“Weight forward!” “Stay out of your heels!”
It is easy to place all of our weight into our heels. In ballet, even at the barre, we tend to place our weight in our heels, and then we jump, hop and struggle when we no longer have the barre.
Where we place our weight matters.
We want to stay forward on our supporting leg, and if we get used to placing our weight in our heels, we will never find that “sweet spot” where our hips are squarely over our supporting leg and foot. This is something that dance students need to understand early on so they aren't fighting it for the rest of their lives!
Read below:
A Survival Guide for Dance Followers
Article by http://balletshoesandbobbypins.com/10-things-dance-teachers-say/bb
It is easy to place all of our weight into our heels. In ballet, even at the barre, we tend to place our weight in our heels, and then we jump, hop and struggle when we no longer have the barre.
Where we place our weight matters.
We want to stay forward on our supporting leg, and if we get used to placing our weight in our heels, we will never find that “sweet spot” where our hips are squarely over our supporting leg and foot. This is something that dance students need to understand early on so they aren't fighting it for the rest of their lives!
Read below:
A Survival Guide for Dance Followers
Article by http://balletshoesandbobbypins.com/10-things-dance-teachers-say/bb