Ballet hands

hands

My former teacher, Noreen Bush, was an absolute stickler for the correct use of the hands. We were taught that hands were the most vital element, in no only showing a calm, clean, classical line, but in expressing the storyline of the ballet and the style. She would go on to say that beautiful hands were a sure sign of a perfect classical training. With her lineage of fellow dancers, teachers and mentors, including Eduardo Espinosa, Adeline Genee, Anna Pavlova, Ninette de Valois, and Enrico…

I've been having trouble figuring out what to do with my hands. Here's an article I'm saving to read later, and a photo.

Ballet Beautiful - Ekaterina Kondaurova and others after Mariinsky’s Diamonds Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta in rehearsals for Giselle Royal Ballet Maria Khoreva Vaganova

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It’s always been one of the most inspirational figures, both in the artistic and everyday life fields. Painter Edgar Degas was obsessed by the art of classical ballet, because to him it said …

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Bunions are one of the most common foot injuries in dancers. They can be incredibly painful, making it nearly impossible to go on demi-pointe, land a sauté, or perform a pirouette. Hallux valgus, more commonly known as bunions, is a deformity of the 1st metatarsophalangeal (aka MTP) joint causing the big toe to deviate towards the other toes. It can often lead to swelling, inflammation and bony growth on the inside of the big toe. There are certain risk factors for developing bunions that…

It has been found from a dancers point of view that the positioning and carriage of the arms are most often found to be the most difficult things to apply in dance and choreography. With this in mi…