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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

When can you start pointe?

You can start pointe when your dance teacher thinks your feet are strong enough ;)

Is shundo a 360 degree turn?

it is when you jump and turn around and when you fall you are looking the same direction

Who started pen tapping?

a person named "Maddison larva" lol

What does doess efface means in ballet?

Literally "obscured" or "erased".

In direct connection with ballet, it means "open" as when your legs do not cross each other; they are "open" to the audience. The opposite of efface is croise or "crossed."

What should ballet dancers eat?

ballet dancers are very fit.... so they eat from everything ... but they eat in fair proportions..... they try to eat healthy but eating some junkfood once in a month won't harm ;)

What are the characteristics of Christopher Bruce's work?

he makes pieces about real life issues and human rigts a lot ie :swansong

Famous line dancers?

Kaide and Neisha Smith. They originated from Texas, and were soon popular dancers in local bars, from that they were in a Texas film called, "The Apple Theif" staring as two dancers in a local club.

What are the Top five ballet injuries?

i cant name the top five but a few are: metatarsal tears collateral ligament damage (the knee) achiles tendon tear shin splints and general sprains

Who composed the music used in the Frederick Ashton Ballet The Devil's Holiday?

The music was composed by Vincenzo Tommasini, on themes by Paganini. See http://www.ballet.co.uk/ashton/ashton_devils_holiday.htm for more details.

Why do ballet dancers have to be so thin?

Ballet dancers dont have to be thin. However in order to gain the flexibility and physical strength for ballet, you do have to be very fit.

What are some good poems about ballet?

"to Odette" Fair white swan of mystic night

singing me wave upon wave

of moonlight you spin and white lace encircles you

spirals of echoing light a rapid bouree to a moonbeam

and the cold calculating scent of morning

hangs like icicles from your breath caress me gently, my dove,

kiss me!

- the cold still kiss of night

of death

(a wane hand upon my shoulder now) embrace

a circle of lines

a symmetry of passion

ending in arabesque

your converging planes

form a portal to my soul love, fair, sweet swan of love! -(c) 1998 Gustav BenJava

What are some basic ballet terms and their meaning?

sorry but some of the spellings might be off

pleay-to bend ur legs

tendu- to extend ur leg in a pointed position

How do you pronounce pas de deux?

IMPROVED: Salut: The answers below are fine, butthis might help (I teach it to english speakers). Keep in mind that these are exercises, and not necessarily truisms to the french language. The first thing to do is to hold the mouth as if it were full of air; and say pah. Make the P sound so that none of the air escapes. Say de as if it were der (as in under), but, as said below, cut off the 'end' of the R sound (again, not letting any air escape). Here's the tricky one. It is not the same sound as the de. Say the de sound again, but this time place a Y between the d and the er, and finish the sound with the mouth prepared to say a U, but don't. Again, let no air escape the mouth. Practice; it's not that hard... just unfamiliar. Bonne chance.

Ok - first of all, it's hard to give a phonetic spelling of pas de deux if you don't know french.

If you are saying the english-ised version, then highlandlassie's version is the closest "pa-duh-duh".

In french, the "de" is a short sound you make in the front of your mouth (it's almost like the first part of saying "der" - but no "rrr" sound), and the "deux" is exactly the same sound.

That's very good, but a simple version might be 'pa di do'. Not a good accent of course, but easier for an American and people will know what you're saying.

How can you get flexible fast?

You can get flexible fast by stretching each day.