destinyhopefan112 It's an extremely competitive field and there are a LOT of people who'd like to 'make it' so I guess out of all the contestants/ people auditioning, the judges or choosers can be pretty ruthless in picking out the most refined, talented, hard-working, dedicated kids. Basically these are people picked out of a hell of a lot. So I'm sure a super-pretty girl or a handsome guy is who's good at ballet is more likely to get the spot than a less pretty or handsome person ya feel
It's better to take 4 weeks off because it turns into 4 months and ignoring your injuries and letting pride get the best of you could turn into years of recovery and pain.
Ballet is the #1 thing that I can do that makes me forget about everything. It is such beautiful artistry. All the gentle and graceful movements are far beyond perfect. When people say "ballet is boring" I ask them how can they think such a special and unique way of expressing yourself is "boring"? But one day I will be standing in their pointe shoes and I will one day dance as graceful as they did. I hope all of them get into the professional world of the great and beautiful ballet.
I know! I think what attracted us to want to dance ballet is because their love for ballet their passion burns so bright. And we're like moths to that flame, that flame is the passion of ballet
I'm curious about how the dancers there who have scoliosis deal with their classes. I mean, I have scoliosis and had to quit ballet for a year because of my surgery, and I'm considering to go to ballet again because it occupied half my life. I want to know other stories about scoliosis dancers in SAB if there are any.
Hannah H I have minor scoliosis and it does affect me, I have to constantly pop my back and I'm constantly in pain because of my back but I have never let it stop me, I stretch it out and when it's really hurting me I don't go as hard on my back you just have to listen to your body when it comes to things like that.
Dancers have very strong back and core muscles - which naturally help support the spinal column much more. If you have severe scoliosis/spinal issues, it will probably prevent you becoming an advanced dancer, but if you have minor problems, just your sheer physical fitness and core strength will go a long way to allowing you to push through it.
being a chinese dancer definitely i can tell an injury is something really everyone fears. it can take from a week to even months. it's really scary just not to dance. take care of yourselves ballerinas out there!
If possible, can you guys make a ep about how the girls/guys feel about their partnering thing? I mean, the movement is really sensitive at time. Like the guys will touch the girls boob etc... I know they are professionals but won't they feel uncomfortable?
Si Ying Ong, these are proffessional dancers. I think your trying to raise some kind of sexism arguement but dancing is a very physical artform that relies on contact. Much like when Men play Rugby, it is part of the artform and requires contact (even in places in general life they wouldnt be touched). Much like when movie stars play roles where they are groped or have sex scenes, its part of their art form and they believe in thata rt so much that you dont view what is required as anything more than a requirement. Guys dont grab and grope girls boobs and arses in ballet, they hold and carry them very eloquently! If there were guys going in there pretending to be dancers just to grab boobs, then yes youd have an arguement, but these are proffessionals. Please dont try and make them seem otherise with silly talk like this.
I have been a dancer as long as I can remember and have partnered with many many different people- my brother, my ex-boyfriend, best friends, guys, girls, older guys, kids, a current boyfriend. Partnering in just another part of being a dancer, the hardest aspect of partnering isn't the accidental boob touches, or misplaced hands. It's trusting that these people are going to catch you, that your partner will do everything they can to prevent you from making mistakes. Often girls are thrown in and out of potentially dangerous lifts, have the confidence that your partner will catch you no matter what that is real challenge within partnering.
It's so sad how these kids keep getting seriously injured at such a young age without even having finished their studies. This is what happens when you turn ballet into a sport.
Nope! :) i started at 14 and i was just in it for 4 months then quit for a year and came back when I was 16...supposedly just for summer (so 6 months) but classes start in July again and they said I'll be in the next level if i join again which is where we're in preparation for pointe. It's not about the age really...as long as you're determined to improve a lot. Like I did in just a few months :)) i even have a classmate who's 32 and married and she's been training for 1 year and we'll both be en pointe possible next year January? 😁
i love ballet and have been dancing since i was 3, but i have a pronation which means my feet roll in naturally when i move/walk, so i never have perfect feet and always fall forward and it sucks :(
Not all professional/great dancers have the perfect body type,perfect height, perfect feet for example Michaela De prince but she's hella famous and young too... Also, Misty Copeland......
They're talking, the editor would probably cut out the parts when they're actually eating or the camera crew would just not film it at all. Remember these parts are filmed for the purpose of making a video, watching them eat silently would be kind of dead space.
Sorry but it's not exactly the most attractive thing to be stuffing your face while having someone record you. Dancers do eat a lot, and I can attest to that since I have been dancing ballet for 12 years now, they just don't show them eating for the purpose of the show.
It's common knowledge (for lack of a better word) to thank your teacher, director, choreographer, anyone who has provided creative material for you and helped you grow, at the end of a class. It's kind of a rule in the arts world. A curtsy is their way of thanking the teacher.
+Julianna Miller yes indeed! I dance at a professional dance school. Some teachers even had a combination for it. And it's a habbit to applaud at the end of the class. Like you said the teacher did something for you, it is the least you can do to thank him/her.
Lieke L Actually yes I remember. i did ballet when I was little and we had something that we had to do at the end of class as a group. But then I changed schools when iw as like six and we didn't have that so I didn't remember it.
River LaFleur I want to start but I feel I want to to private lessons because everyone on the class might be really good and than there's me but don't be scared I did ballet when I was two I wish I had carried on but what I remember is it's fun and nothing to be scared of
Amelia Shields you should start again! I started when I was 11, which is late to start for a dancer. it took hard work to catch up to the other dancers, but when you do its worth it. I have been dancing for 2 years and I love it. follow your dreams!
My mum said I would be mad to do professional ballet and she won't let me leave home at 14 but I could say how would u like me living 22 hours away and she would prob say yes
