August 2011
Submitted by: niellish
My best dance friend and I make goofy dance videos. This is our most recent one if anybody is interested :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJeAJFuQyTo
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thecarelesswhisper asked: For anon about foot stretches for pointe. I use yoga bands on my feet. They put resistance on your foot, so when you stretch and point your foot, then there's resistance and it builds up your stregth. That way, you'll have less cramping and your foot will become acustom to pointing. It's something simple you can do when you're bored watching TV, etc. Also, if you have friends...
tsarina-ballerina asked: also about the leaps - they may be holding their weight back, so try pushing off of the foot that will become the back leg. Also practice oversplits every day so the flexibility will come easier :)
Anonymous asked: How do I submit a pic?
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that-red-headed-girl asked: for foreveraballerina about leaps: try using a theraband by putting it on your back leg then do your leaps that way. by using the resistance of the theraband your muscles will adapt and strengthen
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fairytalemoments: Hey I have a question for something I need help with. I do pointe at my studio, this is the third year I’ve done it. I’ve had my feet checked and I’ve been cleared, but the way my legs and ankles are means that it’s difficult to straighten my legs and lock my knees completely when on pointe. I’m also pretty flat footed. My feet and ankles are also...
ex-quis asked: Hello, I was just wondering if you could check out my new blog. It's dedicated to all the wonderful male dancers out there :) Right now it's mostly just pictures and videos but in the future I plan on highlighting a different company every week or so. The url is boysinballet. tumblr. com
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What if I could be Sylvie Guillem for just one day...
Anonymous asked: marianela nunez and diana vishneva have the passion also :)
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Congratulations to my very good friend Emily for...
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i couldn't have said it better.
livelovedancex:
“You have to love dancing to stick to it. It gives you nothing back, no manuscripts to store away, no paintings to show on walls and maybe hang in museums, no poems to be printed and sold, nothing but that single fleeting moment when you feel alive.”
-Merce Cunningham
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Wait is Evgenia Obraztsova really married to...
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padam--padam asked: I don't believe that you have a picture with alina cojocaru!! She is my favorite dancer! *-*
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Anonymous asked: who are your favorite dancers?
Anonymous asked: I saw Sleeping Beauty at the American Ballet Theatre! It was amazing! :)
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I would love to see a Mariinsky Sleeping Beauty...
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So I was looking through some old photos of...
And I found 2 photos that were brought to my attention. If only I were old enough to understand the greatness of the 2 photos back then. I was still 12 and 14.
One was a picture with a female ballerina after a performance of Giselle. At first I was like meh, probably a friend of mine until I looked closely and saw that it was …. MIYAKO YOSHIDA. You can imagine my reaction. One of the...
