Are you a ballet dancer?

» BALLE_RINA - Re: Re: Wow!!! Dancing Queen!

In response to message posted by DancingQueen:

You must be pretty good if you have been
dancing for ten years...
and So,,, young! I only study for about 7 years.
I was going to turn Professional,and then I got
married and decided to start a family instead.

-- posted by BALLE_RINA

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» BALLE_RINA - Re: and we are So,,, Glad you did!

In response to message posted by irauth:

Start this post!!!
Wow, only 21 and have been dancing all your life.
Why aren't you professional?
Are you focussing on being a teacher?
Although, I thought teachers had to be professional?

-- posted by BALLE_RINA

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» BALLE_RINA - Re:Wow, you oil paint to?

In response to message posted by GustavFan:

So, do I when I get time, I do little bit's of
every thing. I sew,craft,bake,draw, write,
poetry.And Children Short Stories...

But, I still love Ballet the best!

-- posted by BALLE_RINA

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» irauth - Re: Re: and we are So,,, Glad you did!

In response to message posted by BALLE_RINA:

Well, I actually stopped seriously dancing for a few years. I went to a boarding school for high school and we didn't have a real dance program.
I only started to seriously study dance again about two years ago.

Career wise I'm focusing on Biology. Dance is a very serious hobby of mine. I do teach though - I teach children's and beginning adult classes in ballet, tap, and jazz.

-- posted by irauth

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» Didi18 - Re: Re: Hello

Hi! I am Brazilian (Brazil), in other words, I am South American, then excuse me for my English. I only have 18 years, and 8 years of ballet. I only wanted you to know that, reading your message noticed it all we are similar. I already made all the dance types: jazz, modern, contemporary and I also arrived the conclusion that here in Brazil good sites of ballet don't exist.
If you didn't understand anything of my message because of my English, doesn't have problem. But if you understood, I found a good idea us we correspond for e-mail.

-- posted by Didi18

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» MDancer - hi, i am too a Ballet Dancer!

hi, i am too a Ballet Dancer! im only 13 yrs old i love to dance and dream to become a professional dancer. but life doesnt always come my way.. i have flat feet and usually most dancers cant be professional with flat feet..

-- posted by MDancer

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» DrFishbone - ballet survey

Could you guys please help me with my project work in terms of just filling out a survey form for me? My project work is about using ballet to help basketballers get better in terms of maybe agility, jumping, flexibility, spatial awareness, co-ordination, balance and so on... If you would like to help, could you please just fill in the survey and if you do know of any good websites that i can use to research on ballet, please let me know, this would be very much appreciated.

Name: Age:

1. How many years of experience in ballet do you have?
1 to 5 years 6 to 10 years
above 10 years!

2. Do you have any experience in playing basketball?
yes
no

3. What are skills do you you work on when learning ballet? (can tick more than once.)
agility speed gracefulness; poise, good posture footwork balance
co-ordination (any others please state)

4. Do you think that ballet skills can be applied to any athletic sport like basketball?
yes maybe nope
(optional) Comments:___________________________________

5. If the answer is yes to the previous question, what are the acquired skills that you think ballet shares with basketball? (can tick more than one)
flexibility agility
speed jumping
others: ______________________

6. Do you know of anyone who managed to successfully apply their ballet skills into playing basketball?
yes, i do.
no one that i know of.

7. Do you think that ballet has given you an advantage in any sports?
yes, it made my footwork more stable!
yes, my movements during a sporting event are faster now.
yes, others: (please state! thX! _______________________________________)
nope

8. If needed, would you be willing to participate in our project to help the basketball players?
alright~! Yeah!!
only if it is held at somewhere convenient for me
maybe no

9. Do you think the time frame of the program (4 weeks) will be sufficient?
yes
no
reason(s) to your answer: _____________________________________________

10. How intense do you think this program should be?
Light course e.g. once a week or once every two weeks
Medium intensity e.g. twice a week
Heavy stuff e.g. ballet summer camp!!
11. Areas that you think we need to revise.
Time frame
The sport and dance that we chose… no connection?
Manageability
Feasibility
Effectiveness

12. Can you suggest any particular exercises from ballet that can be implemented into basketball?
Answer: _________________________________________________

How about these? Please cross if you don’t think that it is good to use. (optional)
Simple exercises will be choreographed to teach the following steps:
assemblé
attitude
chassé
balancé
gallop
changement
sautée
dégagé sauté
échappe sauté
fouetté
glissade
glissé
jeté
pas de bourrée
pas de chat
sissone
arabesques
port de bra
plié
piqué
positions des pieds
raccourci ou retiré
relever
rond de jambe
battement fondu, dégagé, tendu, relevé, frappé, grand battement
changement de pied
coupé
devéloppé
piroutté en tour
enchainement for footwork
point exercises

Comments/suggestions: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

-- posted by DrFishbone

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» DrFishbone - ballet survey

I need some help me with my project work in terms of just filling out a survey form and i though maybe all of you wouldnt mind spending a few minutes to help me out. My project work is about using ballet to help basketballers get better in terms of maybe agility, jumping, flexibility, spatial awareness, co-ordination, balance and so on... If you would like to help, could you please just fill in the survey and if you do know of any good websites that i can use to research on ballet, please let me know, this would be very much appreciated.

Just copy n paste into the message you post back as a response and remove what you dont want and put in what you want to answer the survey questions. If that is too troublesome, my e-mail is at the bottom, if you could plz contact me if you would like to help. Thanx!

Name: (optional but plz)
Age:

1. How many years of experience in ballet do you have?
1 to 5 years 6 to 10 years
above 10 years!

2. Do you have any experience in playing basketball?
yes
no

3. What are skills do you you work on when learning ballet? (can tick more than once.)
agility speed gracefulness; poise, good posture footwork balance
co-ordination (any others please state)

4. Do you think that ballet skills can be applied to any athletic sport like basketball?
yes maybe nope
(optional) Comments:___________________________________

5. If the answer is yes to the previous question, what are the acquired skills that you think ballet shares with basketball? (can tick more than one)
flexibility agility
speed jumping
others: ______________________

6. Do you know of anyone who managed to successfully apply their ballet skills into playing basketball?
yes, i do.
no one that i know of.

7. Do you think that ballet has given you an advantage in any sports?
yes, it made my footwork more stable!
yes, my movements during a sporting event are faster now.
yes, others: (please state! thX! _______________________________________)
nope

8. If needed, would you be willing to participate in our project to help the basketball players?
alright~! Yeah!!
only if it is held at somewhere convenient for me
maybe no

9. Do you think the time frame of the program (4 weeks) will be sufficient?
yes
no
reason(s) to your answer: _____________________________________________

10. How intense do you think this program should be?
Light course e.g. once a week or once every two weeks
Medium intensity e.g. twice a week
Heavy stuff e.g. ballet summer camp!!
11. Areas that you think we need to revise.
Time frame
The sport and dance that we chose… no connection?
Manageability
Feasibility
Effectiveness

12. Can you suggest any particular exercises from ballet that can be implemented into basketball?
Answer: _________________________________________________

How about these? Please cross if you don’t think that it is good to use. (optional)
Simple exercises will be choreographed to teach the following steps:
assemblé
attitude
chassé
balancé
gallop
changement
sautée
dégagé sauté
échappe sauté
fouetté
glissade
glissé
jeté
pas de bourrée
pas de chat
sissone
arabesques
port de bra
plié
piqué
positions des pieds
raccourci ou retiré
relever
rond de jambe
battement fondu, dégagé, tendu, relevé, frappé, grand battement
changement de pied
coupé
devéloppé
piroutté en tour
enchainement for footwork
point exercises

Comments/suggestions: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

End of survey. Thank you very very much. My e-mail address is jaz_angelfire@hotmail.com, if you have further inquiries...

-- posted by DrFishbone

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» hersheybaby37 - Beginners Ballet

Hey,
I am 14 and just seriously started thinking about ballet. I just want to do it as a serious hobby but that doesn't mean I don't want to become good at it. I was just wondering if anyone could help me in starting out. . . like maybe any suggestions? It would help!

Hersheybaby37

-- posted by hersheybaby37

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» DanceChick36 - This may or may not help you...

Name: sry cant
Age: 12
1. How many years of experience in ballet do you have?
6 to 10 years

2. Do you have any experience in playing basketball?
no

3. What are skills do you you work on when learning ballet? (can tick more than once.)
agility gracefulness good posture footwork balance
co-ordination

4. Do you think that ballet skills can be applied to any athletic sport like basketball?
maybe

5. If the answer is yes to the previous question, what are the acquired skills that you think ballet shares with basketball? (can tick more than one)
agility jumping

6. Do you know of anyone who managed to successfully apply their ballet skills into playing basketball?
no one that i know of.

7. Do you think that ballet has given you an advantage in any sports?
yes, it made my footwork more stable!
yes, my movements during a sporting event are faster now.
yes, others: (flexibility)

8. If needed, would you be willing to participate in our project to help the basketball players?
no

9. Do you think the time frame of the program (4 weeks) will be sufficient?
yes
no

10. How intense do you think this program should be?
Heavy stuff e.g. ballet summer camp!!

12. Can you suggest any particular exercises from ballet that can be implemented into basketball?
Answer: jumping to strengthen ankles
How about these? Please cross if you don’t think that it is good to use. (optional)
Simple exercises will be choreographed to teach the following steps:
assemblé
chassé
balancé
fouetté
glissade
jeté
sissone
arabesques
port de bra
plié
piqué
rond de jambe
battement fondu, dégagé, tendu, relevé, frappé, grand battement
coupé
devéloppé
piroutté en tour
enchainement for footwork
point exercises

Comment: I am only on my 9th yr of ballet so I do not know some steps

-- posted by DanceChick36

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