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The Hidden Key to Perfect Pirouettes: Master Your Breath

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Teaching Croisé and Effacé: Clear Tips for Ballet Teachers

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360° Spatial Awareness in Ballet: Tips for All Levels

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How to Refine Turnout in Intermediate Ballet | Teacher Tips

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Turnout for Beginning Ballet Dancers--Teaching Tips

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Key Principles for Advanced Ballet Classes

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Port de Bras Secrets: How Your Breath Changes Everything

Unlock the secret to fluid, expressive port de bras! In this quick tutorial, we explore how your breath directly impacts the quality of your arm movements. Whether you're a ballet student struggling with stiff arms or a teacher looking for new ways to explain port de bras, this video reveals the crucial connection between breath and movement that many dancers overlook.
Perfect for ballet dancers of all levels looking to bring more artistry and grace to their dancing. These breathing techniques will transform your port de bras from mechanical to masterful.
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The Hidden Key to Perfect Pirouettes: Master Your Breath

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The Hidden Key to Perfect Pirouettes: Master Your Breath

Переглядів 1221 годину тому

Want to finally master those challenging pirouettes? In this video, we break down a game-changing approach to turns that most dance teachers never mention: breath control. Whether you're struggling with spotting, losing your balance, or can't seem to hit multiple rotations, understanding how to use your breath could be the missing piece in your technique. You'll discover: ✨ How breath patterns ...

Teaching Croisé and Effacé: Clear Tips for Ballet Teachers

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Teaching Croisé and Effacé: Clear Tips for Ballet Teachers

Переглядів 2914 днів тому

Help your ballet students master croisé and effacé with confidence! In this video, I share clear, practical strategies for teaching these essential body directions. Perfect for ballet teachers looking to help their students understand and embody these fundamental positions with clarity and precision. ✨ In this video you'll learn: How to explain croisé and effacé in student-friendly terms Common...

360° Spatial Awareness in Ballet: Tips for All Levels

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360° Spatial Awareness in Ballet: Tips for All Levels

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Help your ballet students develop full awareness of their performance space - including behind them! In this video, I share practical teaching strategies for developing spatial awareness across all levels, from beginners to advanced dancers. Learn how to help your students embrace their full kinesphere and dance with confidence in every direction. ✨ In this video you'll learn: How to explain sp...

How to Refine Turnout in Intermediate Ballet | Teacher Tips

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How to Refine Turnout in Intermediate Ballet | Teacher Tips

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Are you looking for effective ways to help your intermediate ballet students develop proper turnout? In this video, I share research-based teaching strategies to help your students understand, engage, and refine their turnout safely and effectively. Perfect for ballet teachers working with intermediate students ages 10 ✨ In this video you'll learn: How to explain turnout mechanics in student-fr...

Turnout for Beginning Ballet Dancers--Teaching Tips

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Turnout for Beginning Ballet Dancers--Teaching Tips

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Teaching how to find, use, and maintain turnout with beginning ballet students can be very tricky. Emphasizing 180-degree turnout often leads to misunderstandings, so here's a simple analogy and demonstration to help your dancers build great habits. Link to "Artistry Inside Ballet Technique, volume 1" a.co/d/5QodqOQ

Key Principles for Advanced Ballet Classes

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Key Principles for Advanced Ballet Classes

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In this video I am talking about advanced ballet as dancers pursuing professional ballet careers or a BFA in ballet, so not every accomplished dancer will be training at this level and that is 100% okay! But for those of you who are preparing for those very important auditions in the next couple of years, here are my two key principles #balletclass #dancelessons #geekyballerina #dancetutorial #...

Key Principles for Intermediate Ballet Students

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Key Principles for Intermediate Ballet Students

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Having a key principle for each level of your ballet program greatly simplifies things while also helping you create a cohesive program where growth is consistent. So here are the key principles I use when teaching these levels #geekyballerina #balletclass #dancelessons #balletlessons #competitiondancer

Key Principles for Teaching Elementary Ballet (ages 8-11 years old)

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Key Principles for Teaching Elementary Ballet (ages 8-11 years old)

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A huge amount of vocabulary gets introduced in the elementary years of ballet teaching and sometimes it can be hard to keep your plans organized. If you have a key principle for each year, you can ensure that your lessons are appropriately progressed and students are set up for success. #geekyballerina #balletclass #balletforkids #dancelessons #balletlessons

Key Principles for Teaching Beginning Ballet (ages 3-7 years old)

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Key Principles for Teaching Beginning Ballet (ages 3-7 years old)

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There is so much going on in these early ballet classes! Simplify your life and facilitate your dancers' learning by having a key principle for each year. All your combinations and lesson plans can be built around the key principle and it's a great way to keep perspective as you progress through the year. #balletclass #babyballet #balletforkids #balletlessons #geekyballerina

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How to Create a Dance Curriculum

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There are six steps to creating a great dance curriculum. The steps aren't easy and it's a major investment of your time, but a comprehensive curriculum helps your students immensely! #geekyballerina #competitiondancer #dancestudio #dancestudiolife #balletclass

Artistry in Ballet Class--Varying Your Dynamics

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Artistry in Ballet Class--Varying Your Dynamics

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Most ballet vocabulary is learned best within a small(ish) dynamic range but once you've progressed into intermediate and advanced levels, you need to be able to make choices about what dynamics you want to bring to your steps. #geekyballerina #aspiringballerina #competitiondance #artistryinmotion #balletclass

Artistry in Ballet Class--Dynamics and Laban Movement Analysis

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Artistry in Ballet Class--Dynamics and Laban Movement Analysis

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Dynamics, aka quality of movement, is a HUGE part of artistry in ballet! Laban Movement Analysis is a comprehensive way to interpret movement and can be a big benefit to ballet dancers but it also can be a little intimidating to start learning. In this video I give a gentle introduction to how LMA can be applied to the artistry element dynamics. #geekyballerina #balletlessons #balletclass #danc...

Why I Wrote "Artistry Inside Ballet Technique"

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Why I Wrote "Artistry Inside Ballet Technique"

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This book is the result of a 20 -year question I've been carrying around. It's been a long process getting it ready to share with people but I am SO EXCITED that it's finally ready! 99% of the work has been joyful and I hope reading it is the same ❤️ You can buy the book at a.co/d/9HS5RdR #geekyballerina #balletclass #balletbook #aspiringballerina #balletteacher

Developing Somatic Awareness of the Spine for Ballet Dancers

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Developing Somatic Awareness of the Spine for Ballet Dancers

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Enjoy these simple exercises designed to help bring your attention to your spine so that you can take full advantage of your beautiful body as you dance! #geekyballerina #competitiondancer #dancestudiolife #balletlessons #balletclass