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| Origin of word "battement" | 8/26/2008 | Sarah M. Adams |
Q: I am a ballet teacher and am trying to find the real, original meaning of the French word battement, ...
A: Like for many expressions from French to English and vice versa, literal translations are ...
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| 3 year old dancing on toes | 8/26/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have recently enrolled my 3.5 year old in ballet classes-just this month. For the past year she ...
A: Unfortunately, you will have to persuade your daughter to give this up, right away. Being as young ...
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| beginner | 8/26/2008 | Connie |
Q: I'm an adult and interesting in possibly taking some ballet just for fun. If I bend down on my ...
A: i'm not a doctor, so i would talk to one before taking ballet class. hopefully ballet would help to ...
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| starting pointe | 8/23/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: i'm currently seventeen and am starting up taking ballet classes again becuase a was sick and ahd to ...
A: You may need a year or two before you go on to do ballet classes in pointe shoes. Your core ...
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| Should I start again? | 8/22/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I started dancing when I was about 5 and did ballet, tap, and jazz on and off until I was about 16. ...
A: My suggestion would be this: get into classes at least twice a week if you can. Go for 6-8 months ...
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| Performance | 8/21/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: Some of the music I write seems to have a balletic feel, which made me wonder: during performance, ...
A: Actually ballet choreography is written down in Benesh or Laban notation. What area of choreography ...
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| the age and the feet.. | 8/20/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I am 16 i started ballet when i was 10 and stopped before turning 13 . I now want to start again . ...
A: No there is no problem with your physique. Starting ballet again might feel different than it did ...
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| Health | 8/20/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I was wondering what I could do to get in shape (especially my abdominals) for Ballet?
A: I'm going to list below some articles I wrote that will give you information about your question. ...
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| Performance | 8/20/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: Some of the music I write seems to have a balletic feel, which made me wonder: during performance, ...
A: Maybe the sound and visual wasn't synched.....classical ballet traditionally has the steps go with ...
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| Wanting to begin Ballet at 16 | 8/19/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I would really like to start ballet, but I have concerns... one is, is it too late to start? I'll be ...
A: Ballet would be a challenge for you starting at 17, even if you were more physically like the ballet ...
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| Switch turns | 8/16/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have been dancing for about eight years now, and I am having some trouble with leaps, such as ...
A: A switch leap requires a lot of height and obviously, quick leg work. Since I can't see you dance, I ...
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| Leaps | 8/13/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have been dancing for about eight years now, and I am having some trouble with leaps, such as ...
A: Yes, you are just doing a grand battment, to see where your technical error is. You could releve up ...
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| Ballet Tutions for a 3year old | 8/11/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: My daughter is 3yrs 9months now i wish to know if it is suitable to send her for a Ballet class. ...
A: http://www.accessplace.com/moreinfo.htm http://www.accessplace.com/moreinfo.htm Those links are ...
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| Leaps | 8/9/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have been dancing for about eight years now, and I am having some trouble with leaps, such as ...
A: Since I cannot see you dance, I am going to follow logic and see if that helps you. Ballet is ...
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| diet for 11 year ballet student | 8/6/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: Diane My eleven yeat old daughter goes to a dance school. She is in the preprofessional program. ...
A: This is a big topic, and I hope you don't feel put off if I suggest you look at a place where I've ...
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| too big to be a ballerina? | 8/5/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm 17 going on 18 and have danced the Vaganova method of ballet for 12 years.I have lots of ...
A: It's true, there is a bias in ballet that rejects most but the long and lithe, meaning skinny. ...
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| size | 8/4/2008 | Sarah M. Adams |
Q: What is the preferred height of female ballet Dancers.
A: It depends on the ballet company. The French prefer shorter dancers, while most American companies ...
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| Too early for pointe? | 8/1/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: Dianne, When is the "best" age to begin pointe work? I think that if you start at too young of an ...
A: You are right. The softer parts of the foot bones, the growth plates, do not fully harden until ...
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| Abdominals and Alignment | 8/1/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have a general alignment question. I know that you're supposed to use your abdominals to maintain ...
A: There is a difference between the Pilates description of pulling the bellybutton to the spine, which ...
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| too much turn out | 7/29/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I have been battling with my turn out for months and now I'm being told that I'm over compensating ...
A: As I'm sure you already kmow, the required turnout in ballet is anatomically correct for no one. ...
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| Ballet | 7/27/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm 14 years old. I have never really been interested in anything until about the last year or so. I ...
A: No, it would not be too late to learn ballet. Many people start later than that, in fact it seems to ...
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| ESSEY QUESTION | 7/25/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER TO BE EFFECTIVE CHOREOGRAPHY IN DANCE? ANY IDEAS, BOOKS, ARTICLES. iM WRITING ...
A: Appreciation of art is subjective, as all views about art are. I love the classics in ballet and ...
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| Increasing flexibility and turn out | 7/25/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm Bel, I'm 15 years old and I started taking ballet classes almost a year ago to get better at ...
A: Here are the the links to some articles I've written on stretching and turnout: ...
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| To become professional or not? | 7/25/2008 | Connie |
Q: I know this is not the type of question you would normally answer, but I would just like some advice ...
A: I guess I can't really tell you if you feel strongly enough about dance to do it professionally, but ...
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| Technique and Turnout | 7/23/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm 15 and in class we are doing leg extensions and it seems that I don't know how to disengage my ...
A: Extensions are indeed a challenge in ballet, and here's what I think will help you feel the right ...
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| knees | 7/22/2008 | Sarah M. Adams |
Q: ok so i just started pointe and my teacher says that when i go up on pointe (like in a pique turn) ...
A: Easy to fix! Start practicing off pointe first. Just repeat élevés with the following in mind: 1- ...
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| Jumps and turnout | 7/20/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm an adult beginner and I'm having some trouble with my jumps. We are only doing saute jumps in ...
A: Yes, there is a very simple exercise that will strengthen your turnout muscles. I got it from ...
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| ballet class for beginners 6 to 12 years old | 7/20/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q:
A: I'm afraid I couldn't begin explaining here, how you teach ballet. If you had a framework like ...
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| starting pointe | 7/18/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I began ballet when I was 3 right up to when I was 11, then I quit. I'm 14 now and I started again ...
A: I thought I had answered this question before, and maybe somehow it didn't get to you. Sorry about ...
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| Cross-Training Outside the Studio | 7/18/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I am a 14 year old ballet dancer and am looking for ways to improve my endurance and conditioning as ...
A: By the way, 2 hours of ballet a day is plenty of training. That is what professional students in ...
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| Ballet. | 7/17/2008 | Sarah M. Adams |
Q: I recently tried to send a follow up question to a lady named Connie [&&] she is currently on ...
A: To be completely honest, I have not done much pointe work in the past years. The training remains, ...
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| about contemporary | 7/14/2008 | Sarah M. Adams |
Q: salut Sarah, i am interested in professional career (like performer) in contemporary dance voire ...
A: Many would tell you that it would be nothing but a pipe dream to consider both medicine and dancing. ...
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| Adage | 7/9/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: could you help me improve my adage? 2 years ago I pulled the muscle on the inside of the leg just ...
A: http://www.thebodyseries.com/newsletters/2004/08/08_13_04%20Injury.html Above is a link to Deborah ...
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| Help please! | 7/9/2008 | Connie |
Q: im 16 years old and have recently took an interest in ballet. I really would love to start mainly ...
A: First of all, I would look into some physical therapy for your knee, or at least get a doctor's ...
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| getting serious | 7/8/2008 | Connie |
Q: I am in a huge pickle. I started ballet when i was 13 and got on to pointe within a year because I ...
A: That's horrible! Sit down and talk with your dance teachers. If you really love it there should be ...
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| Turns. | 7/7/2008 | Connie |
Q: How do you perfect your foute turns besides practice?? Because I can practice all day but i still ...
A: You can do drills for fouettes by doing them without a turn and one hand on the bar. Then do them ...
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| Point. | 7/7/2008 | Connie |
Q: Have you ever wanted or have been on point?? How did you work or strive to be on pointe besides ...
A: I dance on pointe regularly. The best thing you can do is to take class, but you can also ...
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| Too far over the box! | 7/2/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I'm an 18 year old pre-professional dancer at the end of her rope! I was blessed with extremely high ...
A: Holding your ankle back is a technique that ballerinas use, in specific places in choreography. So ...
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| An Indianapolis Ballet Studio | 7/1/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I am 13 and looking for a good ballet class in Downtown Indianapolis or in just in Indianapolis. ...
A: http://www.indyballet.org/WHY_ISB.html The faculty above is pretty impressive. I would investigate ...
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| Me Taking a Ballet Class | 6/30/2008 | Dianne M. Buxton |
Q: I am 13 and I am trying to find a good ballet class. It's so hard to find a good one!! I've looked ...
A: http://www.indyballet.org/WHY_ISB.html Hi Johnny. I don't know if you looked at this site, but the ...
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