December 2011
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Anonymous asked: I've having trouble getting my tilt. What do you recommend besides practicing my splits?
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Anonymous asked: sorry this is anon but i dont have a tumblr. anyway, just thought i'd be proud and let a dance blog know that i got full sized rolls of elastic and ribbon for christmas; just about made my day. i feel like a true dancer.
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Anonymous asked: I want to learn ballet really bad. But I dont know where to starrt. :/
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Anonymous asked: I'm 20, is too late?
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Anonymous asked: Hello! I adore your blog and I've been in ballet since I was three but I've never heard of sixth position. Would you mind explaining it?
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Anonymous asked: to the last anon - CPYB accepts everyone at any age/level of talent, and it's a great program that focuses on improving technique. :)
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Anonymous asked: hey im really nervous because i want to be a ballet dancer and a lot depends on if i get into any summer intensives this summer. do you know any good ones that wont accept someone with natural talent (i have a big butt and no turnout though im workin on it) or anything i should do/know???
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Anonymous asked: whats the best way to make your fifth better??? thats my biggest issue
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Anonymous asked: hi! love your posts! i just have one question; im 13 and been dancing for 10 years. i have absolutely no leg muscle in the back that is visable (its there, its just not that large), and i do not have my spilt or extensions. i cant even touch the floor! i stretched almost every day during the summer for about an hour a day. i havent had time since school started. i take 3 hours of classes a week....
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Anonymous asked: One of my friends is in Cadets and they stand in our first position. He stands like that all the time and everytime I see it I say "You're standing in first position!" and he looks at me like "What?"
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Anonymous asked: What are some good online dance shops? For like warm up stuff mainly :) xxxx
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Anonymous asked: hi how do i do the frog stretch to increase my turnout and what are other stretches i can do to increase flexibility? Thx and I ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR BLOG!
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Anonymous asked: I want to start ballet now at eighteen, what stretches/excercise do beginners do to start out ? Please help
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Anonymous asked: So should my feet be completely turned out in all five positions, or just first and second?
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Anonymous asked: Hi, I'm not actually a dancer (I'm a vocalist instead, haha!) but I go to an arts college where we're allowed to take ballet for credit, which I am doing next term. I've taken ballet off and on and so I jumped at the chance to take it again. I did a few exercises today and I found that my knees and ankles were a bit cracky... Is there any way I can get rid of that or do some...
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Anonymous asked: I legitimately just this very second realized that my sides are NOT flexible... like, at all. What do I do?!
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5-6-7-8-d-a-n-c-e asked: For the anon about being a bigger girl: I'm no where near stick thin. I have hips and my legs are pretty big..but it never stopped me from being a dancer. Because its what i love to do. So, if you want to do ballet, DO IT. Who cares what people thinks? As long as you are doing what makes you happy..go for it. And like "Dancer Problems" said..you'll feel great and find your...
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Anonymous asked: What do you do when you want to be in ballet but you're a bigger girl? I'm working on losing weight, but I don't want to wait anymore.
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Anonymous asked: hi, i need some help(: i'm 15 years old and have been dancing since i was 2 1/2. and have been going en pointe since i was 11, so my ankles are pretty strong. I have to partner work this year. I've never been properly how to partner work and me and my partner are having some trouble. My partner is actually a girl, being a guy in the dance. Do you have any advice for partner work?...
Merry Christmas fellow dancers!
I hope your stocking were stuffed with leotards and dance shoes galore. =))
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Anonymous asked: I recently asked a question but it was never answered >:[ it was about saying bad words?
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