“To dance is to be out of yourself.
Larger, more beautiful, more powerful”


Agnes De Mile

Welcome to My Website!

Posted by Admin on July 23, 2008

This site will serve as an introduction to the art of ballet, the history behind the art, techniques utilized, and a few examples of the execution of a few ballet steps.

Dance is the hidden language of the soul of the body.” Martha Graham

For as long as the art has lived, dancers have been viewed as graceful, ethereal-like. But we hardly know what these artists must endure in order to make a choreography look easy. Not only does performing entail executing steps, but it is utterly important to know how to deliver the various emotions in a choreography through movement. That is what distinguishes a great performer!

Ballet training may sometimes bring physical pain, but once on stage, all pain is dull compared to the magic and greatness of the music and the body singing to every tune. When the music ends and the body stops, the soul of the dancer is again uplifted by the applause of the audience.

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About Me

Posted by Admin on August 6, 2008

I began dancing at the age of seven. The types of dance I have performed include: ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical jazz, lyrical ballet, theater dance, hip-hop, and a bit of everything in the ballroom genre.

Interesting Facts

Posted by Admin on August 7, 2008

Ballet not only helps improve posture but it also: improves synchronization
tones and elongates muscles
develops healthier body awareness
improves power
improves suppleness
increases agility
increases balance

Did you know. . .

Many professional and college athletes include ballet training to improve their athleticism!

The first tu-tu was worn by French dancer, Maria Taglioni, in 1832.

Tutus are made out of tulle. They first were used to give ballerinas a ghostly appearance and their pointe shoes gave them the floating effect.

pointe shoes