If you've ever tried a grand-plie without out holding on to the barre, you've probably recognized the (vital!) importance of stability training. Building strength is key to your progress in ballet but developing stability is just as important to make movement fluid, safe, and gracious....
Turnout is one of the defining characteristics of classical ballet and the foundation of your technique, but the deceptively simple concept of external rotation can be hard to execute. For those born with hip joints that don't naturally make a tight fifth position, it's tempting...
Dancing on an empty stomach is like skipping a warm-up before class or going onstage with no rehearsal: It might seem like a shortcut, but it'll seriously mess with your performance. There are some valid reasons why dancers get into this habit. For starters, it can...