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Professional ballerina Joy Womack explains ballet turns in 21 levels of difficulty, from the easiest to most complex.
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@annaelisavettavonnedozza9607 10 месяцев назад

She is one of only a handful of Americans that have studied at the Bolshoi in Russia. She was the 1st American woman to graduate. She was so good they gave her a contract to dance with them.

@K_i_t_t_y84 Год назад

This was SO interesting. Not only is Joy a great natural public speaker, but the way she explains everything in detail made it SO easy to understand *exactly* what she was talking about. She's such a GREAT teacher!! Please have her on again Wired! ♥

@katiekawaii Год назад

I agree, she's excellent.

@marktwain9818 Год назад

That’s a he. Look at that neck. Wow!

@bgpainthrse Год назад

@@marktwain9818sure ok

@tickleman127 11 месяцев назад

@@marktwain9818what 💀

@tickleman127 11 месяцев назад

@marktwain9818 you don't choose and decide someones gender because of their physical appearance..

@Rach227204 Год назад

Love her final message! Ballet is for everyone. I dance for a non-pro adult ballet company and personally find there is nothing more freeing :)

@ElValuador Год назад

Except for the fact that it destroys your feet

@andreaflores9288 Год назад

What company do you dance for?

@raymondmeyers8983 11 месяцев назад

I agree to a point. Ballet is for everyone to appreciate but it’s not for everyone to actually do.

@Rach227204 11 месяцев назад

@@raymondmeyers8983 I don't think so, anyone can do it, even as a beginner, and it's really good for flexibility, strength, posture and stamina. There wouldn't be so many great 'silver swan' classes out there i.e. Ballet for the older generation, if it couldn't help improve movement and mobility

@pallamisma2305 10 месяцев назад

Better thann destroy my hands washing dishes, for example @@ElValuador, or playing football as a golkeeper or... waiting! i can also do it as a hobby and never use "tips". (That is was i make )

@14Karatgold 5 месяцев назад

“Perfection doesn’t exist so be the best version of yourself you can be.” That advice is gold!

@Justme77400 4 месяца назад

I LOVE that!

@violettrojo 16 дней назад

It does. Just hav a look at Sylvie Guillem. It s not the ordinary but it does.

@rockcriedout7679 11 месяцев назад

Hats off to the editing team, you supported her words with visuals so eloquently and it was noticed. Joy thank you for sharing your talent with us, I will share this video with my 4 year old quite soon! I only got a few months of classes when I was her age and I'd love for her to have the opportunity to dance if she wants. Keep slaying legend! ❤

@katysleta4285 10 месяцев назад

Bless Wired's editors indeed.

@KarieWei 2 месяца назад

hi anyone knows the name of the bgm?

@rockcriedout7679 2 месяца назад

@@KarieWei bgm?

@KarieWei 2 месяца назад

@@rockcriedout7679 background music

@mrparts Год назад

Ballet is at its core a study of the human anatomy and its movement. It's amazing how after dancing it for years, it sculpts the body and creates an illusion of lightness and harmony.

@juliareder1697 10 месяцев назад

My favourite teacher at the end of my career always asked us if we understood physics and science because obviously ballet is about its artistry but you can't fight science in how to physically perform the actions. Gravity always exists and our bodies are built to move in certain ways no matter how you can train them to adapt to certain things. I'll always remember being so surprised that I'd never realized until they said it to me but we only really move around in 2 ways mainly either by falling and catching ourselves (that's fundamentally what walking is) or by jumping and catching ourselves (that's what running is) and any step in ballet where your travelling can be broken down to am I falling and catching myself (a pique turn for example) or jumping and catching myself (a grand jete for example). That's just a long way of me explaining a side that I so rarely seen used to explain how ballet works that so helped out though and I've brought to students of mine too.

@mariana_palazuelos Год назад

For those of us who have followed Joy's journey, this video is heartwarming! I wish nothing but the best in her career. She has fought for her place in the ballet world and seeing her dancing at the Paris Opera makes so much sense considering her desire to master her technique

@shinemendwoor Год назад

What is her current rank at Paris Opera Ballet?

@ann-kathrinfischer6763 9 месяцев назад

@@shinemendwoor she's apparently on a short term contract so not a full member of the company

@lulamax7942 6 месяцев назад

Wasn’t she anorexic?

@Jansson350 Год назад

Just like opera singers, Ballet dancers are just so incredible.

@MoonSpinners Год назад

I’m not an opera singer or a ballet dancer, but I want to be incredible 😐

@blossombean1164 Год назад

@@MoonSpinnersnever too late luv

@MoonSpinners Год назад

@@blossombean1164 ..thank you! 😁 my cat thinks I’m incredible, so that’s a start 😂

@user-gt8ft6vy5j Год назад

@@MoonSpinnersyou must be good if your cat is impressed

@MoonSpinners Год назад

@@user-gt8ft6vy5j …😂 he loves my every movement (when it’s feeding time)

@DimensionsInfinity Год назад

Joy Womack, After watching your interpretation of 21 Levels of Ballet, I started watching Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake - The Kirov Ballet, for the first time. In fact I have never watched any ballet before. I am very pleased with the way all the elements of music, dancers, costumes and scenery tell a story in such a unique expressive way. As a computer scientist myself, I made information exchange my profession. And its delighting and humbling to feel what machines may never be able to understand.

@veramae4098 Год назад

[chuckling] Trivia. When regimes are changing in Russia there's a long tradition of playing "Swan Lake" on TV until everything calms down.

@mariapapira Год назад

Beautifully said…

@erinpatterson8482 11 месяцев назад

This is such a beautiful comment to read!

@rebeccaclark2614 7 месяцев назад

Agree, beautifully said ..

@AliKehLan Год назад

I appreciate her ability to take something that seems so complex to a non-ballet dancer like me and break it down into its smaller components. She made it feel approachable and increased my appreciation for this art form. I loved her dance sequences and the scaffolding teaching technique she employed in her explanations. I hope she takes up teaching after future retirement. I can definitely see her being an incredibly effective teacher for future generations of ballerinas.

@kp74952 Год назад

Interesting that she admits that pointe is destructive to the body. It's amazing that ballerinas are able to willingly put up with the pain and destruction for the love of their art/sport.

@cbpd89 11 месяцев назад

Any sport done at a high level will be destructive. The impact on the joints really wears them out, ballerinas just add the more potential for damaging their toe, foot, and ankle joints.

@HayleySulfridge 11 месяцев назад

@@cbpd89⁠also the knees and hips, as the turnout with all of this is unnatural. I danced for years and ended up having a small tear in my hip that got so bad over time i had to have it surgically repaired. Had 2 knee surgeries as well. I thought i was doing something healthy dancing multiple hours a day 5 days a week, turned out i was destroying my body 😅

@PthaloGreen2 10 месяцев назад

Poor physical conditioning destroys the body too.

@tiryaclearsong421 9 месяцев назад

I wish she would have covered more how some, if not many, non pro female dancers just never do pointe. The emphasis of putting young girls en pointe has also greatly decreased.

@violettrojo 16 дней назад

@@HayleySulfridge you were probably not design to and most of all did not learn to do the movements properly. Ballet can't be a hobbie. On the long run it will ruin your joints, articulation and so on.

@janetslater129 Год назад

As a figure skater and an adult gymnast who is taking a beginning adult ballet class (I took some ballet in college about 20 years ago, and taking class again), I'm really beginning to see how so closely connected ballet is to these sports. I'm really hoping to see some big improvements when I get back onto the ice in August, and when I'm able to get back to get back to my gymnastics gym in a few weeks. BTW, her fouttes (sp?) at the end were beautiful!

@PaolettaGe Год назад

I was thinking the same!

@robopecha 3 месяца назад

i always assumed figure skaters were taking ballet classes as part of their training.

@MrsBrit1 Год назад

Why did the end make me cry? First the 30(!!!) Fouttes made my heart swell, because ballet has always spoken to my soul, but then she turned around and said that ballet is for everyone and 😭

@Cyndawg03 10 месяцев назад

Omg, same!

@anamarie1402 7 месяцев назад

A friend attended adult ballet classes at a local adult ballet school and told me about it. I have been doing stretching for a year and fell in love with ballet. So I have started adult ballet classes recently. Ballet is a unique and beautiful dance, and I respect all of you professional dancers.

@heatheradams4428 Год назад

I absolutely love Joy Womack. I have followed her career over the years and to see where she is now is inspiring. She emotes and performs with such strength. Well done Joy Well Done God Bless!!

@veragiraud1908 Год назад

Thank you Joy and Wired 🙏 I am a 47 yo ballerina, only for leisure, and I confirm that one can enjoy oneself very very much practicing ballet, even at a beginner level :)

@emeraldlotusmystic Год назад

I took intro ballet classes this past year and alignment was something I had never even realized was part of ballet lol it was exhausting. I have so much respect for the art of ballet. This was so great to watch and learn!

@Janiesindall1981 Год назад

BLESS you, Joy! This was so clear and easy to follow! At seventy years old and only having taken up ballet at sixty-one...my level is not very high! But my HEART is through the roof!! I've followed you for many years. You're SO inspiring, Joy! Sending you so much Love, Sweetheart! 🙏💕🤗 Janie 🇬🇧

@lydipedia Год назад

Good for you Caroline!! Dance your heart out

@Janiesindall1981 Год назад

@@lydipedia BLESS you, Spazzy!! 🙏🤗❤️🩰🎶🎵🎶💃🌈

@munelinmusic 11 месяцев назад

I have lived my whole life as a performer on stage. But after meeting ballet, I have become incomparably healthier and my life changed extremely better. I hope everyone experiences this magical feeling. And yes! Ballet is truly a physical activity for everyone. It's not something that only specially trained people can try. On the contrary, ballet is the foundation that should precede all other specialized training. It allows you to learn the fundamentals of body movement and posture properly.

@rudetuesday Год назад

I really like how she used her arms and hands to shape the legs and feet as she described their positions. Very helpful to show this, then move to her dancing, along with the language.

@lagadema16 5 месяцев назад

I attended to ballet classes for 1 year, I was 23 years-old back then and it was my dream to try this. Never thought it would be SO hard and so difficult. After one hour of doing plie and tendu I was all in the sweat. I wish I could continue my ballet classes.

@miralynne8913 10 месяцев назад

So inspiring 😍 I started dancing contemporary again this month after 17 years and I also decided to take ballett lessons. My mom had the talent to be a ballerina(at least that was was her teacher back then said) , but her family was too poor. She is almost 73 and also wants to start again. Ballett and dance is for everyone and don't let people tell you, you are too old or to big or need to focus on something else. If you love it or really want to try it, do it!! The only regret I have, even though I am veeeery sore after each dance class, is, that I let other people decide what I should do. 💛

@TheIvalen Год назад

I'd like to see the men's variation (if there is one), but definitely a man/women combo and they types of ballet they can do together. This was very interesting.

@haruzanfuucha 5 месяцев назад

Yes, there are moves exclusive to ballerino.

@mollyoxy 9 месяцев назад

I love how ballerinas are so elegant, strong and precise that they make such a hard dance look effortless. Oh how I wish I was privileged enough to start ballet at a young age. But my family and I were poor immigrants, I couldn't afford to be in any paid sports/dance classes.

@isadoravduarte Год назад

As a VERY casual ballet goer, this definitely game me much greater appreciation for this beautiful art. Thank you for sharing ❤

@estherwinz 10 месяцев назад

I always got emotional watching ballet. My favorite expression of art. I never had the chance to became a ballet dancer, but I encouraged my daughter and today she's a happy dancer. I became a cellist and guess my favorite programs to play...ballet music!!

@athenatanyimin4035 11 месяцев назад

Joy is such a joy to listen to! Her positivity is uplifting! I just started learning ballet at 24 and I aspire to her ease of performing 😍

@roisingrant 7 месяцев назад

this is really helpful for those of us who cannot afford classes. i know i'll be able to turn this into a kind of checklist for mastery of each movement and actually feel i'm progressing. thank you immensely.

@markiemelon 7 месяцев назад

She was my teacher in a summer intensive i did years ago..once i didn’t bring lunch and she gave me her mango.. She was soo nice

@drh3rd Год назад

Wonderful. Thoroughly enjoyed this. Former dancer... something I really embraced was seeing heels into the floor. So many I see don't have that. Having the technique, the training, the stretch... to land with heels into the ground is one of my zillion things...

@Betelgeu5e 29 дней назад

A scholar is a genius of a human mind, a ballet dancer is the prodigy of the human body. Great respect to these creative and brilliant athletes. The level of discipline, commitment, and GRIT makes them a genius with the human body and its mechanicst. This woman was a great dancer, teacher, and speaker. She would make a great and brilliant physical therapist.

@nerd26373 Год назад

Ballet is beautiful and complex. Dancers take a whole lot of time, determination, and effort to perfect everything. Seems like being a ballerina is no easy job to begin with.

@88ashjen Год назад

Beautiful! Loved her dancing and her message at the end. I’ve always loved ballet it’s one of my favorite styles of dance.

@SoraShadowdancer 3 месяца назад

I love how knowledgeable she is about the 3 different schools of ballet. I had no idea there were 3 different ways of doing things in ballet.

@laker42080 11 месяцев назад

This has been one of the most useful videos I have ever watch to help me understand my daughters ballet training. Thank you so much for making this.

@AnaClaraa29 11 месяцев назад

I'm so grateful for ballet because I started dancing through it when I was 4/5 yo. Did it doing 5 years, it was at school so I never really got the chance to learn all these levels she showed in this video. I kept on dancing on my own, but other styles and sometimes I try and dance some ballet, I hope soon I can get back to dance classes. One thing that I've always admired a lot about ballet and ballerinas is that they need to have a lot of strenght to be able to do those movements but they also have to make it look easy, lightful and graceful

@marilynsitaker4198 Год назад

Thank you so much for this clear and informative explanation of dance steps according their complexity. I loved the way that Joy explained, then demonstrated each step, emphasizing how each one builds on the others.

@GG-zv3rj Год назад

Joy!!! So wonderful to see you on here. Been following Joy for years - she deserves all of her success 🎉

@ilostmyluv 7 месяцев назад

i really love the "broken down" sequences! it shows a bit of how much ballerinas have to control at the same time. amazing video!!

@IcedPeachTea 9 месяцев назад

yoooo i'm about to cry. I remember when Joy was a young ballet dancer at Bolshoi and she was the first American there omg omg. She's all grown up 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 bae 🫶🫶🫶

@willowgomez3103 8 месяцев назад

Watching this made me realize how far along I got in my ballet journey when I was younger and before I had so many medical issues. I'm only still in college now, but this makes me want to get back into it and see how much further I can get!!

@jrrmartin Месяц назад

Beautiful Video!❤ Loved your explanation of the levels, demonstrations of them, and general attitude while teaching. Thanks! I love ballet and enjoyed this immensely.

@jamielaw4749 Год назад

Omg Joy!! I remember following her years ago. Glad to see her hear again

@AriRHen Год назад

Shivers! Wow! as an adult beginner she gave so many great tips! Definitely bookmarked this video to watch again and again

@markedis5902 Год назад

I’ve tried to understand ballet and opera for about 40 years yet it still escapes me. I wish however that I was 10 % as flexible as this wonderful athletic artiste

@casuallymika Год назад

If you practice regularly, you can definitely improve your flexibility past 10% of hers! :D

@ReyOfLight 10 месяцев назад

This video was an absolute Joy to watch (pun intended)! I'm not a dancer, but Joy really explains and describes everything so well, along with being an amazing dancer with incredible strength and grace. Love her passion, and like others have mentioned, I really hope she will become a dance teacher one day!

@mr_nice_guy515 Год назад

I married a professional ballet dancer. She’s gave my size and just as strong. What she went through is astonishing

@reynacruz9393 Год назад

I have so much respect for ballet dancers everything they do must be so hard to perfect and they do it with passion.

@coasttocoast2011 Год назад

All forms of dancing are awesome to watch but I particularly love ballet because of how effortless they make it look

@MaraCares 11 месяцев назад

Love this! She made it so accessible and clear and I love how welcoming she was to non-dancers.

@WPGinfo Год назад

WOW! This illustrates perfectly both the complexity and the extreme level of control over the body, while making it look elegant, ' easy' and beautiful. A bigger contrast with my own body [I am a quadriplegic with cerebral palsy] seems impossible. BEAUTY IN MOTION.

@cloudchamois7004 11 месяцев назад

Joy is FANTASTIC at explaining and demonstrating everything. this is so helpful to hear very educational thank you

@ainsley.cotton.05 Год назад

her: casually does 32 fouette turns while also changing her spot and adding in some doubles... wow!!!!

@luciaarrigonicomica 8 месяцев назад

I joined an adult beginner ballet class one month ago and I just love it! Thank you for this amazing video

@smebird Год назад

Stunning! I could watch this hundreds of times -- it is pure joy!

@glamstar3281 3 месяца назад

I have to watch this again. I love ballet. I’m obsessed!

@baca782 Год назад

very nice, great explanations, thanks Joy!

@Henchman_Holding_Wrench Год назад

"Otherworldly" Back in grade school, I saw a dance during a field trip where part of the choreography was matched with a strobe light and it looked like the ballet dancer was flying.

@LittleGreenPearl Год назад

I’ve been following Joy’s dance career for years and I clicked this so fast. I’m so inspired and proud. ❤

@missluna 9 месяцев назад

I went to a private arts school growing up in Toronto and it’s amazing seeing all my dance major classmates execute all these moves with such grace

@natalielibka9931 2 месяца назад

Thank you for this video!

@heywilla Год назад

i'm about to take a ballet class as an adult after three years off and this was actually a great review of technique

@9sheri9 10 месяцев назад

Beautifully explained, she was incredible to both watch and listen to. Bien joué! 👏

@daruleos 6 месяцев назад

had the pleasure of watching her perfom. she's amazing!

@glendapeterson1180 Месяц назад

Wonderful! No wasted time, you spoke clearly and used terms a non-ballet person can understand. You said something very significant; Anyone who is an expert makes it look easy. "It" is whatever you're doing; it could be dancing, singing, playing an instrument, acting, etc. I studied ballet for three years and I know how hard all this really is. I became a teacher instead, and you just earned an A+!

@isabellakanan5818 11 месяцев назад

I would love to see more! This is awesome to help in the Future of my Dance Classes!

@windwatcher11 11 месяцев назад

Your fouettées are so clean! Loved it!

@cfr1985 Год назад

Gotta love Joy! She's such a wonderful dancer! Would love to see more about dance! Thanks for this video

@kari-xx5vu Год назад

This was great to see as a dancer, but I wish a bit more attention was paid to which clips were being used for the positions! The video clip for effacé was actually croisé, and the clip for écarté was actually effacé. But I'm happy to see the difficulty of our art form on display!

@christinarusso9001 Год назад

I noticed that too! I did a double take on ecarte...

@katiefulton9456 Год назад

This was stunning! Sending love to you Joy! 🙏✨😌❤️

@siuyu1936 2 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I love your version of ballet structure, it really helps with understanding the foundation elements of ballet. Your demonstration is beautiful ❤ thanks so much 👏👏👏

@olgadossantos202 8 месяцев назад

Joy really really shows the hardships and the rewards of being a ballet dancer and should carry on inspiring.

@Greenrivers14 9 месяцев назад

I loved watching this video, I miss ballet and want to take classes again.

@Thundercatglam 6 месяцев назад

Getting into barre now as an adult. Did ballet growing up so this is a beautiful reference to watch to familiarize myself. Thank you!

@SuddenUpdraft 11 месяцев назад

This really brought back memories. Thank you.

@laurenm.6320 Год назад

what a great introduction for those of us who would like to understand and appreciate better what we are watching as non-dancer audience, great explanation, beautiful dancing

@SaraSpeaks738 3 месяца назад

Love this !!!❤ thank you simple and informative. Beautiful 😊

@ProfessorSassypants 11 месяцев назад

Totally fascinating listening to someone who clearly very intensely grasps their craft.

@johannagrace7768 6 месяцев назад

Loved this! ❤️

@Lara-lo6zn 2 месяца назад

Beautiful! Wonderful message and explanation abut the multilayered, complex, beautiful art of ballet! I loved it! Extremely encouraging too! ❤

@WilCo223 10 месяцев назад

Excellent, Shared, Thank You❤️

@santabanter 6 месяцев назад

Beautiful explanations. Thank you 🙏

@lydipedia Год назад

Yessss Joy!!!! I've been following you since Jenna and Julien had you on their podcast! So happy to see you showing your expertise here!!! ❤❤❤❤

@LilyG1 7 месяцев назад

So beautiful 🥰 I love ballet and never able to take a class. My daughter do ballet but get bored 😢 I think they don’t really understand the challenge and the beauty on it. This video makes me think about taking classes as an adult, no matter if I can reach that flexibility, thank you for encourage me ❤

@jeenajoan 11 месяцев назад

This was so informative. Absolutely enjoyed it! Thank you

@RomyIlano 5 месяцев назад

being a ballerina requires incredible dedication and fitness! so awesome to share this.

@eazybleezy 3 месяца назад

Awesome video! Very informative! I am going to see Swan Lake performed for the first time later this month. I've never been to a ballet before and it's not something I was ever interested in until recently. I'm gaining an understanding and appreciation for this art form 😊

@monskiski01 8 месяцев назад

What an amazing talent she has for public speaking and education - she could be reading the phone book and it would still be interesting and engaging! Not to mention the beautiful, positive attitude and message she is able to impart with such sincerity - what a joy to have been recommended this video!

@myahitt1247 5 месяцев назад

LOLLL the straight spinning during spotting was a hilarious way of showing the single action of spotting! Love the way she communicates!

@galinabogdanova2809 9 месяцев назад

Thank you soo much! Very powerfull content for my study!!!!

@agustingoncalves3701 10 месяцев назад

She is amazing!!!!! I loved it❤ thank you

@nilaydin3960 Год назад

Very helpful. Thank you.

@gisampaio117 7 месяцев назад

She's so good talking to the camera, and so light dancing, she is beautiful ❤️

@jaccobouwman6499 10 месяцев назад

Im a ballet dancer for over 10 years now and now I'm learning to get on point because I found that so beautiful

@roy87345 Год назад

Love the series.❤❤❤❤❤

@tmahue9541 10 месяцев назад

I love this ❤❤❤ thank you.

@janiceeteme5536 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for this!

@mmeggnn 8 месяцев назад

ballet was the most rewarding experience of my life, & im still sad that i haven’t been able to commit to it since going to college. i really cant wait to go back & try it all again, this brought back soo many memories! (especially that first beat in enchrecants oh god)