Dance, Love, Wings, & Always Dream

Dance Instructor aspects, focusing on areas of inspiration and information.

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Learn the mechanics around the hip that can help improve turnout. It is amazing how much range you can improve by looking at the hips in more detail.

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3 Games To Make Routine Cleaning Fun

When it comes to routine cleaning there’s no doubt that repetition and drill, drill, drill is the most effective method. But sometimes when morale is waning and dancers are deflating, you need to m…

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September 2015 | 2 Tips for Ballet Teachers | Inside Pirouettes | Dance Studio Life

A common mistake with inside pirouettes is turning in the passé leg during the turn. To correct this, have your students start in a straight-leg lunge preparation.

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Healthy Hips Are Happy Hips

Our hips are overachievers. They are the main source of turnout and the axis of all leg movement. Dancers work them hard. No one knows this better than Heather Heineman, physical therapist at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries at NYU Langone Medical Center. She treats all kinds of hip injuries i...

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"When can I go on pointe?" It's a question young dancers often ask with bated breath.

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This was so satisfying.

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Notes I took in college when I was sick and had to watch ballet class. These have ended up being incredibly valuable the past few years.

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The ankle joint can only move about 25 degrees outward and 35 degrees inward from a neutral position. Why does that seem hard to believe? Because in a dance context, these minute motions have huge ... Continue reading →

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So clean, so sharp, so strong!!

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So cute.

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Choreography Diagrams "Herzblume"

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A talented ballet dancer is worth their weight in gold.  This. Is. Marvelous. Sergei Polunin, Take Me To Church

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Competition season is here. The children I teach are my favorites, but I also enjoy seeing what other studios have to bring to the table.  There is something awesome about unifying ourselves as dancers even if it is "competitive".  I'm hoping to see some routines like this one this coming weekend.  My heart melts for good technique.  

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Kate Jablonski - On the Radio

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Kate Jablonski  In This Shirt