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Ballet
Ballet is a graceful method of dance that originated in 16th century France. Extremely technical, ballet is characterized by strength, flexibility and beauty. The most skilled ballet dancers use pointe shoes to appear weightless. Ask questions here about ballet techniques, history and famous ballet companies.
3,516 Questions
Is pavlova an Italian Tradional food?
Pavlova is a New Zealand invention, (claim by Australia) to celebrate the tour of Australia and new zealand by a famous Russian ballerina (Anna Pavlova)
So so its not at all Italian :)
Where did Alonzo King grow up?
Alonzo King grew up in Santa Barbara and attended Santa Barbara High School
for the Performing Arts
How do pointe shoes effect young girls feet over time?
It entirely depends on a young girls feet. If she is wearing shoes with too low of a vamp, her ankles can be damaged.
Qualifications to become a dancer?
There are not many qualifications. You just need to have patience & cooperation skills. You should have a good attitude and most of all you have to love dancing!(:
How old do you have be before you can go on point shoes in ballet?
well the legal age in Australia is 13 however some dance schools allow you to be younger.
,ost of the time it also depends on how strong your anckles and legs are.
Can you wear socks with ballet slippers?
you can. most prefer to wear tights
Yeah. A lot wear the tights 'cause they allow a little more movement, but you can wear socks. You can even wear go with no under-foot-garments on your feet at all--but I wouldn't recommend it.
Isadora Duncan. I have to do a Dance packet for gym because I can't because i did something to it in dance, lol. My dance teacher and the packet that i had to read said it was her(:
What exercises would you recommend for releves with one foot in ballet?
Well, just doing releves is helpful, practice makes perfect :-) But if you want something different to help strenghthen your calves/feet for releves, get a "theraband" and hook it over your foot. Pull the two ends of it back towards you (you should be sitting down for this) and then work on pointing and flexing your foot. The tension in the theraband puts more reisitance on your foot making you work harder to pointe it. It is a very good excercise, and is also very good for new pointe dancers.
What are different levels in dance?
To who ever answered before:
You are now blocked for your rudeness.
To who is asking the question:
anyway im pretty sure its the Levels are Like A, B, C... and so on... but in not really sure which level is highest?
How do you go on pointe without pointe shoes?
Going on pointe without specially made pointe shoes can seriously damage your toes; it can easily break them, dislocate them and cause growth defects.
Although, if you just want to try, you can pull yourself up onto pointe using a pull-up bar- but DO NOT put any weight on your toes.
What the difference between ballet shoe and a point shoe?
To answer your question,
the difference between the classic ballet shoe and a pointe shoe is their overall apperance. As you may see (if you have seen them) a standard ballet shoe is rounded, and used by dancers that are trying to achieve stronger muscles in there feet. A pointe shoe has a flat tip so you are able to stand on your "tippy toes", these shoes are for dancers, who have proved they have good arch support,and muscle ability.
Hope that helped!
What are the ballet exercises called at the bar?
They are just called barre excercises.
Some of those are plie, releve, rond de jambe, retire, frappe, tendue, etc.
What should men wear to the ballet?
If your going to watch one: A nice suit and tie.
If your in one: A costume
In dance class(guys): white t-shirt and tights (maybe jazz pants or bike shorts if allowed..)
