Sunday, October 16, 2011
"Colizoli, Tuck Your Pelvis!"
As you can imagine from the title of this article, I am a proud owner of a swayed back. Sure, I might think that I'm tucking my pelvis and that my booty isn't sticking straight out there for the world to see, but it is. It always is. I never know when enough is enough when it comes to alignment. Sometimes I feel like I'm placed, only to find out that I need to tuck more, turn out more, spiral more, push more, pull more, all over my body. It's the most exhausting part about ballet. At my home studio, we were always told, "turn out, turn out, turn out" in every class. Little did I know that I was turning out much to far past my natural line. I wouldn't have ever even though of my natural line if it wasn't for this class in particular. In light of these things, finding that happy medium is what I'm working for now. I want my line to look pretty without looking cheated. That's my goal for this year, to establish a pretty line in proper placement. I know, that's what every dancer wants, but achieving it is a lot easier said than done.
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It's interesting that you mention wanting to find the line with placement, especially when looking in dance magazines, I am confronted with dancers who seem okay with "cheating" to gain a pretty extension. It's great that you want to reformat your training... Alina Cojucaru is a great role model anyway.
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ReplyDeleteAs a person who also has a swayed back, I completely understand the predicament you described. I always think my pelvis is tucked, until that moment when the teacher comes and tells me to tuck it more. It’s a constant battle, one I want to overcome someday. Hopefully muscle memory, that allusive wonder, may kick in after enough practice.