basically, take out the specific ballet terminology and replace it with any other, and you get a universal "how to make it in the world" video :) good advice, as ever! I always look forward to your videos!
Sameee.... I tore a muscle while stretching and lost all the flexibility in my right leg because it took two months to heal... I still have my splits but they hurt quite a bit and require a lot of stretching before doing them :( plus it hurts to do a lot of things in ballet classes now that im not so flexible
NEVER DROP STRAIGHT INTO SPLITS WITH COLD MUSCLES that is the worst thing you can do. This is why you over stretch or strain muscles. Before you start make sure your muscles are warm by doing active stretches like lunges or such you can look up more stretches online or ask your teacher, but usually, like the stretches in a jazz class are pretty good so like running, chasses, ACTIVE STRETCHES ARE KEY
Personally I think being pushed while stretching is ok but only if you do it safely. My coach pushes me when I'm stretching and it made me more flexible so
Ariel Burrow even if you started late, if you have any intention of trying to make it into a company, these will help tremendously!! She is totally correct in saying that work ethic and love of what you're doing and need to succeed really are what get you there 👍🏻
It does not necessarily targets people who have been dancing since they were young. Anyone, even those in your age, can apply all those tips and eventually be a professional dancer! Sacrifice, determination, and passion are important! 💜
Keep on top of your mental health too, guys! Be safe and healthy - I had to realise that my (very Russian :D) teacher wasn't correct about being as thin as humanly possible. And I made it into a company, I joined the corps this year :)
Could you do a mini-series on your pre-stage routine? Like a playlist of your warm-up routine, your hair routine, your pointe shoes/tights rituals, costume tips, tips for stage fright, that sort of thing. I know you did the makeup but I'd really love to see the other things you do.
I have nothing to do with ballet, so I have not experienced any of this. I just find it fascinating. Nevertheless, I LOVED the way you expressed this; especially the one about confidence and health. I really believe it will help a lot of young dancers. Love your channel!
I thought myself ballet with the age of 13. I always wanted to be a professional dancer. I'm now 14 and I dance the same level as other teens my age. Everything is possible you just have to want it^^ (and of course work hard too:))
I'm 13 and I'm starting on wednsday! i took ballet when I was really little and I lost most of my knowledge, any tips? also are you still doing ballet?
Nanna Vendelbo Look at yourself in the mirror, check your form against the others. Say to your teacher 'I feel I'm off with [insert exercise here], how do I look to you?' Otherwise, if you have friends in the class spot each other.
Nanna Vendelbo does your teacher give general corrections to the whole class? Chances are these will apply to you too. If the teacher gives another student a correction, take that as a learning opportunity and make sure you work on that too
So many jewels of wisdom here. Not on a professional track, but I still found these so relevant to making sure I'm reaching for my full potential as a dancer. Loved it. Thank you x 100!!
I'm 15 and started ballet a few weeks ago, after dancing classical Chinese dance (my grandma is Chinese) for about 6 months. I'm getting on pointe next week. My teacher is advancing me really quickly and I feel like I am terrible! I even got chasse wrong today:( I cry in ballet a lot... but I love it. Do you think I could still become a professional ballet dancer even though I have a really late start?
Just remember..... EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE..... You may need to work even harder than everyone else, but I think that if you're born to be a professional dancer, you'll become a professional dancer....... And about crying. That's completely normal....I'm 17 and I sometimes cry in the class, too.... what's too much, it's too much ....I think that everyone have these "days", and if not at class, than at home, trust me....... I wish you a good luck and a ton of health and passion in dancing....If you really want it, just trust yourself and DO IT......... (Love from a colleague)
She shouldn't be getting you on pointe after a few weeks! That's really dangerous! Two years minimum of dancing before pointe is good, not that short amount of time. For my studio it's actually 4 years minimum.
@@IATEALLTHECHEESE she did traditional Chinese dance before, for what I know, traditional Chinese dance is quite similar to ballet dance despite not on pointe shoe, so she is not new new, just for ballet is new.
I started dance at 16, I’m now a sophomore in college and fully realizing it’s my passion and I can’t live without it. I am not looking to be a professional dancer but I am looking to complete a masters in dance to teach!
I'm not a dancer, but I like watching your videos because they give me great insight about the ballet world and what goes behind a performance. I have a huge respect towards dancers!
Katie, my favorite thing about your videos is that I actually find myself applying your advice to my own studies (self-motivation, dealing with criticism, efficiency etc.), and I'm a Classics major (Latin and ancient Greek!) - nothing in the world to do with ballet, except that I love it and enjoy learning about it. :D
I'm a new grad physical therapist from Ireland and I love your videos, they've taught me so much! Your classes have inspired me when prescribing exercises to patients; ballet requires more control over body movement than any other art form or sport! Unfortunately I was only able to do ballet for about two years before my teacher quit and there were no other classes that I could make it to - I miss it terribly, but hope to go back to it as an adult soon!
Could do do a video geared more towards people who wanna teach or have their own studio or company? Like how to plan lessons and make barre and center combinations?
Isabella Sacca right?!?! That's kind of the weird stuff you don't learn when taking classes but would be super helpful for dancers who wanna teach haha
I never did ballet. I just watched this video out of curiosity since i have a child in pre ballet (I enrolled her because I noticed she liked to twirl around to music). Believe me when I say your advice is applicable and helpful for all careers outside of ballet! Even if my child never pursued a professional dance career, I feel the things she would learn in ballet lessons will serve her well in her life.
While I am not a dancer, and can never relate to the life of a full time or professional athlete, I've learned the hard way that pain, even just an ache, is always your body talking to you. I've had a joint issue from birth, and learning to listen to my body has been a hard lesson. I love hearing Katie teach younger athletes to take care of themselves first, it's so important!
I would say your tips are working also for 'normal' professions. I like the suggestions you are giving. They are so true. Most of them are applicable also to other jobs you could have. So thumbs up for your advices and tips. Thanks.
Watching your videos is making me want to join an adult beginner ballet class. I always had dreams of dancing and had given up on it. I love you Kathryn!
Im a dancer from Australia and I’m 13 years old, it has been my dream to become a professional dancer for as long as I can remember it truely would make my world. Recently I realised that my dream wasn’t going to happen unless I really worked for it. I currently go to dance school that teaches in lots of styles and doesn’t prioritise ballet which I want to pursue.the training isn’t enough to get em to a professional level but it breaks my heart to leave because the girls are my family and I’ve danced there since i was two. But regardless I’ve realised that I have to make sacrifices my overall abilities isn’t any wear near enough to be able to get into the Australian ballet ( does all of Australia’s ballet proformances and is considered the highest of ballet achievements in aus) so I’m instead trying out for the Melbourne school of classical dance there an amazing schooo that prioritises ballet, I’m going in for a class and then they will let me know wether I’m able to join. They have a pre professional programme but at this stage I’m not skilled enough to even have a chance of getting into it. My plan is to try out for there standard programe and do it for a year or so untill I feel confident trying for the pre professional one. After 2 or so years of that I want to audition for the Australian ballet after receiving that good training. By then I’ll be 16-18 so I don’t know if it’s to late. The pre professional programme at the Melbourne school of classical ballet requires you to be homeschooled and I don’t know if my parents would allow me to become homeschooled for dance. Since I’m not amazing at the moment I don’t think my mum takes my passion for dance seriously and I feel as though she doesn’t have any faith in me. I’m worried that I won’t even get into the standers program, I’m worried that it will be to late for me by the time I try out for the Australian ballet I’m worried I want get into the pre professional programme I’m worried I won’t get into the Australian ballet and I’m worried that my mum won’t let me become home schooled for dance. I know this is long but if you have any advice I would really appreciate it.
So helpful! I worked for Disney as an entertainer/ dancer but I never worked in a ballet company. I completely agree with you about all of these things and I am gluten-free because I noticed it was hurting my career.
I started ballet when I was five. I started performing at about age 16, made a professional career in ballet and other dance (tap, jazz, kick/chorus line) at age twenty, and retired by age thirty-five from performing ballet. I still do ballet but for exercise/practice. Your list rings true!
This was such a needed video. Being confident enough in class has always been my problem. The funny moment is when I feel a lot more confident on stage rather than in class. Since I am privately coached so to say, and now that I have to find my place in a class - it's a terrifying experience. I would really appreciate it if you make a in depth video on self motivation and confidence. Thank you so much on these insights.
Wow, that was one of the best videos!!! This tips will really really help me and so many others dancers. I think that "Confidence" is the most difficult for me. But I'll work on it. Love your channel!
I am still very young and I haven’t started in a real ballet school yet because I’m under 14.. But I am practicing for the future, I have 1 ballet class in a week but I stretch everyday to become the perfect ballet dancer in the future! 💕💕
even though im just a teeny tiny ballet beginner and most of your videos arent relevant to me i still think they're so interesting and well done and they calm me down... your channel is one of my happy places on youtube, tysm
So true...thank you so much for your real talk while staying positive (and hilarious and humble). I'm an adult dancer but I see a lot of the negativity that surrounds the pre-professional and professional world. I absolutely love your videos and I hope you keep making them! I would appreciate any additional tips you have specifically for dancers who started as adults - I am luckily very flexible but have issues with turn out for instance.
Hi Katie, what is your opinion of Capezio's new arch trainer "shoe"? Also, could you do a video about your favorite jazz/lyrical/ballet shoes? Which are your favorites for all around dancing/technique? Like, if you could dance in whatever shoes you wanted, what shoe would you choose the majority of the time? Which ones are best for turning? Leaping? Etc. Thanks! Love your videos!
I’m not a dancer whatsoever. I know very little about ballet. But I love your videos. They’re fascinating to hear about this world from the outside looking in and videos like this one can relate to just about anything in life.
I started ballet last year, I'm 15 now. I am currently taking 3 classes a week at my local studio, (one contemporary, and two ballet classes.) How do I take things to the next level as in getting more training? I feel like I'm too old to go to a boarding school and such, since people go at such a young age...
I started at my boarding school ,where I'm currently at, this year and it definitely pays off. (I'm 15, was 14 when I started) it's never too late. Give it all you got and you will achieve it
TAKE MORE CLASSES, this will help you so much, if they don’t offer anymore classes, do lower level classes on pointe, you don’t need to get private lessons
I just started dancing recently and find myself falling in love each day with this sport/art but I'm 20 is it possible to become a professional when starting ridiculously late like me, or maybe getting near professional, and have chances of getting hired for something
idk if ur still dancing, but its totally possible! probably not in a classical company, but its def possible. after college, my mom decided she wanted to go back to ballet, so within a few years, after working very hard, she made it into a small ballet company!
Thank you so much for this Katie!! Thanks for being honest too! I really want to be a professional ballet dance( with the San Fransisco Ballet Company) but I was starting to feel like I can't do it since I started kinda late. You completely changed my mind. Now I feel like I can do it and more! Thanks!!!
Thanks a million for posting this video! I'm going to show this to my dad in the hopes of convincing him to let me do five days a week (a total of 9 and a half hours) of ballet so that I could go for a professional career. The school I want to go to this year is much better than the one I was in before. You, with your stories and videos, helped me to raise my voice and state loud and clear that I want to do ballet. Thank you so much, Kathryn ❤❤❤
Great tips! I completely agree especially with the pointe work aspect, when I transitioned into the professional world I was overwhelmed by the pointe work and it took awhile to get comfortable wearing them all the time. I definitely recommend taking class in pointe shoes as often as you can once you are an advanced dancer looking to find work.
I'm twelve and I have ballet class 3 days a week: Mondays from 4:30-6:45, Friday from 6: 45 to 8:30 and all day Saturdays. Each day has multiple classes and I also take dance during school 3 days a week (One period: 45 minutes of stretching and all that jazz) would I still be able to become professional when I get more training once I am a bit older? By the way, I love your channel your videos are so entertaining and helpful!
Erin McCarthy I’m sure you can if I were you try to get classes in the middle of the week, it doesn’t have to be your level, me personally, I started a little later, so I do a lower level class on pointe and that has helped
@@studybug5189 if they don’t offer more than one class a week and you want to improve then change studios. My studio offers at least 4 classes one directly dedicated to pointe plus privates
thankyou so much i am only going into 6 grade and i am already trying to set my goal to become a professinal dancer and i am going to use every single tip thankyou!!!!!!!
You are such an inspiration! I'm not even a dancer, but I can totally relate to most of your advices. I gave up a regular job with a moderately well paid salary in order to become a freelance translator, and sometimes it can be very hard. But then I ask myself why did I make that decision, what is there in my current lifestyle that looked so appealing back then, and every time I find that it totally pays off. You need self esteem, to be able to self motivate and to be willing to work hard. I know this has nothing to do with dancing, but I guess some values are universal. I really enjoy watching your videos. :-) (Sorry for my English. I'm Portuguese.)
I do 14 hours a week. Do u think it would be good doing swimming as a suplement? I need to improve pirouettes lol, on pointe i do only singles :P(on flats, only 2 :/) Like, when i'm going to 1 ½ turn, my feet flats automatically
first try to get better pirouettes in flats, like 3 or something (that you'll be able to do easily), then surely you'll be able to make it better in pointe shoes too. I think on a professional level you should do en pointe 3-4 pirouettes easily at least. find the best thing that will fit for your body type and abilities. in extra exercise time, you can work on things that will help you improve ballet skills. I remember Kathryn said that she couldn't do swimming because she was getting more massive, Joy Womack is doing gym in the beginning of the day etc.
Kathryn, I loved this video so much! I live in Mexico and have been dancing (comfortably) for 10 years now in a small local and tradition company (yes, a loooot of up and downs). I agree 100% with everything you recommend in this video. You said things I knew but could never put into words as well as you did. I'll show your video to some fellow dancers, everybody can get some use out of it. THANK YOU! xoxo
I really learned so much from you! I am only on pointe for half a year and I really really learned veeeery much from the videos you make. My teacher also asked from where I know the things I teach myself. Thank you do much!!
Thanks for the video Kathryn, I don't have a desire to be a professional dancer (that ship has sailed!) but I was surprised to see how many of these tips apply to finding success in any area. Young people really need to learn the work ethic and outlook you talk about in this video. Thanks so much for sharing.
I just wanna say that you are helping me so much with all your advices ! i try to put them in my class bc i feel really inspired by you it´s really hard for me to trying to be a dancer but i love ballet so much thanks!!!!!
Katie you're so inspirational. Thank you for this video. I'm not a ballet dancer, I'm an ice skater but all these things apply too. So thank you so much. 😍❤️
A performance warm up would be amazingly helpful. I'm always a little unsure of how to warm up without getting fatigued and when to go down to the stage to warm up in good time
So I dance 4 days a week currently and 14 hours a week my teachers give very hard corrections and have perfect hard and fun combinations. Do you think this is enough for me to become a professional? I love you and you are a very inspirational person. I have just gotten my pointe shoes but my teachers are going to give 4 hours a week of pointe. I love you and here are some video ideas. * What to do at your first pointe shoe fitting and good excersises for pointe
As an adult beginner I'm not even close in any way shape or form to being professional, but please if you could do a video on improving technique and artistry for beginners I would love to see it. We do Grade 6 RAD at the school where I take my adult classes. I just absolutely love watching ballet, and dancing brings me more joy than anything. Thank you for all your lovely videos so far.
Seriously... I am biology major student but sometimes I feel that my brain's burning out even more than when I am dealing with my anatomy or chemistry classes while I am dancing. I totally understand what you said about #7 BE SMART. My teacher who taught me how to stand in right position and that gave me 'the world of difference'. Since then, I realized that it actually requires lots of intelligence, too.
Omg! I could just now watch this video sadly because of school. And love it!!! I didn't get to know that before I hit the like button though because I tapped it at 0:04 lol . This is great note to leave off on before I'm off to ballet, thank you Katie. Hopefully this becomes one of your 300K view videos :).
I don’t know why but I love point shoes and that pain. And I become very happy when my feet start bleeding. Because my ballet teacher said to us “When your feets are bleeding first time you become a ballerina.” That because I don’t wore anything inside of my point shoes for become a ballerina😂
These ten truths can be applied every where. Technique, how you do your job. Taking care of yourself. Artistry: Giving yourself an edge. Time Management....etc
