Ballet

You can tap in a tap shoe, you can do jazz in your jazz shoe, and you can do character, classical, or muscial or play ballet. You can even do pointe in ballet. In jazz shoes you can also do lyrical!

it will take 27,000 years for them to learn ballet b ecause they probably suck

It could well have originated from the ballroom.

It depends on how well you do in the class. For people who start at a younger age, the rule is usually that she has to be atleat 10 years old to start pointe. That way her feet are fully developed and are strong enough. But if you're starting later, it depends on how strong you are and when the teacher decides that you are ready to do pointe.

Depends on what kind you want to make... But basically you need Tulle fabric (alot or a little depending on how fluffy you want it), a strip of elastic about 3 inches shorter than your waist and that's it! you then cut the strips twice the length you want the tutu to be and tie it around the waistband. That simple.

Various online web stores sell pre-made tutus and material.

5'3" (5 feet 3 inches).

Well, you have to have learned all the positions and beginner steps. You need to learn jumps/leaps and more difficult steps. Then you will be able to dance a routine. It takes a long time to learn everything.

In 1832, the famous ballerina Marie Taglioni was the first to dance a full length ballet (Les Sylphide) en pointe, although her shoes were much different than the pointe shoes used today. They were most like regular ballet shoes, with the ends "darned" or reinforced with extra thread. Most likely, dancers used these pointe shoes before her famous performance, but she is the first to dance a full length ballet in them, and is thus given the credit. Dancers at this time were beginning to jump and turn more than dancers previously, and this required a change in the shoe that they needed. When ballet first appeared, dancers wore a shoe with a heel on it. As ballet technique progressed and became more demanding, the shoe changed as well, to a flat shoe, pleated on the bottom, with ribbons to secure it around the ankle. In Taglioni's day, when dancers were trying to portray ethereal, ghost-like creatures, as in Les Sylphide, the ability to rise on one's toes made them appear to be floating or gliding across the stage. So the pointe shoe evolved because of the demands of ballet, and the needs of the ballerinas dancing those roles.

There aren't any that would be considered suitable in terms of functionality, so it is best to stick to the ballet shoe. Socks for instance, can be slippery - they don't provide enough grip to be able to execute turns and leaps safely in ballet. In other dance forms, it may be acceptable to wear 'foot thongs' (a type of sole protection).

Only royalty could perform the early form of "ballet". At first, the music was more important then the dance. The dancers would just take simple turned-out steps, and it was "beautiful". THat is how ballet got started, but soon, the dancing became more of the center of attention than the music. People started taking chances, and adding more steps and jumps to "ballet". Now adays, ballet is competitive, and is considered very beautiful. There are over 300 dance "moves" now. And just think: It started out as a couple of simple steps. You're welcome...

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It can be, depending on what quality dance wear you want to invest in.

Tutus and pointe shoes are probably the most expensive things to consider if you are wanting to become serious: I have heard of tutus ranging in price from around $80 to several hundred. Pointe shoes range in price too: for example, Bloch shoes are about 80 or 90 Austraian dollars, and other brands sell for over $150 a pair.

1000.00 per week which is shameful when our pro athletes are making millions. Such disparities are a disgrace. So sad!

One of the best in the world, - but your spelling is wrong.

It is spelled Margot Fontaine, - and her original name was Peggy Hookham.

It is when one person starts a routine, then other people are added one by one doing the same routine.

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Not sure what the ballet was, but the music was the Waltz from Khachaturian's "Masquerade". You can find it on You tube. Great music! He also wrote "Spartacus" which was used years ago as the theme music for "The Oneidin Line".

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Hope this helps!