February 2012
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FML
Totally couldn’t find the studio.
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Talking a new ballet class tomorrow
Here’s the class summary
Ever wanted to try doing plies, arabesques, and pirouettes to Lady Gaga? How about grands jetes to M.I.A? Then this is the class for you. With centre and floor barre exercises based on the NY City Ballet Workout program, we will work on building a strong foundation of ballet technique and creating a balance of strength and flexibility that will give you...
splitourheartsinhalf:
And I did cartwheels in your honour, dancing on tiptoes, my own secret ceremonials.
lacesilkandsteel asked: mainly modern nowadays but im stronger in jazz... what do you do?
January 2012
22 posts
i am sorry. my fandom love is on hold for tonight....
infinitymax:
rukawagf:
If everyone donates $5 to chibi.coco@gmail.com or $10…. she can have a surgery and live.
The goal is $30,000.
This is an EMERGENCY and she’ll need the money ASAP (like possibly even THIS WEEKEND ASAP)
I apologize for the spam but to me it’s important.
More information on why she needs the money is here.
If you can’t donate, please help signal boost this guys....
Niles Ford, Dancer and Choreographer, Dies at 52 →
Mr. Ford was part of a generation of young downtown New York choreographers who emerged in the 1980s.
These two needed to be bought together
loveanddreamsanddarkness:
(neither gif is mine!)
Look Alive Sunshine: From Bob's twitter. →
bobbryar:
Please read this all the way through and share/RT as much as possible. This shit needs to be stopped now. There are too many people that have no business in this field. My dog dixie was killed by a well known trainer a few years ago, coincidentally by a man named Dan. Her loss…
Watchaminiaturephilosopher:
loveandnyapeace:
vocaroo:
oh my gOD
estoy seguro que todos los abuelitos hacen esto
jajajajajjajaja abuelita *-*
REMINDS ME OF VICKY SHICK!
“Enjoy your body, use it every way you can. Don’t be afraid of it, or what other...”
– Kurt Vonnegut (via myeverpresentsuicide)
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In first position, when you pique, its the...
Not so much the quadriceps.
To help, think of the pique as an upward motion instead of a downward motion. You aren’t trying to hit the floor with your toes, you are trying to avoid it almost-picture hot coals!
If you use your hands, you can feel those muscles of your inner thighs working when you do that.
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The strict upright position evolved from the...
A useful image my teacher gives to help “quiet the torso” is to imagine wearing a tight corset where only your limbs would really be able to move. Doing that helps with breathing too, where you want to expand your ribcage and not your stomach.
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The weight on the standing leg should be forward...
It’s harder but when is anything in ballet easy?
December 2011
13 posts
