A Ballet Education
It’s not just tutu and tiaras
A candid backstage look at the world of ballet and how it is changing.
Every year, around this time, hundreds of people write in, lost in the confusion of acceptances, rejections, and the emotional rollercoaster of summer-intensive decisions.
Ballet is facing even more problems on the horizon. Where is it all going and leading to?
Hello everyone, if you have been following me on Instagram, you know that recently I cut my left hand, the one I use for illustrating,
Start the New Year off right. For the 2023 year, I will be taking on 10 new clients! Do you want to grow your business,
A Ballet Education’s official curriculum is now available for pre-order.
We are very excited to announce that our foundation is officially a non-profit. During the 2020-2021 season, A Ballet Education was able to offer numerous scholarships to students at The Ballet Clinic and has been able to help out numerous students with pointe shoes, expenses and tuition. We were also able to giveaway tons of products including planners, stickers, shirts, and backpacks. Through the foundation we have been able to partner with Grishko’s NG Generation and Youth America Grand Prix to donate products to their organization’s participants. The 2020-2021 fiscal season, we were able to give away over $100,000 dollars! So, so thank you for supporting A Ballet Education, as it gives back to the dance community.
Cabriole Fermée: a step that very few people use in class, but pops up in random variations like the first variation in Le Corsaire’s Odalisque
This variation is ferocious. It isn’t your typical 5 part female principal variation. In fact, this variation is 50 seconds of pure jumping. It is a mix of petit allegro, moderato, and grand allegro all finished with extremely fast pointe work.
In America, we often forget about the last three arabesques. It is also probably why people in Europe think we don’t teach real ballet. (I
Time is of the essence these days. Between training cross-training, and private coaching, it seems that the hours escape us. And in the middle of the day, you are hit with hunger, not lunch hungry, but snack hungry. While it is easy to grab a bag of chips, or a chocolate bar, and even the healthy protein bar, sometimes that just won’t cut it. For a lot of us, we get the munchies, we crave that wonderful salty- sweet sensation.
Summer is here and it is going to be hot!!! Make sure you stay hydrated and stay healthy!
They say you are what you eat. If that’s the case, then I would be made up of charcuterie, brunch items, and donuts. Now, we
Summer is here, and sometimes I get tired of eating the same old salad. With ballet being so weight conscious we get consumed with the
Fall is officially here and the look is LASHES. Not just any lashes, faux-mink lashes that provide lightweight comfort and open the eyes by Chinchilla
Happy National Dog Day! Here are 20 dancers and their dogs! This will definitely cheer you up today!
The Co-Star app, memes and more! Horoscopes are back! Shop you star sign styled by us!
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