tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post2916627222824806603..comments2024-02-28T08:15:38.345+02:00Comments on Pointe Til You Drop: Dancelutions 2012Johannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-69350631429228336102012-01-25T09:18:32.487+02:002012-01-25T09:18:32.487+02:00Thank you for your wonderful blog ! You are so ins...Thank you for your wonderful blog ! You are so inspiring and yes, I will work hard on presentation and enjoying myself rather than obsessing too much or overthink about the steps ! =) xoxoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-713774532720709432012-01-08T21:50:23.432+02:002012-01-08T21:50:23.432+02:00@parlonsballet
Thank you for linking your new bal...@parlonsballet<br /><br />Thank you for linking your new ballet blog - it looks very nice! I did not understand everything, my French dates back to high-school.. But it seems interesting! I also like your choice of photographs, very classy :)<br /><br />Yes, the presentation is de rigueur in ballet. You want to see 3-dimensional dancing, with personality and artistic espression. Technical bravadoJohannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-45248231541353671112012-01-08T08:31:20.662+02:002012-01-08T08:31:20.662+02:00The presentation is so important. My teacher told ...The presentation is so important. My teacher told us that if we have the right presentation, we have 60% of our work done. For a person who doesn't know all the technical aspects of ballet, he will look at the artistic side of the dancer first and will not look at the feet. I think that this is a very good dancelution and i could definitely add it to my list. By the way, if you want to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-25520993201801300862012-01-07T17:02:25.474+02:002012-01-07T17:02:25.474+02:00Hi Sara!
You're very welcome - I hope you can...Hi Sara!<br /><br />You're very welcome - I hope you can put some into practice! Breathing is very important, for obvious reasons. But even before you would pass out from lack of oxygen, muscles tense up. <br /><br />Try this: before a cambré, breath in, elongate every inch of your body, then as you stretch over, release and breath out. If you tend to tense up during exercises, look out for Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-2999125145762965992012-01-07T16:53:36.128+02:002012-01-07T16:53:36.128+02:00@Ridgeway Cottage - thank you very much, makes me ...@Ridgeway Cottage - thank you very much, makes me happy to know :)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-67373863041003588842012-01-06T01:03:20.066+02:002012-01-06T01:03:20.066+02:00Thanks for these, I'm quite new to dancing so ...Thanks for these, I'm quite new to dancing so I really must learn to breathe and stop over thinking things. I'm going to try and just relax in my next class, that's my dancelution!Sarahhttp://enpointedreams.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-15413292397119523492012-01-05T16:38:14.221+02:002012-01-05T16:38:14.221+02:00I completely love your blog xI completely love your blog xSusie Basshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07046166398632226398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-16772287043171871172012-01-04T23:02:16.701+02:002012-01-04T23:02:16.701+02:00Jeff - you got it! Often we focus so intently on l...Jeff - you got it! Often we focus so intently on learning the steps and remembering all the corrections, and getting it right - that we forget to dance out! You know, bring on the carriage and "the sparkle" :) <br /><br />You are allowed to enjoy the steps and music already before you learn to do them neat and nice! Have fun with your classes, work hard and present yourself proudly!<br Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-73843742086246773902012-01-04T22:54:38.173+02:002012-01-04T22:54:38.173+02:00Katarzyna and Alina - thank you! I'm glad if y...Katarzyna and Alina - thank you! I'm glad if you found something you can use in your dancing :)Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-40387619913378141152012-01-04T22:50:27.619+02:002012-01-04T22:50:27.619+02:00Stephanie and Kaija - thanks to the both of you :)...Stephanie and Kaija - thanks to the both of you :) <br /><br />I purposely left out the nitty-gritty on my dancelutions, but that list is as long as the diagonale in our bigger dance studio! <br /><br />@Stephanie - to work on your petit allegro, focus on quick tendus and degagés. The accent needs to be "in". Whenever your feet come together, think of lifting out of your position. The Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-2878624293382951402012-01-04T17:27:03.985+02:002012-01-04T17:27:03.985+02:00"Breath. Do not hold your breath while dancin..."Breath. Do not hold your breath while dancing. Relax. Remember to keep shoulders down. Pointe those feet to their maximum, at all times. Elongate lines. Popo down. Deeper pliés. Turn-out, more"<br /><br />Best dancelution ever XDlalatinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-69353230814166060662012-01-04T12:37:25.514+02:002012-01-04T12:37:25.514+02:00Amen to that!
-AlinaAmen to that!<br />-AlinaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-75760877675057137932012-01-03T23:50:53.289+02:002012-01-03T23:50:53.289+02:00Great post! So true about presenting oneself. Late...Great post! So true about presenting oneself. Lately I've noticed certain other dancers in class and thought, oh, they're so much better than me (which may be true), but I realize that half of what makes them sparkle is their carriage, their epaulement, just the feeling that they're enjoying themselves. So each time I (mostly) understand a step, I need to remember at some point to Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04603937756401903984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-3844915507942484282012-01-03T18:40:33.224+02:002012-01-03T18:40:33.224+02:00love your blog! xx
http://balletme.blogspot.com/love your blog! xx<br /><br />http://balletme.blogspot.com/Katarzyna Zuzannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802775795588329068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-41348702607537874972012-01-03T15:07:43.395+02:002012-01-03T15:07:43.395+02:00You always hit the nail right on the head, Johanna...You always hit the nail right on the head, Johanna...this is a wonderful list of ballet resolutions that I will use in crafting my own list. That list will definitely include improving petit allegro (which is MY weakest point too...yay to Stephanie for sharing my pain!) and taking more risks in my expression, carriage, and artistry, or as you so aptly put it, "presenting myself". I soKaijanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-12008398341002501792012-01-03T03:55:21.723+02:002012-01-03T03:55:21.723+02:00Nice post. My resolutions/goals for this year are:...Nice post. My resolutions/goals for this year are: work on petit allegro (probably my weakest point), solidify double pirouettes and be brave enough to attempt triples, find pointe shoes that actually fit (not just in the store when I try them on). There are probably more but this is a start. <br />Thanks for your blog. It's very inspirational. My first class back after the break is tomorrow Stephanienoreply@blogger.com