Michel Maling 
What Is Rond De Jambe En L’air? In the short video above, the dancer is demonstrating a single rond de jambe en l’air followed by a double rond de jambe en l’air. The dancer aims to touch her toe to the side of her leg just under knee height each time her leg circles in. … Read more
The Onegin Ballet is in three acts. The choreography was done by John Cranko and he also did the Libretto after the poet Pushkin. The music was by Tchaikovsky which was selected and arranged by Kurt-Heinz Stolze. The stage design was don by Jurgen Rose. The first performance of the Onegin Ballet was done on … Read more
What is Osteoporosis and can you prevent Osteoporosis as a dancer? Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become weak and are more likely to break easily. People with osteoporosis most often break bones in the hip, spine, and wrist. It is a slow degeneration of the density of the bones over time that … Read more
I have taught a lot of adults in the past who have not only wanted to get fit but also wanted to know how to lose weight dancing. Many people want to lose weight and know that they must get more active in order to do this, but lugging themselves to the gym for yet another … Read more
In the video above you can see the dancer demonstrating Petit Battement Sur le Cou-de-Pied very slowly. This step in ballet is usually done very fast, but a good way to learn it is slowly as the girl in the video is doing. Petit Battement Sur le Cou-de-Pied literally means ‘little beating on the cou-de-pied … Read more
Cranko’s Ballet, Card Game is a ballet in ‘three deals.’ It was choreographed by John Cranko and he addapted the Libretto from the original synopsis by Igor Stravinsky and M Malaieff. The music was done by Stravinsky. Dorothea Zippel did the scenery and costumes and Card Game was first performed by Wurttemberg State Ballet in … Read more
Do you ever wonder what do ballet dancers eat before a show to sustain their energy and have the stamina to finish the entire performance without fizzling out towards the end? Contrary to the belief that dancers eat nothing, they actually need to keep their stamina up and they cannot do this without something healthy … Read more
If you are wondering what the best way to teach young children to dance is, it is not by doing endless plies or tendus. It’s actually about teaching them to move with increased control, coordination, and confidence. Fundamental movements involve the raw or core movement, devoid of aesthetic refinement or style. In order to learn … Read more
If you want to learn how to do the splits, you need to know something about the different types of splits and whether or not your body will allow you to perform the splits safely. This article is adapted from the Easy Flexibility website. I avidly follow these stretching methods and own quite a few … Read more
The Lady and the Fool is a one-act ballet choreographed by John Cranko. The music is from Verdi’s lesser-known operas, selected and arranged by Charles Mackerras. The Scenery and costumes were done by Richard Beer, and it was first performed by the Sadler’s Wells Theatre Ballet at the New Theatre in Oxford on the 25th … Read more