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Things to eat before a ballet class!

With proteins, vitamins, energy and other things that’ll make you rock on classes!!!

- Bananas

- Berries

- Carrots

- Cereal

- Chicken thighs

- Chocolate milk

- Cottage cheese

- Cranberries

- Eggs

- Oranges

- Peanuts

- Fish

“Tutorials” like this will be very ordinary in balletballetballet, I hope you like it and give me some ideais about what I’d make to help you all!!! Send me ideas: http://balletballetballet.tumblr.com/ask

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Workout for dancers - Legs!

Warm-up exercises

- 20 jumping jacks 

- 1:00 standing harmstring stretch

- 2:00 march on the spot

 - 30s quad stretch

- 20 jumping jacks again

Workout:

- 10 squats

- 10 knee bends

- 10s upper back stretch (round the back and extend arms in front of you)

- 30s - 3 times: the cobra (press your hips into the mat or floor, lengthen the torso and curl your chest away from the ground while keeping your hips stable)

- 5 standing calf raises (each leg)

- 20s - 3 times: superman  (deepen your abdominal and core muscles to stabilize your spine and slowly and strongly reach both legs away from your torso until they lift a few inches off the floor - at the same time float both arms a few inches off the floor)

- 10 jump squats

Stretching exercises:

- 1:00 standing harmstring stretch

- 30s hip flexor stretch (each leg)

- 5 trunk rotation

- 90º harmstring (each leg)

- 90º harmstring (both legs at the same time)

- 30s of superman

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Hi there,

I stumbled upon your blog doing a google search about ballet websites. I just finished editing a behind the scenes video (I know it’s not a photo, but maybe still interesting to your readers!!!) of Svetlana Zakharova rehearsing for the Berlin Staatsballet production of “La Bayadère.” I’m trying best to spread the word about this video, and introduce it to as many ballet lovers as possible. Here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Dyxakp2NFA

If you enjoy the video, I would really appreciate it if you could share it with the followers on your blog. I’m hoping they get as inspired watching it as I did shooting and editing the video. Let me know if this is a possibility!

Thank you so much,
Anri Vartanov
sparksweremeanttofly: I cannot get onto my block and it's frustrating me! I don't know what I'm doing wrong. If I rise up, I don't get close to going fully en pointe. do you have any tips?

You should probably work on your ankles, increasing the flexibility. Also, work on your arch some, strengthen in so you’re able to bend your pointe shoe better. The pointe shoes may also need to be broken in just a slight bit more. I’m not an expert though, so maybe also consult your teacher on the matter. Good luck and happy dancing!

-L

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somaymalou:

Misty Copeland (Photo: Gregg Delman) 
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It isn’t a photo, but I thought you might be interested sharing it with the readers…
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rosesinmay:

Svetlana Zakharova - Sleeping Beauty
Photo: Nikolay Krusser

Submitted to us by arewegoing

Anonymous: I have been dancing for about 13 years I've just turned 17 and its my last year of school and I do jazz and ballet, I was just wondering I think tbh I am pretty good at ballet for the experience I have had, e.g. I don't do competitions. I only really do examinations and shows. Its not the best dance school but I know I have potential. Do you think its a slight possibility I could get into a full-time dance school from the information I have told you?

Well, if you try hard enough there is always a chance. None of us here are qualified to judge something like this through writing, but seriously in the time I’ve been admin I’ve heard some inspiring stories. If dancing is your dream I say go for it with everything you have. If you don’t try, you’ll never know. Just be sure to have a back-up which you’re certain to get into. It may not be the fastest path to professional dancing for a big company, but if you work hard there’s always hope.

-L

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