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Improving your plie.

Publication: Dance Magazine
Publication Date: 01-APR-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Improving your plie.(THE NEXT LEVEL)

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Like a recipe for quality of life, Risa Steinberg's description of a good plie combines a philosophical approach, a touch of physics, and common sense: "It never ends. Once you know it's going to help you do something better, you'll love it." She believes that the most constructive plies are passionate and voluptuous. "It's a very juicy yawn."

The word plie comes from the French verb plier meaning to bend. But don't be fooled by the word's deceptive simplicity: plier in dance terms is as powerful as the verb to fly. When improved upon, plies will make your dancing soar.

Steinberg, a Limon teacher on faculty at Juilliard, developed a beautiful...

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