tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post5800677836085994331..comments2024-02-28T08:15:38.345+02:00Comments on Pointe Til You Drop: Summertime BalletJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-12688388961110858822012-08-04T16:22:58.150+03:002012-08-04T16:22:58.150+03:00First, do not compare yourself to other dancers. E...First, do not compare yourself to other dancers. Everyone has strong suits and weak points. There is always going to be someone who has higher extensions, or bouncier jumps or excels at something that is hard for you. Look at more advanced dancers for inpsiration, not to beat yourself down. Aim to dance better than you, not better than the next dancer. Believe in your potential!! <br /><br />You Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-49384411865781630402012-08-04T14:55:09.667+03:002012-08-04T14:55:09.667+03:00And as for me, I consider myself a beginner even t...And as for me, I consider myself a beginner even though I've been doing ballet for 8 years or so now. The classes I'm in are very small (sometimes only one other student and me and the teacher); this morning there were four students, two of whom are experienced dancers (one has been dancing since she was very little and her mother is a dance teacher, so she knows what she's doing, toJen in Oznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-55462430794615923132012-08-03T00:15:35.915+03:002012-08-03T00:15:35.915+03:00One of my teachers has a similar style as you desc...One of my teachers has a similar style as you describe: a shorter barre with more combined exercises but then lots more center practice exercises and centre combinations. At first, I really missed the long sweaty barre, but then over the last year I have grown to like the variety AND I have noticed that I am more balanced and confident in centre in my other more "traditional" classes Kaijanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-83851223388994343342012-08-02T23:05:25.546+03:002012-08-02T23:05:25.546+03:00I just danced that last combination in my head, it...I just danced that last combination in my head, it was fun - but did you do a pas de bourree before the pirouette? And after the jete en tournant, which direction for the rest? I would like to get it right :)<br /><br />Still, even if the challenges and levels are different it's good to have some change. Without change there's no development. Makes you see things with fresh eyes! Having Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-91291985809453412662012-08-02T19:17:27.902+03:002012-08-02T19:17:27.902+03:00I love complex exercises at the barre, but with my...I love complex exercises at the barre, but with my muscle issues, I need light barre work for now. But I definitely prefer dancey center combinations above anything else, which is why I love my usual school above my summer intensive one. The barre work at my summer intensive one was challenging, but I felt the center work was too simple for the level. I kept expecting combinations at the level I Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05180693441535531146noreply@blogger.com