Michel Maling 
If you are a dance teacher, I am sure you want to know the latest and safest techniques to stretch and strengthen your students. Thanks to the power of the internet, you can now get an assisted stretching certification online. The assisted stretching certification course I am going to tell you about was designed by … Read more
I love purchasing things online, as there is so much more of a selection than you would get walking into a small ballet stockist-type store. When I was growing up ballet leotards were all much of a muchness – black or pink and not much choice in style. Nowadays you can get such pretty ballet … Read more
Ballet is a wonderful art form that allows you to express yourself through movement. Here are some ballet dance moves for you to try for yourself. We will start with the basics, as this is the foundation of your technique, and having a good technique enables you to look graceful when you perform more … Read more
Everybody loves the Nutcracker Ballet, and if you have a special somebody in your life that is ballet-mad, there could be the perfect gift for them in the form of Nutcracker Ballet Gifts. Here are some wonderful Nutcracker Ballet Gift Ideas. Best of all, you can buy all these gifts online, hassle free. The wonderful … Read more
Here are some amazing and interesting facts about ballet that you may or may not have ever known about. Ballet has been around for a long time and is one of the oldest surviving dance forms to date and it just keeps getting better and better, so you should find these interesting facts about ballet … Read more
Les Noces Ballet is done in one act and was choreographed by Nijinska. The words and music were done by Stravinsky and the decor by Natalia Goncharova. Les Noces Ballet was first performed by Ballets Russes in Paris on the 14th of June 1923. The ballet has four scenes: Scene 1 – The Blessing Of … Read more
They say in life that you never stop learning, and this blog post is about what I am Learning from Teaching dancing. I have always enjoyed teaching others. When I was small we would play school-school and I would make sure that I was always the teacher. I have tried my hand in the past … Read more
Les Biches Ballet is a one act ballet choreographed by Nijinska in a neoclassical style. The music is by Poulenc and the Decor by Marie Laurencin. Most of the music is choral and if you watch the ballet below this post you will hear that it sounds almost operatic. Les Biches Ballet was first performed by … Read more
I often tend to correct my students when I see them in the W sitting position, and yesterday I thought to myself, is it really bad for you or is it an old wives tale, as for as long as I can remember teachers have corrected me doing the same thing. I see people in … Read more
Let’s face it we have all heard of the famous Vaslav Nijinsky, but I wonder how many of you know that his sister, Bronislava Nijinska was also a very talented dancer and choreographer? Although Bronislava Nijinska is often identified as the sister of the celebrated Vaslav Nijinsky, she was a major artist in her own right … Read more