Tag: ballet dancer
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A Week in Ballet…
Ballet– for the sake of ballet? Ballet for the sake of tradition? Or ballet as a living, breathing, real art that is comprised of real people? It is easy to forget, that ballet dancers are people, that they are entitled to their lives, opinions, and lifestyle choices. Over the last few weeks, due to the…
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9 Super Foods for You
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 all know they don’t mean that literally, but it does matter. One of the biggest issues we face today is the taboo around the “D” word. People can’t use the…
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What does it take to be a Ballerina?
Ballet is hard, like really hard. The overwhelming stories and information out there is daunting. As parents you only want what is best for your kid, as student your heart is full of passion and desire, as a teacher you just want to be the best mentor possible. Questions like, “What school to go to?”…
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Getting in Shape as an Older Dancer…Day 2…
Hell hath no fury like a ballet dancer scorned…. Today, I woke up with a vengeance. Super motivated about life and getting back in shape, I hoped in the shower, ate a healthy breakfast and moved on my way to ballet class. I had to do some extra searching to find a small studio where…
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Rubia Wear
shop now. (click the image above) Hello All! My name is Ashley Ellis and I am thrilled to welcome you to my new site for RubiaWear. The Rubia line came about after making my own legwarmers to wear at work; in rehearsal, class, and in the theatre. Right away my colleagues began to show interest. Now…
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Why you shouldn’t put your kid into ballet…
I have seen all of these posts about why you should put your kid into ballet. With reasons like: smarter, more successful, better workers and so on, after doing some research, these articles were based on dancers who are now retired… Not students… As RDT has been attracting dancers around Souther California at all different…
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Progress: Redlands Dance Theatre
Creating a ballet company is harder than you think… The glorious side, is that the dancers of RDT are great people, beautiful people. www.redlandsdancetheatre.org
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Not Bad.
After two hip surgeries, and not dancing in like 5 years, and gaining like 20 pounds… Exploring Arabesque on the beach while storming… On another note, I hope you had a good holiday weekend if you are in the US. There were a ton of Stars and Stripes videos posted all over social media, and…
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The American Ballerina: the 21st century prima
What truly does it mean to be an American Ballerina? The idea of an American Ballerina isn’t far fetched at all, and actually since the cold war, America has become one of greatest manufacturers of ballet dancers. While up until the Cold War, ballet was dominated by the Russians. The history of ballet is funny,…
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Getting Ready For Summer: UPDATE
Totally getting excited as we are getting ready to launch our first issue… It is a lot of hard work, and truth be told, I don’t know if it is going to come out JUNE 1, but I am hoping. We have partnered up with some really great advertisers, offering your guys some really great…
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Cross Train: Yoga & Save.
As a Ballet Education expands, we are proud to partnering up with amazing advertisers and products. Welcome EROS SPORT! This is a men’s line, for all those male dancers out there! Yes, the product is designed for bikram yoga, but because the fabric absorbs and dries sweat fast… It is great for ballet class. (I’ve…
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For the Moms…
Dear Dance Moms (and dads), I would just like to take the time today and say thank you. Thank you for forcing us to go to class when we didn’t want to, when we needed the shoulder to cry on because we don’t have perfect turnout, for driving us to and from class everyday, driving…
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SUMMER PROGRAMS
Hello there world…. I have a student, her name is Jessy. She just received recognition from Los Angeles Ballet and was invited to their summer course. Unfortunately her family doesn’t have the money to send her. She has never been to a summer program, or trained at a studio. But, despite these odds… she has…
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5 Variations To Stay Away From…
The Academy Awards have the craziest rules… It judges an entire acting performance for excellence, achievement and the craft. Unfortunately, in ballet we don’t really have that… We have the Prix Benois de la Danse and the Princess Grace awards for achievements within the art form, but nothing on the scale that judges a single…
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Ballet Vocabulary: Lesson 1
In the world of ballet, there are three languages. There is the language in which ballet was codified, French. Then there is the language in which interprets ballet, body language backed by emotion. And then there is a language that ballet dancers actually speak, a language of their own, and I’m not talking about French.…
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BIG THINGS FOR A BALLET EDUCATION
So, I have decided to launch a few big things for a Ballet Education, and I hope they are helpful… But, unfortunately it will take a little bit of capitol. If you have enjoyed reading my blog, minus the grammar mistakes, you can now donate so I can pay an editor to go back through…
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The Return: A Ballet Education
… I thought I was going to be giving this up, and I thought I would leave my nightly rants to Facebook… BUT THEN a ballet company finally replied to my e-mail, and they did not have anything nice to say… So, with that being said, a Ballet Education is coming back full force… Don’t…
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5 Ballet Techniques that make me melt
In today’s world of dance we applaud ridiculous extension, turns that never end, and jumps that defy gravity. Or, we celebrate mediocrity. Either way, it doesn’t do it for me. Don’t get me wrong, I love me some musicality, and artistic achievement but… I’m like a lover of technique. So, as much as I appreciate…
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the nuttiness of nutcracker…
I have posted many posts about Nutcracker, but I am going to do a couple more before the season is over haha: http://aballeteducation.com/2014/07/08/too-many-claras-and-every-little-girls-dream/ http://aballeteducation.com/2014/08/24/the-beast-that-is-the-nutcracker/ http://aballeteducation.com/2014/09/16/awful-realities-of-the-nutcracker/ While the Nutcracker is a holiday tradition, for dancers it might just be the ballet that pushes them over the edge. For dancers in smaller companies, Nutcracker season means longer…
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