When I saw the tulle cuff thingies on her arm (Idk what they're called) My immediate thought was "Arm tutus" My second thought was "Floaties" Why am I like this lol
I definitely love the commentary! It helps as a student to break down what goes on on stage and apply that to class rather than waiting to take what you learn in class and apply to stage ;)
Katie, I think these commentaries are interesting as a learning experience for your viewers, and I hope you keep making them. But I think it's important to note that, while you as the performer notice the "mistakes" you've made during the performance, we as your audience, even those who are trained dancers, notice the character you project on the stage. You have such a gift as an artist, and we are privileged to be able to watch the magic you create.
I love videos like this because I feel Hollywood gives such a distorted view on what the world of ballet is really like because they feel a need to amp up the drama. I enjoy your honest insights and glimpses into your real world and how it all feels to experience it.
I love your dancing and I was always trying to find the perfect word to describe it, but now I definitely found it: Effortless. It's so effortless and beautiful to watch. I never would have noticed any mistakes if you hadn't told them. ;) Thank you for sharing it with us!
Yes I would love to see more ballet commentary videos! As an adult recreational dancer I have miles to go in learning what's good and what's bad about someone's dancing. Although the video was short, it was still fun and educational to watch.
It's really inspiring to me how you view your own dancing! You can find the mistakes and point them out, but still acknowledge when you've done something well. It's very healthy, and I hope I can have an outlook like that sooner rather than later! Lots of us are either too cocky or beat ourselves up constantly (I'm definitely the latter).
You were 21 doing that and I am 21 and started ballet about two months ago :D I'm not even comparing myself to you because that'd be totally pointless, I'm just slightly amused by you pointing out how you didn't do things just perfectly and I can't even warp my head around ever learning to even stand on pointe! Great video though! I'm probably not your target audience, but I enjoy watching your videos :)
Yes!! Please! More of these would be wonderful. I would also love to have some explanations on miming because as a non-dancer, I just don't understand some of the subtext and feel I am missing out on important story details.
So interesting ! When I'm watching ballet performances I'm usually dazzled by the grace of the dancers (and that's what ballet is for!). But it's so cool to rewatch and see the technical difficulties !
That was really fun to watch! Your professionals always (at least almost) make it look like it went exactly the way it was supposed to be. Interesting to hear when a little creativity saved you
Please continue with these kind of videos! They help to see what can happen in an actual performance and also show that even though nobody's perfect, a lot of the time you can hide a mistake if you just keep going. I also really like that you're not only pointing out all the mistakes, but also say if something was good. False modesty is sometimes even worse than arrogance ;)
This is genius, Katie! I would LOVE to see more videos like this! Its so refreshing to see/hear others critique themselves as I do the same thing watching videos of myself dance. I often wonder what professionals are thinking or when they're improvising because you especially played it so well you completely sold me on the steps. This is really humble & generous of you to share! Sending my love! 👏💐💖
Loved this!!! I wish you could dance back in a company it's so enjoyable to watch you dance in actual performances, and your arms are GOALS! Sooo expressive thanks for sharing this Katie!!!!
Superb. Thankyou. Yes more of these. I am always amazed how brilliantly the dancers ad lib in moments and land on the end note! You are superbly musical and dynamic. You see things I don't see. Love this style of video.
I watched all of your commentary videos; I really love and appreciate these because I'm not a dancer but I love dance as an artform and this really helps me educate myself about what's going on in a performance.
Keep making these types of videos! I can't tell you how many times a day I feel so much pressure to be perfect in everything I do in ballet, but this shows other young girls that even professionals are not perfect 24/7. Great video!
Ooh, do more please. Of course I love how I watched it seeing a beautiful, fascinating dance, and then you tore it apart like any good artist does with their own work.
Hi! Besides informative it's brave from you to upload a video where you point what you see as mistakes and weakness. In the same way it's really helpful for all the young girls that watch you to know it doesn't matter we all feel insecure with ourselves and that's ok. Even a talented professional ballet dancer who can do it and does that can see where to improve and where she got it. You are such a big example for kids out there and some adults too...
Firstly, it was absolutely lovely to see more footage of you dancing! Always so enjoyable! Secondly, your commentary was extremely helpful, especially in relation to my own dancing. From your self critique I could find things that I need to work on and pay more attention to in my own work. Thank you so much for this! I would love to see more videos like this!
it's hilarious hearing your commentary because as a general viewer i noticed the same things you did before you said it, but it's refreshing to hear someone objectively look at their work
ooohh for our spring show I am dancing the blue bird variation from sleeping beuty and omg the blue tutu I wear is soo pretty we just did fittings yesterday
I loved this style of video! Please do some more of these! I've been a dancer all my life--never intended to go professional--but love hearing your experiences in that business. You are so talented and hope you're doing well! Congrats on your upcoming wedding day by the way! 😃
I love these videos! You should definitely make more going through your dancing. You are such a beautiful dancer and your tips and tricks have helped me a lot!
My company and I aren't doing the full ballet but we are doing excerpts from sleeping beauty for our show case and my friend got this solo! Not the exact same in choreography but similar! Beautiful!
Great video! I noticed the shoes right away, you told us before they were the wrong size and you can tell in the newer videos they fit and complement you so much better! Loved your commentary. Very interesting. You danced beautifully and I love that you made things up as you went, no one could tell, that's true professionalism.
LOVE this format! Vision is one of my personal faves so pretty neat to see you doing that one. I could tell right away that it was a bit of an informal show, but even when you're a dancing more casually, you still have so much natural elegance and quality of movement. But it's spectacular imo how honestly you assessed this video for all the young dancers out there. It's pure gold for them to have a critique that separates the beauty of a talented dancer's work from what could be done even better at certain moments so they can develop an eye for themselves. I hope you'll do a lot more of these!
I loved this video! Not because you were pointing out your flaws an stuff I don't mean it that way but it's so cool being able to see what goes on in a professional's mind and the little things that matter when you're professional that don't when you're a student. So cool, please make more! Also, lots of love from canada❤️
Also, the mention of the shoes being the wrong size I thought was a great thing to point (ha:-) out to everyone watching. My niece has had good to poor fittings at times. Maybe you could do a video about what to expect during a proper pointe shoe fitting. Many don't have the luxury of a fitting in NYC with super pro fitters. Give us your expert advice so we can be smart parents and students!!! Love, as always!
I love these!!! The commentary is such a good idea, I always wonder what goes through dancer's heads while they perform. Even with all the things you said, I still think it looked amazing!!!!
Hi Kathryn! I just discovered your channel and I've really found every one of your videos helpful. One thing that I have troubles with is gripping my quads and using the right muscles for turn out or any extensions. Teachers have told me all the time that we need to engage the hamstrings but it's almost like trying to engage a piece of hair, it's like it's not even there. I've tried so hard to not grip but it's almost like I physically can't. Maybe you can make a video explaining where turnout muscles are as well as the muscles for extensions and some tips to stop gripping.
When I saw the tulle cuff thingies on her arm
(Idk what they're called)
My immediate thought was
"Arm tutus"
My second thought was
"Floaties"
Why am I like this lol
I can't unsee the floaties now.
I enjoyed this! You could even lengthen the videos a bit by providing more back story- both personal and history of the role. I'd love to see more!
i second this! more backstory, both about the ballet and your preparation for the role at the time, would be enjoyable.
GracefullyImperfect yes! Agreed!
GracefullyImperfect You could listen to her podcast! She has an episode on Aurora 😄
I definitely love the commentary! It helps as a student to break down what goes on on stage and apply that to class rather than waiting to take what you learn in class and apply to stage ;)
You're pointing out all your mistakes and I'm sitting here trying to figure out how the hell you can even do that 😭😭😭
Aww thank you!
Jasmine Mingo Me too!!
SAAAAME
Love love love your commentary, gorgeous dancing, and sense of humor. More of these, please! 💕💕💕
Enjoyable!
Katie, I think these commentaries are interesting as a learning experience for your viewers, and I hope you keep making them. But I think it's important to note that, while you as the performer notice the "mistakes" you've made during the performance, we as your audience, even those who are trained dancers, notice the character you project on the stage. You have such a gift as an artist, and we are privileged to be able to watch the magic you create.
I love videos like this because I feel Hollywood gives such a distorted view on what the world of ballet is really like because they feel a need to amp up the drama. I enjoy your honest insights and glimpses into your real world and how it all feels to experience it.
I love your dancing and I was always trying to find the perfect word to describe it, but now I definitely found it: Effortless. It's so effortless and beautiful to watch. I never would have noticed any mistakes if you hadn't told them. ;) Thank you for sharing it with us!
Thank you so much!
I actually really enjoy these commentaries. it's nice to have some expertise on what's wrong and what's right
Yes I would love to see more ballet commentary videos! As an adult recreational dancer I have miles to go in learning what's good and what's bad about someone's dancing. Although the video was short, it was still fun and educational to watch.
It's really inspiring to me how you view your own dancing! You can find the mistakes and point them out, but still acknowledge when you've done something well. It's very healthy, and I hope I can have an outlook like that sooner rather than later! Lots of us are either too cocky or beat ourselves up constantly (I'm definitely the latter).
Do a million more of these I love them!!
the only downside I can see is that this video was too short lol! do moooore!!
You were 21 doing that and I am 21 and started ballet about two months ago :D I'm not even comparing myself to you because that'd be totally pointless, I'm just slightly amused by you pointing out how you didn't do things just perfectly and I can't even warp my head around ever learning to even stand on pointe!
Great video though! I'm probably not your target audience, but I enjoy watching your videos :)
Elizabeth W ikr 😂😂
Yes!! Please! More of these would be wonderful. I would also love to have some explanations on miming because as a non-dancer, I just don't understand some of the subtext and feel I am missing out on important story details.
So interesting ! When I'm watching ballet performances I'm usually dazzled by the grace of the dancers (and that's what ballet is for!). But it's so cool to rewatch and see the technical difficulties !
That was really fun to watch! Your professionals always (at least almost) make it look like it went exactly the way it was supposed to be. Interesting to hear when a little creativity saved you
Please do more of these! So nice to watch not only to hear it, but to realize what I as a dancer could improve on as well :)
I have always wondered what professionals think of their performances so this video was so great! Please do more!
Please continue with these kind of videos! They help to see what can happen in an actual performance and also show that even though nobody's perfect, a lot of the time you can hide a mistake if you just keep going. I also really like that you're not only pointing out all the mistakes, but also say if something was good. False modesty is sometimes even worse than arrogance ;)
This is genius, Katie! I would LOVE to see more videos like this! Its so refreshing to see/hear others critique themselves as I do the same thing watching videos of myself dance. I often wonder what professionals are thinking or when they're improvising because you especially played it so well you completely sold me on the steps. This is really humble & generous of you to share! Sending my love! 👏💐💖
Loved this!!! I wish you could dance back in a company it's so enjoyable to watch you dance in actual performances, and your arms are GOALS! Sooo expressive thanks for sharing this Katie!!!!
YES YES pls do more of the commentary, we never know what the dancers are thinking when they do the performance
I love the idea behind this video, it's really interesting hearing commentary like this.
Superb. Thankyou. Yes more of these. I am always amazed how brilliantly the dancers ad lib in moments and land on the end note! You are superbly musical and dynamic. You see things I don't see. Love this style of video.
Do more of these videos pleassse Kathryn!!!! Thank you and I love all your videos!
Wonderful! So fun too for us non ballet dancers to hear what the steps are called! Love it if you did more of these!
I watched all of your commentary videos; I really love and appreciate these because I'm not a dancer but I love dance as an artform and this really helps me educate myself about what's going on in a performance.
I love this choreography. It's different from the others I saw and so much prettier.
Keep making these types of videos! I can't tell you how many times a day I feel so much pressure to be perfect in everything I do in ballet, but this shows other young girls that even professionals are not perfect 24/7. Great video!
Ooh, do more please. Of course I love how I watched it seeing a beautiful, fascinating dance, and then you tore it apart like any good artist does with their own work.
Love this! It's so interesting seeing what specifically challenges you. Also love that you don't take yourself too seriously in the commentary!
I like these, do more!
I LOVE THEM!!!! These videos are my favorite and the bloopers from your time at NYCB and SAB are my favorite as well.
Seeing how you think about dance in terms of performance-level work is SO helpful! PLZ DO AGAIN 😂
YES. Please post more! This was fantastic!
Hi! Besides informative it's brave from you to upload a video where you point what you see as mistakes and weakness.
In the same way it's really helpful for all the young girls that watch you to know it doesn't matter we all feel insecure with ourselves and that's ok. Even a talented professional ballet dancer who can do it and does that can see where to improve and where she got it.
You are such a big example for kids out there and some adults too...
Yes I loved this idea! Would love more of these
Firstly, it was absolutely lovely to see more footage of you dancing! Always so enjoyable! Secondly, your commentary was extremely helpful, especially in relation to my own dancing. From your self critique I could find things that I need to work on and pay more attention to in my own work. Thank you so much for this! I would love to see more videos like this!
Yes, more of these, please. They're so interesting and your commentary is amusing. :)
it's hilarious hearing your commentary because as a general viewer i noticed the same things you did before you said it, but it's refreshing to hear someone objectively look at their work
ooohh for our spring show I am dancing the blue bird variation from sleeping beuty and omg the blue tutu I wear is soo pretty we just did fittings yesterday
That's so excited! Blue bird is so much fun!
*exciting
Loved it, both your choreography and style, and the way you correct the mistakes.👏😘 please do more
I loved this style of video! Please do some more of these! I've been a dancer all my life--never intended to go professional--but love hearing your experiences in that business. You are so talented and hope you're doing well! Congrats on your upcoming wedding day by the way! 😃
this is so cool! i would love more!
I loved hearing you commentate it was really helpful! Especially for my own corrections! I'd love to see more!!💘💘
Loved your commentary! Please do it more!
I love these videos! You should definitely make more going through your dancing. You are such a beautiful dancer and your tips and tricks have helped me a lot!
This is wonderful! Please make many many ore of them!
My company and I aren't doing the full ballet but we are doing excerpts from sleeping beauty for our show case and my friend got this solo! Not the exact same in choreography but similar! Beautiful!
Great video! I noticed the shoes right away, you told us before they were the wrong size and you can tell in the newer videos they fit and complement you so much better! Loved your commentary. Very interesting. You danced beautifully and I love that you made things up as you went, no one could tell, that's true professionalism.
Loved this video almost as much as I love to see you dance. You're so unbelievably talented
i love all your ballet commentaries
Love love love your commentary videos! More please!!
Loved this format, it would be great to see more videos like this! xx
i like how honest u are.
I really liked this video! I'm not a dancer, but I love to watch ballet and your commentary is great! I love the insight!
More of these types of videos would be great!
Stunning as always! I always love these videos!! Please do more!!
LOVE this format! Vision is one of my personal faves so pretty neat to see you doing that one. I could tell right away that it was a bit of an informal show, but even when you're a dancing more casually, you still have so much natural elegance and quality of movement. But it's spectacular imo how honestly you assessed this video for all the young dancers out there. It's pure gold for them to have a critique that separates the beauty of a talented dancer's work from what could be done even better at certain moments so they can develop an eye for themselves. I hope you'll do a lot more of these!
Yes, please do more! So interesting.
i love this! i wish you would do a longer video and explaining even more than you did. thanks for sharing
I loved this video! Not because you were pointing out your flaws an stuff I don't mean it that way but it's so cool being able to see what goes on in a professional's mind and the little things that matter when you're professional that don't when you're a student. So cool, please make more! Also, lots of love from canada❤️
Please do more!!! that was lovely!
oh my goodness I loved this! I would love to see more content like this!
Love this, Katie!!! More, please!!!
Also, the mention of the shoes being the wrong size I thought was a great thing to point (ha:-) out to everyone watching. My niece has had good to poor fittings at times. Maybe you could do a video about what to expect during a proper pointe shoe fitting. Many don't have the luxury of a fitting in NYC with super pro fitters. Give us your expert advice so we can be smart parents and students!!! Love, as always!
I LOVED this video!! Please do more!
I love these!!! The commentary is such a good idea, I always wonder what goes through dancer's heads while they perform. Even with all the things you said, I still think it looked amazing!!!!
This was fascinating, please do more!
I loved this thanks so much for this it's so informative to see all the moves and what you'd think of them.
Love this! It show that even the best dancers make mistakes!! Please do more! X
I will! And yes - we ALL make mistakes.
this is amazing!! i did ballet for a very very short time but even after i stopped i kept watching others do it, and this is really interesting!
Love watching these.
I LOVE this!! Thank you! I learn so much!
Wow that tempo was really fast! Beautiful!❤️
This was so interesting, more videos like this would be lovely.
love the dance and the pretty costumes!!!
I love these videos and I would love to see more. Beautiful dancing!
Just saw Sleeping Beauty @NYCB on Wednesday.... amazing
I love this type of video! Please do more!!!
Yes, more of these please!!!!
You're such a beautiful dancer! I love these videos!! So inspiring.💕
omg please do more!!!! that was amazing, i love sleeping beauty!
I love videos like these and this combination its soo good I love your dancing
Oh this variation almost made me cry. You were so beautiful. Still are! But we surely miss watching you dance with City Ballet.
This was wonderful!! Please do more!
I loved this please do more!!!! Gorgeous dancing 😍😘
I LOVE these videos! The commentary with the dancing is so informational and entertaining. Please do more of these :)
Love these Katie! Please do more!
Yes, please do more of these videos, they're very helpful!
Good! I'm so glad! I will!
Thank you so much!
Hi Kathryn! I just discovered your channel and I've really found every one of your videos helpful. One thing that I have troubles with is gripping my quads and using the right muscles for turn out or any extensions. Teachers have told me all the time that we need to engage the hamstrings but it's almost like trying to engage a piece of hair, it's like it's not even there. I've tried so hard to not grip but it's almost like I physically can't. Maybe you can make a video explaining where turnout muscles are as well as the muscles for extensions and some tips to stop gripping.
That was really insightful! Please do more of these :)
Love the commentary! Great for ballet nerds:)
These are awesome, I am learning so much
I loved this commentary video, please keep doing it!
I loved it ❤ Delightful sense of humour! Do more videos like this, please! :)
I love these so much! I would love to hear your commentary on a more modern piece as well
Yes ! I would love more of these videos :)
You should really do more of these!!!