Exercises For Pointe Work - Tendu

The Art of Pointework Level 3 by Finis Jhung

Well, I wish I had taken pictures to go with this post.
We had wonderful classes on North Haven today. The girls are really showing signs of understanding what our purpose is. Their brains and bodies are connecting! Yay! These things take time and should be gently nudged - but not forced. I am so pleased with their progress.

Royal Ballet Daily Class (complete video) Royal Ballet LIVE

Check out this ballet class with the Royal Ballet. It's 1 hr 15 min, worth watching, even if you can only see some at a time. One of the ballerinas is 8 months pregnant. I love seeing the different outfits/warm-up clothing and how layers come off as the dancers warm up. The commentary is very good to listen to also. They sure know how to stretch after the barre work! Center & Across Floor is fabulous too.

Check out this 'ballet' video by "Jealous Angel".
I don't recommend the high heels though....

Love, Miss Emily

Body Lines

Body Lines - that is ballet. That is dance. The body is the instrument. The body is the vessel. Ballet attire - leotard, tights - fitting like skin. Every line, every curve, every nuance. The beautiful body; human, animal, flesh, bone, sinew. Movement gathered. Movement projected.  Static and fluid. Never ending.

...there is only the dance

At the still point of the turning world. 
Neither flesh nor fleshless;
Neither from nor towards; 
at the still point, there the dance is,
But neither arrest nor movement. 
And do not call it fixity,
Where past and future are gathered. 
Neither movement from nor towards,
Neither ascent nor decline. 
Except for the point, the still point,
There would be no dance, 
and there is only the dance.

T.S. Eliot  from the Four Quartets (Burnt Norton)