Posture is everything for growing to be long and lean. The spine and pelvis must be in a natural position. A postural plumb line must be straight from the top of the head, down through your body’s natural curves, to your ankle bones.If a mirror at the ballet studio, or at home, reflects a vertical [...]
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Learning to Develop Lean Muscles in Ballet
April 25th, 2010 
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No Comments »Choosing a Good Ballet Teacher – Good Posture
April 25th, 2010 admin In choosing a good ballet teacher for dance lessons, pay careful attention to the postures you see in the students you observe. While the teacher is not responsible for posture acquired before student ballet dancers begin training with her or him, she/he is responsible for establishing correct posture at the beginning of every exercise in [...]
Posted in Articles Tags: Abdominal Muscles, Ballet Dance, Ballet Dancers, Ballet Teacher, Careful Attention, Chin Lift, Correct Posture, Dance Lessons, Diaphragm, Good Posture, Imperfections, Index Finger, Natural Curve, Pelvis, Posture, Postures, S Vision, Shoulder Joints, Straight Line, Wide Shoulders No Comments »Ballet Pointe Shoes
April 24th, 2010 admin Beginning ballet students look forward to the day when they will advance to ballet pointe shoes. Ballet pointe shoes have an odd shape, but they allow ballet dancers to dance on the very tips of their toes. More advanced ballet dancing requires ballet pointe shoes.Ballet pointe shoes should not be purchased at a discount store [...]