“I am not the jumping kind of dancer, don’t expect me to do a good job in allegro”. Does that sound familiar? Here how I became a good jumper!
It’s common to feel pressured and think that the only way to succeed in the dance industry is to reach a Principal dancer’s level when we’re still students.
In my experience flexing the feet was painful so I avoided it. Until I found the cue that worked for me and my overall dance technique changed overnight.
I used to count Principal dancer’s fouettes, and classmate’s pirouettes and felt envious. And I learned a more positive approach to improving my technique.
As a petite dancer, you can actually get taller, or at the very least look taller and own the space. Here is my journey.
I thought I knew how to pointe my feet quite well, until the day I discovered how pointing my feet well actually feels like.
Benefits of a mentoring program for ballet dancers: increased confidence, clarity about your future, understanding of the demands of the work.
How to improve dance jumps without creating bulking calves? How to improve height and lightness of the dance jumps and not feel exhausted? How do certain dancers look so light and powerful at once?
When it comes to wearing pointe shoes at the barre, my initial instinct is to be against it. That said, I can think of a couple of scenarios where wearing your pointe shoes through the barre could be a good idea. Let’s find out!
Male ballet dancers also want to look and feel good in their clothes. Here, Denys Cherevychko shares his top 5 criteria to design his own male ballet dance-wear collection.
