Celebrating 4 Years!
It has been a long journey, but four years later I am here… Four years ago, I never thought that I would be a blogger. I thought I was going … Continue reading Celebrating 4 Years!
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Notes on Fifth Position
Fifth position: home base. This position can be the best feeling in the world, or it can be your worst enemy. It is painfully beautiful, gives you the longest leg … Continue reading Notes on Fifth Position
NEW @ A BALLET EDUCATION
A few new things are finally here at A Ballet Education! The first thing up is, I am putting up a bunch of videos on Youtube. I promise that … Continue reading NEW @ A BALLET EDUCATION
Just Another Snowflake… surviving Nutcracker (2017 Edition)
Most professionals are in the midst of the exhaustion of the Nutcracker. For others, Nutcracker has just started… It is hard to survive the holiday season as a ballet dancer… … Continue reading Just Another Snowflake… surviving Nutcracker (2017 Edition)
The Guide to Pas De Deux
It’s here! The Guide to Pas De Deux!! The first book in the Ballet Education Standardized Ballet Training Curriculum. 24 pages of information including 15 illustrations, vocabulary and mapped out … Continue reading The Guide to Pas De Deux
Shaping Sound… Shaping the way for dance
While ballet has its often downfalls of lackluster performances and vague storylines, Travis Wall’s Shaping Sound Company delivers with a punch with After The Curtain. With cast of mainstreamed dancers, … Continue reading Shaping Sound… Shaping the way for dance
Happy World Ballet Day!
If you haven’t been watching, watch the replays. Go inside some of the world’s top companies and watch company class, rehearsals and great interviews with some of the most recognized … Continue reading Happy World Ballet Day!
Balanchine is in the Air…
A Ballet Education’s Covergirl, Mimi Tompkins will be taking on Ballet Arizona’s All Balanchine program this month. The program runs May 11-14 at Symphony Hall. I will definitely be going. I will … Continue reading Balanchine is in the Air…
NOTES ON ROND DE JAMBE…
Notes on Rond De Jambes (a terre) “Round of the leg on the ground” poster available here in 3 sizes. (click here) Eeesh. This is one of the hardest steps … Continue reading NOTES ON ROND DE JAMBE…
Notes On: Getting Extension… to the side…
Extensions in ballet are everything… Well extensions are also everything on social media, but social media is a whole different post. But extensions in ballet… truly are everything… It is … Continue reading Notes On: Getting Extension… to the side…
Notes on Dégagés…
In the beginning there was pliés, followed by tendus, and then came dégagés. It is the way the universe designed it… or the French. Because of this, there are two … Continue reading Notes on Dégagés…
Saturday Morning Warm Ups
Every Saturday morning dancers around the world hear their alarm clocks go off and they want to die. The physical demand for a dancer is extremely high, but the emotional … Continue reading Saturday Morning Warm Ups