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Demystifying Barre: What Exactly Happens in the First Half of Ballet Class?
Inquisitive ballet-beginner minds, this one’s for you! This is part 1 of 2. For information about center, check out my article here. If you’re old hat at barre already, tell me what you love–and...
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A Slice of Culture Cake: Art Deco Ballerinas & Flapper Follies
Say, doll, how about you and me put on our glad rags and get a wiggle on? And have you heard? Flappers are back, and they are the bee’s knees. I’ve always loved the saucy, swanky, smoky broads who...
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Barre None: Or, How I Stopped Using the Barre & Learned to Dance in Center
Part 2 of 2. For information on barre basics, check out my article here. Remember how we talked about barre teaching the building blocks for your wild and beautiful dance moves? Well, are you ready to...
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Word to Your Mother: Mother’s Day, Ballet, and Secret Role Models
Ballet moms get a bad rap. What’s the first thing that pops into your mind when you think “stage moms”? Miko’s mom from First Position? Black Swan? JonBenét Ramsey??? Yeah. It ain’t good. Don’t forget...
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Ballet Secrets Revealed: Just How Physically Demanding is Ballet, Really?
Beginners, rejoice! I’ve put together a series of 4 posts all about the “secrets” they don’t tell you as an adult beginning ballet student. Stay tuned for next week’s post on how to stand like a...
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Ballet Secrets Revealed: How to Stand Like a Ballerina
You find them outside of their natural habitat sometimes–tight bun, sweatshirt, long neck, and then, the big giveaway: pink tights. But how do you really know it’s a ballerina you’ve spotted? It’s all...
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That Time I Wore a White Leotard On Stage: An Adult Beginner Performance
A big thanks to readers out there for bearing with me during my absence. A fantastic new job has been keeping me busy, but now I’m back! I used to joke with my ballet friends about the tiny, precious...
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Ballet Secrets Revealed: Resistance Isn’t Futile
If ballet were a secret society that taught its initiates supreme superpower mysteries, what do you suppose would be the first among them? Bolshoi Theatre A roomful of veiled, swan-necked dancers...
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Where Those Pesky Little Muscles Are & How to Find Them
“She can’t be a real dancer; her thighs are far too big.” Have you ever read something online that was so snarky or shocking that you just couldn’t get it out of your mind? When I first started...
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The First-Timer’s Guide to BHoF
A few weeks ago, I got together with the resplendent Mynx D’Meanor of Fishnet Follies to talk about the upcoming Burlesque Hall of Fame weekender. What to wear?! What to bring?! And most importantly,...
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