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May 17, 2013

Ballet de Chat, The Lessons

In the past years, my ballet teacher has often told us to move like cats.. It's an image that has kind of stuck to my mind, and now I cannot help but see ballet in cat photos everywhere. That's how I came up with the "Ballet de Chat -lessons." The photos are from pinterest, and do not belong to me, but all texts were added by myself. The lessons are straight from class, and quite a few are courtesy of Marie-Pierre, our marvellous teacher of the cat move.

Which is your favorite lesson?













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18 comments:

  1. ZzzzMay 17, 2013 at 12:32 AM

    I love this, especially the last one. My face often looks like that when I'm trying to master a new step or routine in class!

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    1. JohannaMay 17, 2013 at 10:37 AM

      Thank you, Claire! And about that last lesson: You and me both! Especially when there are tricky pirouettes... :D

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  2. KiraliaMay 17, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    Ihana idea!

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    1. JohannaMay 17, 2013 at 11:01 AM

      Kiitos! Olen kissaihminen, mutta vietän niin vähän aikaa kotona ettei ole järkevää pitää lemmikkiä.. Tämä käy vähän niiku korvikkeesta. Kissaterapiaa balettitanssijoille! ;)

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  3. StephTMay 17, 2013 at 3:50 PM

    I love these! So much fun!

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  4. neMay 17, 2013 at 11:03 PM

    These are so cute!

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  5. Jane LambertMay 20, 2013 at 4:39 PM

    I took the liberty of tweeting about this post on twitter:
    @nipclaw 55s

    "Some good pictures for ailurophiles and even some useful tips for adult ballet students http://pointetilyoudrop.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/ballet-de-chat-lessons_17.html …"

    I hope it gets you some more readers.

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    1. JohannaMay 20, 2013 at 6:28 PM

      Why, thank you.. :) I haven't had any ailurophiles on this blog before, that's for sure. ;)

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    2. JohannaMay 20, 2013 at 6:31 PM

      Not that ballet dancers don't love cats.. Just that most readers stop by for the ballet stuff. :)

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  6. YolondaMay 21, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    This is great! Love them ALL, especially #5!

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  7. Terez MertesJune 11, 2013 at 6:29 PM

    Omigosh, this is sooooooo cute! How did I not notice this one before?! Now I feel like a perfect copycat (ha - a cat!) for having blogged last week about "ten things my cats have taught me about ballet" over at The Classical Girl. That said, I much prefer the photos on yours; they are all so very precious.

    I am a cat person - can you tell? : ) Thank you for the lovely entertainment here.

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    1. JohannaJune 20, 2013 at 11:50 AM

      Thank you! Terez, I read your post and have been meaning to comment on it! Just like the language of dance is universal, so is the movement of cats... ;) I had a cat when I was seven years old, but never since. I wonder if would have picked up on the same things you did... :)

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  8. balletomane3June 19, 2013 at 5:03 PM

    I really love this concept. My favorite is Lesson 1

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    1. JohannaJune 20, 2013 at 11:46 AM

      Thank you! Lesson nr.1 works before and after the show :)

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  9. Girl with a bunAugust 15, 2013 at 9:30 PM

    Wow, I love these especially the last one! I have definitely seen that face in the mirror!

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  10. MattieAugust 31, 2013 at 8:23 AM

    Oh weird. My cat (the top one sleeping on my tutu) is internet famous. Small world.

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    1. JohannaSeptember 1, 2013 at 4:55 PM

      Hi Mattie, I found the image on pinterest, and it's just adorable. Hope you don't mind I borrowed it for my Ballet de Chat series... If you like, I could add credits to the image. Let me know. :)

      - Johanna

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  11. UnknownMay 27, 2014 at 7:45 PM

    Really cute. I love these ideas!

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