Insight: Ballet glossary - développé 

I know nothing of the technicalities of ballet but have so much appreciation of the art as I have been practicing marital arts for many years but have no way near the leg strength of ballerinas. I'm in love with ballet in its simplest form.. Astounding.. Beautiful.. I wish i were more knowledgeable..

I love the way she looks so healthy. She is not too thin, but muscular and sportive. That is great.

Utterly perfect! This is the kind of thing that gives you something to aspire to.

Can't believe it's been so many years.❤❤❤

This just made me tear up. So beautiful.

She's so beautiful

I don't know much about ballet, but this looks like perfection.

These uploads are a joy to watch. What a lovely young Ballerina!

@Royal Opera Community Manager are you following comments? Everybody is waiting for an answer on what is the music composer? Please give an answer it’s time. Thank you

@YuriHallway I started when I was 15 the first time, stopped for college and now I'm 25 and doing it again. If you love it and want to do it, take a class!

i can barely put my leg up 90degrees while keeping it turned out because my upper thigh muscle hurts so bad haha ! it feels like it's going to explode

Romany has a way of looking, like she is seeing flowers bloom just beyond her reach - a sort of wistful, *beautiful* look, like she is seeing beautiful things.

I remember the first time I did a développé I pulled the same muscle in both legs. Lol memories

Absolutely spot-on technique. She's beautiful.

Can I just ask...? A la seconde, to me it looks like she is coming off of her left hip and tilting the right side of her pelvis to the left. Shouldn't the right side stay down while the leg lifts? Can someone please clarify this technique for me?

@smileandblinktwice I thought the same thing. A la seconde should not alter the square hips and square shoulders, but I might be wrong..

@smileandblinktwice I think that the second 'develope' she does is an ecarté, that can be done in a front version (looking to your hand, arm above the head) and in the back, wich she did (loking to the barre, where you can let your upper body go a bit)

Her arabesque is so beautiful!

I look like a trucker on crack when I do my developpe

I love ballet! But I'm almost 18, so I don't think I could learn and do such beautiful things D:

it looks very beautiful, but I tkink, she bends her body too much to the left side, when she makes a develope to the side, doesn´t she?

ahhh what is this accompaniment/song? it's beautiful! I'd love to developpes to that!

Just watching this already helped me a lot. Thanks!

@NinjaTree6 you are allowed to do so if you are doing the develloppé ecarté derriere, which is the one shown on the video; notice how she placed herself at the barre. ISTD teacher/dancer

i can do my developpes to the side and back but i cant get them in the front

I often see Marianella use's her hands / fingers very similar to this dancer ...Its my only pet pieve with the Royal Dancers trained through the school . At some angles it looks like they are throwing the " head banger rocker sign" you see at heavy metal concerts you can see it clearly at 29 seconds in when shes in attitude / arabesque . I prefer a stream lined hand with no signs of strain .

the purest human beauty.

Gorgeous ❤

Parabéns muito lindo👏👏❤

I would say perfection!!!

Does anyone know the name of this piece of music please?

So strong!!

her arabesque is so beautiful!

Does anyone know what the music is? We play it a lot in dance but I forgot what it's called.

But they look so lovely!

these are so helpful

Beautiful!! Extremely wonderful!!!

So so beautiful

Muito bonito, doce de se ver Agrada-me muito assistir esses encantadores e voluptuosos vídeos entre meus intervalos. Para bens!

She is beautiful, can someone tell me is it okay to tilt like that when you developpe to second. I am just learning.

They are the hardest for everyone...it's normal, keep working at it

@NinjaTree6 me too, and for going higher to the front than the back. Now we have evidence! :D

so beautiful!

Does anyone know the music?

beautiful 😍❤️💅🏽✨

so clean!

What's the name of this beautiful piece/?

I would love to do that one day!

@fashionballetNYC5 Okay, thank you for your help!

You look like Mila Kunis from Black Swan. What is the name of the leg hold where the dancer leg is up high but they are not holding it?

i was hoping for a ponche. her legs are beautiful.

@Saltica99 yes, I think she really has an ideal body type.

@fashionballetNYC5 Yes, my balletteacher always says that too, but I have trouble finding the right muscles. If I put my leg on something and I lift it, I sort of feel my underleg, but when lifting on my own, I can't get it above 90 degrees and I really feel my "upper-tights". How did you find that muscles?

@fashionballetNYC5...thank you!! :)

How is this achieved? By flexibility and strengthening exercises?

It is absolutely beautiful, I'm worried how her knees feel in a few years though... Quite overstretched legs, dont you think. But i'm so jealous at her! Wish i could to that!

@BarbiieMoore would you mind finding out who wrote this piece of music and what it is called from our teacher / accompanist? I am a beginner dance accompanist and I would like to learn this piece. Others have asked about the piece but there has not been any response. I figure you'd be my best bet. Thank you BarbieMoore

@fashionballetNYC5...I have the hardest time with this! I always feel the muscles on the tops of my thighs doing the work, not underneath. The only time I can feel the muscles behind my leg working is when I turn my leg out slightly, or if I flex my foot. Any tips? How can I switch to using the "underneath" muscles instead? Are there leg exercises I should be doing to strengthen those muscles?

Beautiful ! Who is the Pianist ?

Does anyone know what music is being played in the background? Thank you!

fabulous

i love her wish could do that what a coincident I'm learning developpes in classical

Anyone know the name or composer of the piano music?

Who said so? That is yor opinon. Sylvie Guillem has a "sportive" look as did Galina Ulanova. They are well regarded, as least by the male world!

i wonder how long she's been dancing?

wow.. just, wow.

The second developpé got me like 😱

we use this song for our developpes too!! omg :D

WOW!!!

Which song is this? Someone please answer :D

What would I give to have developes like that!

Como hara eso

yep, cause my developpes are exactly like that every time...

i wish i could do that

the beginning of the song sounds like Harry Potter :D Such beautiful developpés

i am insanely jealous of her turnout...........

SO FUCKING PERFECT AGH.

All I think of when watching this is ow ow ow

i love that she's not a stick thin ballerina! she's gorgeous!!

I know right! she looks very beautiful and graceful and her figure is hourglass and feminine, This should be rolemodel for younger people, not all those sick untalented fashion models.

I've been practicing like hell, didn't get any higher, only result is my legs turned into ugly bulky "the incredible hulk" things. Tips anyone?

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amazing ont like the leotard though

Fair enough. We all have different bodies. It is true that most thin dancers are very heathy. If you look back in history, women were much thinner, and men much stronger. That is because there is far more food around now, and men sit in front of a computer rather than training for combat. In summary, I agree with your comments

I’m in beginners dance in school and my teacher expects me to know how to do this, ridiculous

I don't know, but to me she looks like and reminds me of mila kunis

im drooling..........

the technique though.

I whish my developpe looks like that! *.*

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even though i realize this is a developpe video ;)

beautiful legs but hands are not so good :( but that is just a matter of personal taste and opinion

the begining of the piano song sounds like harry potter

THEY ARE PAIN!

No it's not - dancers are not supposed to look like athletes