#startingballet

[balletlass]

Back to ballet after the summer!

So this summer felt like it lasted forever. I moved back to my hometown, and that means I’m back at my first dance studio. I was pretty intimidated going back, as this studio is the most accomplished RAD dance school in the country. But this first week has been a lot of fun, and hopefully I’ll be able to keep up with my new classes. 

This semester I’ll be dancing 9 classes per week. The classes consist of RAD Grade 6 (2x a week), RAD Intermediate Foundation (2x a week), Contemporary Jazz, Modern, Ballet ball (ballet with a pilates ball for strengthening), Stretch/Strength class, Advanced Adult Ballet class. 

For those of you who do not know the RAD syllabus, the Intermediate Foundation class is part of the vocational branch - meaning there is pointe work!

Hope you have all had a nice summer and are happy to get back to your dancing. As always, it is so lovely to hear from you, so do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or just want to tell me about your adult ballet adventures! xx

[balletvesla]

Hi there! I often get these kind of questions from my followers. Therefore I might as well post one of my answers here. Many people wonder if they are too old to start taking ballet classes. The answer is definetly NO, you are not! You can start at any age and enjoy ballet to the fullest! A professional career however may require a strong technique built up over some years (not saying late starters cannot be professionals though), but ballet is such a wonderful activity that just taking classes for fun may be enough for most people. Here is one of my answers:

The great thing about ballet today is that you can basically start at whatever age you want. There are so many people of different ages starting ballet, not only toddlers in pink tights you know ;) Taking ballet recreationally is definitely a great thing to do. You are still young (anon was 23) and hold so much potential both in building strength and flexibility, and ballet is just so much fun as well! If you live in a larger city with several ballet studios I would definitely find one of their web pages and look for adult classes. Read about them and pick a class that you think would fit you. And then; CALL the studio (can be intimidating but it’s the best way). Then explain who you are and that you want to try ballet. The person will probably recommend a suitable level based on your own description of dance-experience (If you have any or not). It can also be a good Idea to ask what to wear for the first class (It makes you feel more secure knowing that you “fit in” if you know what I mean. Later this will not be a problem as you become more secure.)   And then go to class, put your insecurities at home, be prepared for hard work and both success and failure. Dancers fail all the time, that’s why we attend class you know :)  Most of all, focus on yourself and your own progress, other people’s opinions are not important you know.

I hope you find the courage to take the step! Love from Balletvesla <3

[balletlass]

Classes have started back up! (oh and happy new year guys!!)

Sorry about the intense spam today. And for the intense silence before that... I just got back to my ballet classes this week and therefore remembered that I have a blog! Hope you have all been enjoying the holidays and are off to a great new year. I’m so happy to have heard from so many that they are wanting to start ballet! It is so much fun, you won’t regret it guys!!

As for me.. I will continue to take 7 classes (possibly more, but probably not) this semester as well, but I have changed some of the classes somewhat. I’m now dancing five days a week, which is exciting! 

Two of the classes I’m taking are quite challenging, and clever me can’t just wait until summer to up the difficulty, so I start after everyone has already learned how to do their attitude pirouettes, entrechats and god knows what else. This is going to be fun.

And hopefully you guys can forgive my absence if you get to read about my embarrassing pirouette story... Sooo.. STORY TIME. Over the break I suddenly realized I should practice my pirouettes a bit (and of course in the middle of the night) so I wouldn’t forget how to do them. So obviously I did so with socks on slippery wooden floor and fell. And not like a cute little slip, no. I completely lost my balance and fell on a ladder. Did I wake up the whole house? Probably. But they were too nice to say. Or just too used to my (sometimes concerning) night dancing noises. My poor back took the worst of the fall (how I managed to fall on my back from a pirouette is still a bit of a mystery to me), but hopefully no permanent damage has been caused. After this week my whole body hurts anyways so no way to tell. 

Anyhow, I wish you all a injury-free 2017!! <3

[goofusmaximus]

Thanks to my ex, Im starting ballet again :)