Michel Maling 
Why not take some ballroom dancing lessons? Why you may ask? Because a couple of decades ago everyone could do this. We would go to parties and couples would be whizzing around the floor having the time of their lives. This unfortunately doesn’t happen so much anymore. Ballroom dancing is all about grace, rhythm, and … Read more
The Beauty and The Beast Fairy Tale was a ballet done in one act choreographed by John Cranko. The music was done by Maurice Ravel (Ma Mére l’Oie) and the scenery and costumes were organized by Margaret Kaye. The first performance of Beauty and The Beast happened at Saddler’s Wells Theatre with Patricia Miller and … Read more
What is in ballet technique you may ask? Classical Ballet Technique The Basic Principles of Classical Ballet Technique book has some great tips on how to improve your ballet technique and is written by an ex-dancer and teacher. It is a good resource to have for both teachers and dancers. Dance has never been as … Read more
As dance teachers, we are always telling our pupils to smile when they dance, but we do this to avoid those blank facial expressions you get when they are on stage. On the other side of the coin, you could end up with a cheesy smile with no change in the facials for the entire … Read more
Fixing bad posture is very important for the long-term health of your body. Apart from bad posture looking terrible, it is also detrimental to your health over the long term. It is easy to spot ballet dancers, they are the ones with the elegant and perfect postures, long necks, straight spines, beautifully positioned heads and … Read more
Unleash Your Full Potential Dancers! Don’t waste class time by chatting with friends, marking your work, or not giving your best. Going All Out In Your Dance Class In a recent class I was teaching, I challenged my students to give it their all in a full-out run-through of the combination. One student remembered some … Read more
If you are deciding whether or not you want to be a teacher of dance, here is some dance teacher career information you may find interesting. As a teacher of dance myself, I find it both an enjoyable and rewarding career. It has many ups and downs, just like any job, and sometimes it is … Read more
In ballet developpe directly translated means developed or unfolded. When you do a ballet developpe, your working foot travels up the supporting leg, clearly going through the sur le cou-de-pied pointed position and then to a retiré position, before unfolding your leg out into a sustained extension. You could take the leg up to the … Read more
Girls who dance while they are growing up often dream of becoming professional dancers. But this career choice isn’t for everyone and here we are going to look at a day in the life of a ballerina. To become a dancer professionally, you must live for your dancing. You won’t have much of a social … Read more
All About The Ballet Vespri The video above is an extract from Vespri the Opera which was very popular at a time. A lot of people haven’t heard about the Ballet Vespri, and it was also quite difficult to research it, as there isn’t that much about the ballet online. I happened to see the … Read more