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What a beautiful film on the true meaning of danse de ballet classique! I think every dancer has always known that dance was and is always meant to be a silent expression of emotion enhanced by the music .

Thank you for this very interesting video

Listening in an echo chamber is so pleasant.

Please do not be fooled or offended by my screen name. I am of course not knighted in anyway shape or form. I also am not trying to perpetuate that I am in anyway British or have any title other than Mrs. And American citizen. My screen name is only a compliment to the artistic appreciation and overall tradition present in the culture of the UK in contrast to what is popularly appreciated in American culture. Ok that said here is my real comment/ question. My mother was a non professional but very accomplished in ballet, gymnastics and other subjects. The other subjects won in the need to make a living but at 70 she still can do an aerial cartwheel in the backyard and is in very great health even with osteoporosis (treated thank goodness and even recovered beautifully from a fractured hip 10 yrs ago.) I attribute this to her lessons in ballet as a young woman. I took ballet as a small child but am short and was clumsy. Today as a 42 yr old I would love to pick it back up. I want to make sure I am trained in this methodology. Is there any online literature or beginner lessons online available that you are aware of?

What is that image at minute 8:20?

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Hi @juliecronshaw7013, gorgeous video illuminating that this story, indeed, goes much deeper than many are aware. The images you used in some transitions of this video (5:17, 8:31, 10:45) look like they're from a book or photocatalog -- they are absolutely stunning and I would love to know the name of the book, if you can provide it.

Extraordinary! Thank you Julie and others. #Nijinsky I remember him well. And #AnnaPavlova! Remember, the #scale does not define you as a person or a #dancer.

I loved your video BalletSecretCode. A celebration of life, the Cecchetti method, like Feldenkrein therapy or maybe the Vaganova method too, supports growth and good health. What a gift you are bringing into the world's consciousness!

As a non dancer these videos are very interesting and informative. Would have been better.if they didn't get filmed against the light coming in through the windows

does anyone know the song that is being played at 4:21?

I prefer the Vaganova method.

YES. THANK.

I am not a dancer but watching the students stretching beyond extreme human natural movements and watching the beauty and expressive feel of the logical movements you'very shown in this method it seems more expressive and beautiful than those unnatural stretches and movements you showed at the beginning, no wonder these people need replacement joints. Why not return to the logical movement of this genious' training from the past. A much more sensible method of work with the body's natural movements instead of against.

Marvellous and agree with you about gymnastic sport for modern dance.

Thank you for sharing your story!

The audience used to be educated 4:13

this is delight to look at,specially Salvio...

Is there a written version of the Cecchetti method? I experienced it under V.Celli

This is so interesting & I would have loved to know this as a teen that took dance from Alma Loth Wolfe that was taught at Peabody in Baltimore Maryland in the 1920-30’s. She had her own ballet school in Catonsville MD & retired about 1969 & I couldn’t find anyone to her caliber unless I went to Baltimore City & we lived too far. Thank you for this video. I STILL LOVE DANCE 50 years after stopping classes. ❤

Well stated

Ballet used to be based on something called LINE. Once that has gone, we are left with acrobatics. It is no longer ballet. Count me OUT!!

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Absolutely adore this and so agree wholeheartedly thank you 💞

Very glad I came across this to improve my sense of history of the art. I am curious, since the rate of injury in the first studies provides the "normal" pattern of disability, did his technique result in better health and longer careers? Also the current repertory invariable is not 100 percent classical ballet, Half of the reps are non classical - and exaggerates movements/poses and/or takes them to extreme. Dont think classical masters of the old time would have approved, but it is evolution everyone seems to have accepted (and expect it) these days. Would modern companies be able to use his principles back again - and still keep their "modern" demands? Next of course is how/why the training changed. Will explore that at some point.

No doubt ballet has got a secret code. From "Bolero" to "Carmen" and back to "Bolero". It's enough to see one gesture made by the wrist.

How does this not apply to pretty much anything? Vocal technique is very easy to abuse for example. I was chatting with the colleague of mine from the conservatory where we both graduated. At present she teaches voice; she also is so dismayed by the number of young students who have some kind of fantasy of singing like somebody else. Instead of developing their own talents, they endanger their instrument by potentially forcing it to do something inappropriate. I was incredibly lucky after I graduated I encountered a teacher who guided me in such a fashion as to honor and proect my instrument. At age 75 still kicking ass!

The exact same thing has happened in popular music. Technical prowess on the guitar, for instance, valued higher than emotive playing that evokes emotion.

The same is happening in gymnastics. Compare the styles of Nadia Komenichi with Simone Biles. Komenichi is BY FAR the more appealing, talented and creative gymnast far more interesting to watch. Her moves are equally, if not moreso, daring than Biles. To me it seems like the differece between ART & ACROBATICS

I’ve never done ballet (or any dance) but I absolutely adored this!!! Recently I became interested in ballet because it’s influenced some fashion trends. In other words, because of the aesthetic. But I used to play and teach a classical instrument so I quickly connected with the musicality of ballet. I really admire the respect for the body that you’ve highlighted here. It’s so important!

Thank you for all this illuminating information 😊

Thank you so much for this channel. I'm working on a fictional book that has the characters dancing classical ballet, and yours is the first video channel that's been able to communicate the concepts in a way I (as someone who is not particularly physical) can understand. Best!

I don't like the modern lighting and especially lack of clothing. In my book if those props are required it shows a lack of true love of the movement of dance. Pavlova, Maria Tall Chief, Fontaine, Nureyev, etc. Nudity does NOT require talent.

I have never took a dance class but I don't know why I feel extremely passionate about ballet, not contemporary, not jazz, just ballet. I find peace in ballet music and my eyers are blessed every time I watch ballet dancers. I am heavily moved every time I watch ballet performers and aspire to become one--but for the longest time I just can't gather the courage since I think that at 14 it might be too late to start. I'm afraid that I won't be able to use the proper set of muscles that ballerinas learn to use starting out young. Or that I just can't be as talented as those who were taught much earlier. I'm willing to suffer a little bit but I don't know if ballet really is for me to learn, or maybe I should just be an audience. I need to know if passion for something doesn't necessarily mean you should do it or is that a go sign?

I have most trouble with renverse so thank you for clarifying.

Thank you... Unfortunately, most ballet students are unaware of the enormous contribution and value of Cecchetti training, which imbues the student with strong, clean, polished technique and beauty and subtly of line that readily adapts to the demands of different choreographies and styles.

Im studying Royal technique.. is it too different to Cecchetti??

Thank you for your work.😊

its so funny watching this, a dancers future is decided at birth through their genetic makeup, given to them by their parents, the same as athletes...it doesn't matter how hard you work or the excellence of technique, those people born with the correct genetic code will always rise above those who were unlucky enough to have been given genetic mutations.

Hi there! Is finding your aplomb reserved for the Italian and Russian methods, or could you find this in Balanchine’s technique (in the USA, for example)?

Superbly done!! Thank you!!

Ballet is uncompromisingly both art and sport … if one wants pure angst, misery with another also challenging technique… there are Martha Graham and others. One may select the flavor of dance they prefer … or one may appreciate the various styles, techniques, choreography available. Virtuosity has been appreciated since long before Nijinsky wowed Parisian audiences with both artistry & virtuosity. Ballet teachers are wise to be informed by the biomechanical, kinesiological underpinnings of training which minimizes the injuries, the science … balancing amongst the risks vs benefits of stubbornly-held traditional, sometime antiquated training practices. In some instances there are safer ways to train dancers. Actually, I admire the Cechetti technique and teaching, thou tradition should informed by advanced scientific understanding of the avoidance of injuries … and the mental well being of dancers.

From where are the „live action movie“ references from like in 8:45 ?

Those tours were awful, he didn’t even make all the way around

Thank you! I am an ex- dancer Vaganova trained, who has decided to start classes again. The tips given are so helpful and inspiring. 😊 Lastly, you have voiced the opinion that I've had for a long time that ballet should not be an athletic competition. I started realizing this terrible trend when I started looking back at famous dancers in the 70's and they were brilliant without overextended legs and acrobatics. They had more heart than most of the artists of the day. Bravo for your work.

But this has to be one of the most phenomenal documentations of ballet BEYOND what we think of as ballet.

I think we have to also consider the time period/s and technology. As technology has advanced so has the availability and exposure of anything in the world, which includes ballet. Which means that art and media/entertainment have been exposed/overexposed (arguably), fortunately and unfortunately. So, it's not that entertainment and art cant meet, bc art is SUBJECTIVE, but now with the knowledge and exposure, we have more phenomenal technicians which means it's that much more difficult to be an artist. Since we have seen almost all that we could see. So where to go from there when the bar is so high? Let's bot begin to diminish other forms of athletics and art/artists. Bc early ballerinas, like what was said in the video, would essentially be nobodies by today's standards.

Bring back the dance of ballet

Superb documentary. It should be given to all the ballet dancers