Tag: ballet blog
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A Ballet Education 2023
It isn’t a secret that the world is constantly changing, and the world of ballet is also changing. Because of this, we constantly have to be striving to improve ourselves and improve our businesses. With everyone talking about a recession and with the economy being so unstable, studio owners are constantly fearing how they are…
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Cross – Training Deep Dive : Rhythmic Gymnastics
Beautiful lines, stamina, and strength. Elena Baltovick of Danceology and Emerald City Rhythmics discusses art and sport.
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The Throwback that Inspires
A Ballet Education can sometimes be more than ballet. We through this Thursday back to the movers of today’s start and see where they have gone.
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Ballerina to Brain Surgeon
The dedication of a dancer never dies. Dr. Celina Crisman, MD gives insight on her journey from ballet dancer to surgeon.
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Friday Feels: Misa Kuranaga This One’s for you: A Ballet Playlist Inspired by the Pop Ballets We Love
Misa Kuranaga’s Insta post yesterday of her and William Forsythe dancing together while rehearsing his ballet Playlist set our souls on fire!
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GOOD MORNING from the YAGP!!
There is something familiar, but something new and exciting here at the Youth America Grand Prix this year. Unlike the prior year, this year the first part of the competition is starting in NY at SUNY Purchase before moving into Lincoln Center. Like the Olympic Village, the Dorral Arrowwood Resort is completely filled with ballet…
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So, you got those hamburger hands…
In the great debate of hands and hand placement, I realized, hands might most be the most intimate part of ballet. The hands finish the line, the hands direct the audience, the hands create the most intricate negative space on the body. The hands glide into a woman’s waistline, a man offer his hand and…
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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 curriculum! Click the book below to purchase. Or click here to buy!
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AND THE CROWD GOES CRAZY…
The Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow: Thursday, April 13, 2017 @ the David H. Koch Theater @ Lincoln Center Any evening at Lincoln Center always promises to be a success and enjoyable for the mature ballet goer. But, tonight was different as hundreds of young ballet dancers flocked to the fountain with…
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And the winner is… YAGP 2017
Thank you to my list of donors who have helped make this trip possible. This afternoon, at Lincoln Center at the David H. Koch Theater hundreds of young potential ballet dancers, flooded the audience. These young hopeful students sat around in anticipation as the winners of the 2017 YAGP were announced. From the pre-competitive division,…
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Notes on Pas De Cheval: My Favorite Step at Barre
Notes on Pas De Cheval: My Favorite Step at Barre (From Issue 2) Pas de Cheval is one of the most important steps in ballet to refine, especially at barre. It is actually my favorite step at barre. The step itself is versatile, and used frequently in ballet. It is subtle and glorious if done…
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NOTES ON ATTITUDE DEVANT: THE TURNOUT POSITION
NOTES ON ATTITUDE DEVANT: THE TURNOUT POSITION In ballet, there are a million rules, but within these rules, there is flexibility based on pedagogy or approach. There are ways to “cheat” a position or “fix” or “make it look better than it really is”… All of these ideas are technically not the best thing, but…
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And the envelope please… a Ballet Education’s Ballet Awards 2016
Each year as the season ends a history disappears. As a dancer, it means that the applause is over, that all of your hard work, hours of rehearsals, performances and stage time is gone… There is nothing left, there is no reliving the moment… Ballet is a performance art, so every performance is different, every moment…
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Notes on Jetés… petit jetés… and awful petit allegro
There is nothing in the world… and I mean nothing… better than a really good, really clean, really technical petit allegro. Yup, it can turn any bad day into a great day… or it can turn a great day into a crappy day depending on what side of the glass window you are standing on….…
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5 reasons we fell in love with ballet
Everything is beautiful at the ballet… Edward Kleban said it all in his lyrics for A Chorus Line… When we were younger something resonated with us and sparked the passion for dancing. I remember when I was younger I was obsessed with the Nutcracker. I would watch the VHS versions of Nutcracker (PNB & the…
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IHOP… International House of Primas
I hope everyone had a great Mother’s Day! This week has been a crazy amazing week for ballet… and this next week is going to be a great week as well. This week’s insta theme is International Ballet… So, if you missed anything this week in ballet, here are some of the highlights: Royal Ballet…
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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 types of techniques out there… Good technique and bad technique. Unfortunately, there is a lot more bad technique out there than good technique. (Seriously… I’ve…
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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 and mental demand on a dancer is just as high if not higher… Saturday mornings we are cursed with having to wake up at the…
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#FATPANDADOESBALLET…
THE SERIES… it makes me giggle… click to shop fat panda prints for $10.00 Also… the first shirt is ready for pre-orders. Expected ship date April 16, 2016 Fat Panda Shirt!
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First Position: it is so hard
Ballet is hard, like really hard but teachers expect young children to get into classical positions by the age of 5. And you know, at some dolly dinkle studio they are teaching their students ridiculously hard techniques to students who are like 9…. If people really understood the body and complexities of ballet technique and…
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