rg Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 another example of the way in which the ballet got publicized mid-20th century. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 You have to wonder what story this picture tells without the prepared caption. She's either letting her nails dry, or she's telling a war story: "Well, there we was, 20,000 feet, and all of a sudden this Luftwaffe machine comes up from below, and must not have seen me, so I slips my bird over so I'm above and behind him...." Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ah...Toumanova's hands reminds me of something. When I was a kid I remember other kids that were able to project those ondulations from their wrists to the fingertips. I was never able to...my fingers were-(are)-always very straight...I wonder if that ability also comes from port de bras ballet training... Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It's just hyperextension of the carpals and metacarpals. Any joint can be hyperextended, and it can be somewhat cultivated, but it's mostly inborn. Link to comment
ViolinConcerto Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 That position of the hands is often used in Balinese and Javanese dance -- possibly other forms of Indonesian dance. Often with extended artificial metal fingernails. Link to comment
Mel Johnson Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 It's also seen in Thai and Cambodian forms. Link to comment
cubanmiamiboy Posted April 14, 2011 Share Posted April 14, 2011 http://www.thai-blogs.com/media/dance_03.jpg Link to comment
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