Proven Strategies How To Reduce Mental Clutter and Calm your Mind, Especially For Dancers Dancers, if you want to reduce mental clutter and calm your mind, here are some proven strategies that you can try. Dancers often struggle with mental health due to intense perfectionism, physical exhaustion, constant aesthetic scrutiny, and a culture that normalizes pushing … Read more
The human hip area is complex and lots can go wrong if not careful, so here I have looked at hip problems in dancers. The hip is a ball-and-socket joint, and together with intricate sets of ligaments offers a ballet dancer tremendous range of motion, and at the same time also withstands great wear and … Read more
Dance Teachers Resources – Spotting Spotting isn’t an easy skill to teach, and I hope that dance teachers will find this resource useful. What Is Spotting In Dance? Spotting is a technique used by dancers during the execution of dance turns or pirouettes. Dancers have to make it a habit to spot on each and … Read more
The dance choreographer plays one of the most important roles in a dance company. It is his or her job to put together a new ballet, piece of work or performance. The dance choreographer is the one who comes up with the ideas for the ballets, creates the steps, arranges for the design of the costumes, … Read more
Let’s look at The Anastasia Ballet Behind the Scenes and how it all came together. Anastasia was choreographed by Kenneth MacMillan and he used music by Tchaikovsky (Symphonies no. 1 and no. 3. He also used Fantasies Symphonies by Bohuslav Martinu. The scenery and costumes were were done by Barry Kay and Anastasia was first … Read more
Do Puberty And Ballet Mix Well Together? The transition from childhood to adulthood is called puberty and it affects every aspect of a young person’s life. If that young person happens to be a ballet dancer, puberty usually occurs just as they are making the transition into making a serious commitment to the study of … Read more
There are various excellent resources one can purchase online, and one of them is this book – Expert guide to Belly Dancing. So whether you live near to a studio, or are too far to travel in, the internet makes dancing available for everyone. Another great resource for teachers is Belly Dance Beyond Moves. If … Read more
Even though the Achilles Tendon is the strongest and thickest of all the tendons in the human body it is still subject to injuries, and as a dancer, you want to try to prevent Achilles Tendon Injuries. As a dancer, the Achilles tendon is under a lot of stress because it transmits force from your … Read more
This is a guide for both teachers and students on how to cope with putting advanced ballet steps together in preparation for your major ballet exams. This section of the ballet exam is called the free enchainment section, and some dancers really dread this part of the exam, as it places a lot of extra stress … Read more
Let’s explore how to stretch for higher dance extensions. And with that stretching there also comes strengthening, because without strength you are not going to be able to hold that leg up there. How To Stretch For Higher Dance Extensions Dance extensions are all about reaching new heights—literally and figuratively. When dancers talk about extensions, … Read more