
― John Mark Green

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Monday, March 13, 2017

Mad Monday Duck






Mad Monday Duck

Here it is again – Monday – duck! No, I’m only kidding. Today I’m talking about real ducks and specifically, their feet. Ducks have big flat feet that are wider at the “toes” like our own.

It helps to think of our feet spreading on the floor, like duck feet. This prevents curling the toes, or gripping the floor, two things I’ve talked about before. It also helps to remember that the weight is distributed according to the shape of the foot – two points at the ball and one at the heel. In other words, two-thirds of the weight is over the ball of the foot.

If you are having trouble with gripping the toes, try imagining that you have duck feet.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Ballet Secret # 10ooo:
“Imagine having duck feet.”

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Quote of the Day:
“It doesn't matter if you're born in a duck yard, so long as you are hatched from a swan's egg!”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Ugly Duckling

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Sunday, March 12, 2017

Sunday Wash






Sunday Wash

There is a famous scene in the musical “South Pacific” (see today’s link), where the lead character shampoos her hair and sings that she is going to “wash that man “right out of her hair.

This is a good way to look at anything negative. Wash it away! Lather up and symbolically cleanse yourself of it, rinse, and go on to view the world in a better way.
In other words, eliminate the negative thoughts and replace them with positive  (cleaner) ones.

 It’s not always easy, but singing along with South Pacific is a good start.

From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Motivational Secret #55:
“Imagining washing negativity out of your life.”

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Quote of the Day:
“Through the passage of my life I have learned, that the power of positive association is so much stronger than any amount of negativity in the world. No matter how dark it is, a tiny beam of light is all it takes to kill the darkest of darkness.”
― Asma Naqi

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