Saturday, 28 August 2010

Professional Ballet Dancers in homeschool, distance learning

www.laurelsprings.com – Watch a videoblog, or vlog, from three high school students in Georgia who attend Laurel Springs School, which provides online accredited K-12 distance learning education. The students have a room with computers set up inside their ballet dance facility, where they take classes online, have one-to-one interaction with their teachers, do their work, take tests and learn while they also pursue their dreams to be professional dancers.

PM Dawn – Set Adrift on Memories Bliss ( Extended Remix Video ) feat Spandau Ballet

Original 1991 Video Mixed with Remixed Version and Lyrics of Original 1988 Spandau Ballet Video.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Studio Rehearsal of Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room

See artists of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre in their studios as they rehearse in costume for the production of Twyla Tharp’s In the Upper Room. The full length production will be performed at the Benedum Center for Performing Arts, February 12-14. For tickets call 412-456-6666. Visit www.pbt.org for more information.

Ballet Lessons : How Do Ballerinas Stand on Their Toes?

Ballerinas stand on their toes with the help of point shoes, which are made of tightly woven material that forms a box allowing the dancer to stand on the tip of their toes. Avoid trying to stand on point in ballet without leg and core muscle strength and the proper training from an instructor. Learn more about dancing on point with advice from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson. Expert: Lauri Gregoire Contact: www.bellevuedancecenter.com Bio: Lauri Gregoire is the owner and director of the Bellevue Dance Center. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Friday, 27 August 2010

Learn The Ballet Barre – The inevitable Ballet Basics

www.mindbites.com The Ballet Barre – The inevitable Ballet Basics with Star Ballerina Kusha Alexi! Kusha Alexi, principal at the legendary Hamburg Ballet, give you a highly informative and entertaining view of the basics in ballet Contents: 1.The five positions throughly explained both for arms and legs 2.All you need to take care of in plié 3.Battement tendu analyzed 4.Battement Dégagé (Battement Jeté) analyzed 5.Rond de jambe par terre and ron de jambe en l’air fully analyzed 6.Battement Fondu analyzed 7.Battement Frappé analyzed 8.En cloche taken appart 9.Adagio as a movement and in a combination 10.Grand battement analyzed 11.The most common balances in a barre, and how to do them 12.EXTRA, the four arabesque positions With Kusha Alexi, every step at the barre will be clearer to you than ever before. This is the perfect complement to the full classes.

Ballet Lessons : Can People With Flat Feet Do Ballet?

People with flat feet can ballet dance provided that their feet are strong with help from a variety of exercises dancers use to create a healthy arch and general foot strength. Practice rolling onto the ball of the foot and stretching up to the point of the toe to improve feet arches for ballet with help from an experienced dance instructor in this free video ballet lesson. Expert: Lauri Gregoire Contact: www.bellevuedancecenter.com Bio: Lauri Gregoire is the owner and director of the Bellevue Dance Center. Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge

Spandau Ballet – Through The Barricades

Classic music video from British band Spandau Ballet. Title track from their 1986 album.

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