Dance
September 5, 2016
Do Pirouettes feel like the enemy? Maybe a balance in arabesque makes you feel queasy. Perhaps the request for expression makes you want to run for […]
August 9, 2016
Warming up; it’s a term we all know and an activity that we may or may not engage in to varying degrees on a weekly basis. […]
July 10, 2016
1. As an adult, how has ballet training changed for you? Ballet training as an adult is a vastly different experience to training when younger. There […]
May 30, 2016
I think anyone who has seen ballet dancers in action would appreciate the physicality of ballet. The dancers leap across the stage, spin around a hundred […]
February 25, 2016
There is a genuine “buzz” around current opportunities for adults in ballet. For the uninitiated though, there is still a great deal of mystery surrounding the […]
October 8, 2015
“HELP! I CAN’T REMEMBER THE EXERCISE!” The music is about to begin and suddenly your mind is blank! You’re part-way through an enchaînement and cannot remember […]
September 9, 2015
Ballet Class Etiquette, or, “How NOT To Give Your Ballet Teacher a Conniption!” A moment from my early teaching years is forever burned in my memory. […]
August 21, 2015
1. You will fall in love with ballet all over again! Returning to ballet classes as an adult feels just like coming home! Standing at the […]