June 2011
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agirlfortheshow asked: Go stretches for a better straddle are simple splits. Try sitting in your best split for a while and then with out leaving the floor switch to your other split and hold it. After a few of those your hips should be nice and warm and you can practice holding your straddle for as long as you can as far down as you can. Long story short stretch everyday
improve your arch with tendus....
improve your arch with tendus....
allonsybitches asked: I think you should have a tab with me dancing ;)
Ahahahaha sorry I had to ♥
Ahahahaha sorry I had to ♥
justcallie-deactivated20120320 asked: For Anon who wants to know about her arch, honestly a theraband is one of the best ways to improve your arch, they are cheap (about $6) I'm not sure why you don't want to use it. If its not working, try a more resilient band, with a heavier weight! They are the best!
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balletbonezzz asked: yes! I would love a tab of you dancing too :))))
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Anon: What’s a good performing arts boarding high school in Georgia?
Anon(s): Good exercises to get a straddle?
littleimperfect: How to improve arch without a theraband?
foreveraballerina: Better arabesques?
Anon: How to bend pointe shoes?
Anon: How to slim down thighs?
Anonymous asked: hi! i have three questions for you!
1) my thigh muscles are soo muscular! so that's great for some reasons, but i want to slim down for ballet. any advice? specifically inner thighs!
2) do you study any other dance besides ballet?
3) about how many years of training are necessary of ballet before someone can go en pointe?
thanks so much! i love dance and i...
1) my thigh muscles are soo muscular! so that's great for some reasons, but i want to slim down for ballet. any advice? specifically inner thighs!
2) do you study any other dance besides ballet?
3) about how many years of training are necessary of ballet before someone can go en pointe?
thanks so much! i love dance and i...
Anonymous asked: could you make a tab of pictures of you dancing? I never know which ones are of you and not
f-r-e-c-k-l-e-d asked: Hi! I just wanted to submit my inspiring dance story that happened to me today.
I was told the most amazing thing today.
My whole life, I’ve loved dancing and never has anyone told me I could have a career or even make it to an advanced level, or go to a summer intensive. Today, after a jumps and turns class with a teacher who I’ve only taken 3 classes with, she...
I was told the most amazing thing today.
My whole life, I’ve loved dancing and never has anyone told me I could have a career or even make it to an advanced level, or go to a summer intensive. Today, after a jumps and turns class with a teacher who I’ve only taken 3 classes with, she...
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agirlfortheshow asked: Another tip for great leaps is a very good prep! Remember to plie because you have to go down to go up. Can't beat physics.
dance-help asked: a tip for foreveraballerina:
splits on the ground are very different from leaps in the air. When you go into a split, you have a floor to push into to really sink into a nice deep split. But in the AIR, there is nothing for you to push against or any kind of support. Gravity is pulling you down when, in fact, you want to go up!
So instead of just stretches on the ground, try...
splits on the ground are very different from leaps in the air. When you go into a split, you have a floor to push into to really sink into a nice deep split. But in the AIR, there is nothing for you to push against or any kind of support. Gravity is pulling you down when, in fact, you want to go up!
So instead of just stretches on the ground, try...
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schaccalacca: I am a ballet teacher. And my ballet school is going to have a performance. I have a job to make a choreography of tree dance. I think I want to try contemporary dancing. do you have any idea or recommendation?
agreatergatsby: suggestions needed! I need a song for a contemporary piece with the theme ‘the joy of dance’ can anyone recommend a song with lyrics and/or...
To ohhdanielle
flat feet? gaynor middens. For sure. One of my friends has such horrible flat feet… seriously, they look like an eggplant at the end of her leg… anyways, she used to be in Freeds which made her feet look OKAY but after buying a new pair and realizing they didn’t fit like the last ones, she made the switch to Gaynor Middens. She loves them because they make her feet look better...
Anonymous asked: DON'T GET BLOCH SERENADES THEY ARE A PEICE OF CRAP NOT DURABLE AT ALL, BREAKS EASILYY.
whompingwillow2000-deactivated2 asked: I'm 15 years old, and I have no dance experience...but I really really really wanna dance.
I think ballet looks beautiful ♥ I wanna do it so badly.
Do you think i'm to old to get training.
& also, i think my feet have stopped growing. Can I still try pointe? if i get enough ballet training, i would love to do pointe, but dont you start at like 10 so your...
I think ballet looks beautiful ♥ I wanna do it so badly.
Do you think i'm to old to get training.
& also, i think my feet have stopped growing. Can I still try pointe? if i get enough ballet training, i would love to do pointe, but dont you start at like 10 so your...
Anonymous asked: What is your dream role for any ballet? Regardless of if you think you could do it or not. Who would you love to be?
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sin-not-taken asked: For the girl who tried Bloch Serenades...
Try Capezio Glisses. I have really wide feet, and they fit me well. You can order them in an extra hard shank.
Try Capezio Glisses. I have really wide feet, and they fit me well. You can order them in an extra hard shank.
followyour-hart asked: Hey, can anyone recommend some pointe shoes for me, I've tried bloch serenades but they weren't wide enough and they were the widest. My capezio comtemporas fit perfectly but I need a harder shank, and capezio doen't allow you to chose the shank. I also can't get fitted because I live in the Bahamas and there is no where to go for shoes.
Anonymous asked: for the anon with wide feet
i have wide ball of my foot and a small heel and i wear european balences and they work so weel they also help because i dont have a good arch... Also my big toes have always hurt in pointe shoes and i never know why i think it may just be the bone structure of certain peoples feet
i have wide ball of my foot and a small heel and i wear european balences and they work so weel they also help because i dont have a good arch... Also my big toes have always hurt in pointe shoes and i never know why i think it may just be the bone structure of certain peoples feet
theskyis-gray-deactivated201205 asked: Suggestions for wide and flat footed pointes - Any Blochs... they cater for most and once broken in give great arch support - I myself wore Serenades (I have both extremely wide and flat feet so can talk from personal experience) - but was told for extra support to wear elasticated ribbons.
thecarelesswhisper asked: to the anon about pointe shoes for big and wide feet.
I'm a shoe size 9.5 and have wide feet as well.
I use Bloch B Morphs.
I love them. They have a little extra gell pad in the bottom, but it doesn't help as much as you'd think. But the box is wider and fits my foot much better than any other shoe i've tried.
I'm a shoe size 9.5 and have wide feet as well.
I use Bloch B Morphs.
I love them. They have a little extra gell pad in the bottom, but it doesn't help as much as you'd think. But the box is wider and fits my foot much better than any other shoe i've tried.
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Sorry guys, I had finals this week!
agreatergatsby: Tips for pirouettes on the left?
Anon: Pointe shoes for big and wide feet?
americanobadkid: Better arch and flexibility in the hips?
ohhdanielle: needs new shoes!
“I have kind of a flat foot, I’m not completely flat-footed, but I just don’t have that great of an arch :( And I’m currently using the Grande Russian...
distractedbyshoes asked: Hello! I recently created a blog dedicated to Mos Wanted crew and I was hoping you could check it out and if you like it follow? And possibly promo it to your followers? It would mean alot! Thanks so much! Here's the name of the blog: moswanted-crew
mandagrace asked: What do you do when you're so inspired to work on improving your ballet technique and artistry, but get an injury that prevents you from dancing. I don't know what to do. I feel like I'll go insane without taking class.
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cosmo-politan asked: you can strengthen your ankles by using a theraband, you put it on a demi pointe and you pointe your foot, so that the theraband stretches. It helps :) i hope so, sorry for the terrible description
catiezebra asked: Yes, quitting dance because of a bitchy teacher will leave you regretting your decision for a long time.. I personally stopped dancing due to continual bad experiences with my teacher when I was 17.. about 5 years later I still attend their yearly recitals and get wicked upset with myself for quitting because of one teacher and depriving myself of the thing that i loved to do most.
Anonymous asked: To the dancer who is questioning her decision to quit ballet: It really sounds like you don't want to quit, but you're in a hard place between being frustrated with your studio and lack of support from your parents. Neither of those things have to do with your love of dance and it's obvious to anyone who read your message that you still love it and you're already starting to...
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Anon: Ankle-strengthening exercises?
Anon: Tips and tricks for pirouettes? Spotting?
emhand: How to deal with arch cramps during pointe? (thanks for the compliment btw! :) )
ohhhdanielle asked: Hello :) I just started pointe, and would like to know what type of pointe shoe and toe pads you would reccommend? :)
monijoan asked: i reallyyyy need some advice... ive been dancing all my life. ive been really serious about ballet for about five years now and all of a sudden i decided to do dance team instead. i guess ive just been fed up with my studio and bitchy teacher, but its so sad. like i was really wanting to make a career out of it. dance team is completely different. its not what i love. its not pretty, its all just...
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Anonymous asked: 'Better extension/ how to achieve a split in a gran jete?'
Make sure you split easily on the floor! Practice by doing a develope kick as you grand jete, and do a step-ball-change run up to jump as high as you can so there is time to split in the air
Make sure you split easily on the floor! Practice by doing a develope kick as you grand jete, and do a step-ball-change run up to jump as high as you can so there is time to split in the air
neon-angels asked: Someone unfollowed you because you are Asian?! Some people are so so ignorant and mean. Personally, I don't care about race and neither do ALOT of people. Racism has no place in modern society but unfortunatly it's still going on and it sucks.
Your blog is BEAUTIFUL and if someone isn't following you because of your race then they are missing out!
Your blog is BEAUTIFUL and if someone isn't following you because of your race then they are missing out!
thestormitsonlyinyourhead asked: do you know August (the boy)
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