ballet technique

We all know that ballet originated in the Italian Renaissance courts in the 15th…

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.

They say, when it comes to a professional dancer, that you can tell how…

In America, we often forget about the last three arabesques. It is also probably…

People ask us all the time how arabesque works, or why do all of…

Not that we can all be jumping right now, but here is today’s ballet…

Our daily ballet vocabulary lesson with A Ballet Education: April 3, 2020 Temps de…

Daily Ballet Vocabulary: Sometimes it is hard to remember the names of ballet terms or the technique behind them, but today we are bringing you ballet vocabulary!

Saut de chat or grand pas de chat, whatever you want to call it the mechanics are the same for this iconic grand allegro step.

Turning In to Find Your Turnout  I think there is a big misunderstanding among…

Notes on Pirouettes En Dedans… Working on pirouettes en dedans (pirouettes to the inside)…

Ballet is hard. Really hard. No matter how ballet has progressed, the fundamentals of…

Second Position is usually noted as the easiest position of the five as it…

Fifth position: home base. This position can be the best feeling in the world,…

In the great debate of hands and hand placement, I realized, hands might most…

Effacé, effacée [eh-fa-SAY/]. Shaded. One of the directions of épaulement (body directions to classify…

It’s here! The Guide to Pas De Deux!! The first book in the Ballet…

It is that time of year again. For some, you are already back in…

In ballet, there is one position above all others. It is the dreaded, gorgeous…

Notes on Rond De Jambes (a terre) “Round of the leg on the ground”…