My New Blog

As you all probably notice, I am spending less time posting on this site and more time posting on another site I am in the process of building.

I have decided to rather spend more of my time on a self hosted website, as I have had bad experiences in the past with my free websites being closed down - reasons unknown.

If you need to find out more about Ballet Dancing, you can visit my latest website at http://dancersforum.com

I keep adding to this website weekly, so you will find a wealth of information that will hopefully soon match this website.

Dance Moms Snippets

With Dance Moms being the hot topic at the moment, here are some snippets for the dance fans.'Dance Moms' Spoilers: 'Nia's Last Chance' Brings Pressure ...

http://www.inquisitr.com/ Tue, 17 Mar 2015 07:59:10 -0700

A new episode of Dance Moms airs Tuesday night on Lifetime. This one is titled “Nia's Last Chance,” though she's not the only one feeling the heat this week. What Dance Moms spoilers are available for the March 17 episode ...'Dance Moms' -- 13 YO Dancer Sues ... Claims ... - TMZ.com

http://www.tmz.com/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 17:39:00 -0700

'Dance Moms' star Abby Lee Miller so terrorized her pint-sized pirouetters ... they now suffer panic attacks and extreme anxiety ... this…

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Dance Moms - Mackenzie Wins The Lead In MattyB's Music Video

Season 5 Episode 7 All rights belong to Lifetime Instagram --- http://instagram.com/factsofmaddie ask.fm --- http://ask.fm/dancemomslover17 Twitter --- https://twitter.com/DanceMomsClips Tumblr...

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DANCE MOMS FUNNY MOMENTS

I created this video with the YouTube Video Editor (http://www.youtube.com/editor)

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'Dance Moms' 2015: Abby Lee Miller Promoting Kendall ...

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For those who think that Abby Lee Miller only caters to Maddie Ziegler and her career, the Dance Moms star is proving them wrong. The controversial dance instructor shared a new photo of Kendall Vertes on her Instagram ...

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4 yr old does ballet steps

4 yr old Peyton practicing ballet. 2-25-14.

my first steps in ballet heels 8 inch 20 cm

Ballet Technique: Feet Positions

This short video will teach you the fundamental feet positions found in the Ballet Technique. This vocabulary is universal all over the world. These position...

ballet technique-2013

The video of mine was taken in January, 2013. The last term before graduating from Beijing Dance Academy Secondary School. The video including on and out of ...

The 5 Ballet Positions: Arms And Feet

Hey guys! It's Jazzy and here's ma tutorial on how to do the first five ballet steps with arm movements.

Ballet Dancing Snippets

Ballet dancer

A ballet dancer or ballerina is a person who practices the art of ballet . Gendered titles: gender-specific titles are used for ballet dancers. ...

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Bus-pass ballet: the over-70s dancers who are going back ...

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Judith Mackrell meets the dancers in a new show that's giving older performers a chance to shine.

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Chinese ballet dancer returning for season with Edmonton ...

http://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/ Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:11:00 -0700

It appears the show will go on for Citie Ballet, the local company's season was in jeopardy when their only male dancer Mingyi Liang had is temporary foreign worker application denied earlier this month.

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Ballet Dancer on Talent Show

She threw everyone for a loop on Britain's Got Talent. Even Simon Cowell was about to stop her. she has a voice and she is amazing too. ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║...

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Anaheim Ballet Special Guest: Misty Copeland!

The Royal Ballet from the perspective of a pointe shoe

Subcribe our Channel For Daily New videos. You will Check Our Channel For Other videos. Footwear is essential to ballet, enabling our dancers to give their best performances.Combined with...

Sarah Jessica Parker steps out in NYC for "City Ballet Series" - Season 2 Announcement

[Atta Girl TV | New York City NY] Actress Sarah Jessica Parker steps out in NYC Tuesday to announce the AOL Newfronts of digital programming and talk about her new show. Watch what the Sex...

MaleDancers

PSA to show the negative stereotypes of male dancers and how they affect males in the dance world. Videos used were found from: - http://www.shape.com/celebrities/interviews/what-its-really-be-mal...

Russia ballet Steps

SHUFFLE HOP STEPS ARE GETTING THERE!!! I STARTED ON HEELS LIKE BALLET FOLKLORICO! GOOD JOB!!

The Apprentice: Dancing for Careers with the Cincinnati Ballet

One of the top choreographers in Russia, Evgeniy Panfilov, established a professional ballet troupe from plus-size amateur dancers. He has proved to the worl. Six young ballet dancers, one...

Fitting Your Pointe Shoes

Pointe Shoes are a very personal choice for any ballet dancer, so here are some tips on choosing the best types that I have sourced from the internet.
Feet Grounded, Head in the Clouds...: Pointe Shoe Fitting Tips
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There are several ways to describe a ballerina's foot, and different pointe shoes are designed to be helpful with different foot types. While there is no guarantee that your foot will fit in with the shoes designed for your shape, ...
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Tips for buying the right pointe shoes for ballet dance - Shoemoz
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One should check the foot type before going in for pointe shoes. Foot can be wide, narrow, arched, flexible etc. One should choose shoes that match the shape of one's feet. The shanks in pointe shoes come in varied types ...
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Pointe shoes complicate biomechanics of ballet | Lower Extremity ...
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There are more than 20 different manufacturers of pointe shoes, each with varying styles to accommodate different foot types. A good pointe shoe fitter will know the characteristics of the different shoes and be able to recommend shoes based ...
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Different Types of Pointe Shoes
the different types of pointe shoes with some jazzy music.

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Click on the picture above to see this stunning mouse pad that will make an ideal gift for any ballet dancer.

Ballet Pictures

Just a few random ballet pictures for you

Do You Know How To Make Your Pointe Shoes Slip Proof?

Here are some ideas to slip proof your pointe shoes.  Often as dancers you will find that the stage or even your studio floor is way too slippery, and there is nothing worse than dancing carefully in order not to have a fall.

If you know well in advance that the stage or floor you will be dancing on will be very slippery, you can take your pointe shoes to a local shoe repair shop.  Ask them to put rubber on the platform and sole of your shoes.  Be sure to specify tan as the color, or they will automatically use black if you don’t.  Ask them to extend the rubber to the place on the sole where the shank bends.  In this way the rubber will cover the platform of your pointe shoe and about three quarters of the sole.  They will be able to use the leather on your soles as a guide. Ask them to put a circle of beveled rubber on the heel side of the shoe about the size of a large coin.

This tactic will work wonders for you when you need to dance on a slippery floor.  You will also be pleasantly surprised at how normal the shoes still feels to dance in.

If all else fails, we have also poured coca cola all over a stage to sticky it up.  This method, although it works well, may not abide well with the owners of the floor space you are renting.

Some Feel Good Quotes For You

Thought you might like these quotes. So true:

 

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass   ...... it's about learning to dance in the rain."

 

"For every day that there is sunshine, there will be days of rain, it's how we dance within them both that shows our love and pain"

 

"Anyone who says that sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain"

So You Want To Be A Professional Ballet Dancer

The Daily life of a Professional Dancer

"I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance."
~George Balanchine

George Balanchine was quite right in saying this.  The life of a professional ballet dancer is hard work, loads of self discipline and an endless fight for perfection of technique.  Lots of people think they would love to have the glamorous life of a ballet dancer, but don’t actually realize what it takes to give your life to this profession.

A professional ballet dancers life is all about dance and nothing else.  There is simply no time for anything else.  You are basically married in a sense to your career.  Most people would not be able to do this, and it takes a very dedicated person to live this type of lifestyle.

Each day is a series of disciplined classes, rehearsals and performances.  There is no such thing as not feeling up to dancing, you make yourself feel up to it.  Aching bodies and joints are a daily part of life, as well as for most a constant battle with the scale, as the appearance of a dancers body is of the utmost importance.   

Classes are the basis of a dancers life, and must be performed each working day without fail.  The body has to be finely tuned in order to stay toned and strong.  Each and every muscle in the body must be constantly strengthened and stretched.  Technique always needs perfecting, and balance always needs work.

Most days after classes the dancers do rehearsals for the various shows that they are involved in.  As dancers are perfectionists this takes many hours of practice and preparation.

On the days where there are performances, rehearsals may finish earlier to give the dancers an hour or two break before hitting the stage.  Performances are usually in the evenings, and can end as late as eleven pm.  When dancing in a performance, it is usually difficult to wind down for the evening, and just as you manage to get some sleep in, it is time to get up early the next morning once again for the next set of classes and rehearsals.

As you can see with the life of a ballet dancer, it is very difficult to have a family life with this hectic sort of schedule.  Dancers are also not the most well paid profession on earth, but the love of the art keeps their spirits alive and make it all worth the while.





It is best to do this while you are young and before you even think of starting a family, as the life of a professional ballet dancer is all consuming.