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NYU Langone's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries (HCDI) performed a study on the biomechanics of jump landing, comparing athletes and dancers to learn more about the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in both groups.

Land Like a Dancer

NYU Langone's Harkness Center for Dance Injuries (HCDI) performed a study on the biomechanics of jump landing, comparing athletes and dancers to learn more about the incidence of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in both groups.

Qld Ballet’s Backstage videos

Queensland Ballet goes Backstage with Royal Ballet Principal Steven McRae.

How to glue your pointe shoes to make them last longer

In this video Lisa explains how to glue your pointe shoes to make them last longer! You can do this by strengthening the shank of your pointe shoe to stop it from breaking down too quickly. This can drastically extend the life of your pointe shoe saving you lots of money!!

Wondering how to put together an audition video?

Despite every ballet dancer’s perfectionist tendencies, there is no such thing as “perfect technique”. But in his audition tape for the Paris Opéra Ballet School, David Hallberg proves that it just may exist

Another terrific training exercise from Marie Walton Mahon

Students often find it difficult to find the deep rotators that assist to initiate the control from an arabesque into a passé.

How many pointe shoes

In The Spotlight With Juliet Burnett

BULLYING TACTICS

There are always people who get their kicks by tormenting someone else. They enjoy insulting or teasing others, because they themselves are insecure or want to look cool in front of others. They are looking for a reaction, they expect it, so don't give it!

Ballet Evolved - Enrico Cecchetti 1850-1928

Proud to be teaching the traditions of Cecchetti Ballet!
"Cecchetti had set exercises that were devised in a way that they really made the body work correctly and you just couldn't get away with an eyelash in the wrong place"~ Royal Ballet Mistress Ursula Hageli

Cecchetti Legacy Fundraising Project Salon Evening

Cecchetti Classical Ballet has long wanted to be able to record the most advanced Cecchetti work, up to the professional Diploma level.

Proud to be teaching the traditions of Cecchetti Ballet!

Enrico Cecchetti was one of the most influential ballet teachers of all time, coaching greats such as Pavlova and Nijinsky. In 1918, Cecchetti settled in London, laying the groundwork for the formation of The Royal Ballet.

Another thrilling Cuban Dancer

Stars Behind the Stars

Three top ballerinas salute the coaches who've helped shape their artistry.

Such wise advice from former dancer Keesha Beckford! Dancers take note!

Such wise advice! Dancers take note! There are many pearls of wisdom in this article! Worth printing and imprinting! Pearls such as: 
"The dance world is maybe 2 degrees of separation. Always be diligent and respectful. Word about bad behavior moves faster than a Balanchine petit allegro." 

How to break bad ballet habits…

There are several technical hurdles that many dancers struggle to overcome, like raised shoulders, floppy wrists, sickled feet and bent knees in arabesque

Athletic performance tools

Dancers should see food as a ‘tool to enhance your athletic performance’ Whoever you are, whatever your fitness or health goal is, food is an integral part to that. The more you experiment with your food, the more you learn about your body and how to look after it.

This is Ballet at its most exquisite!

This is Ballet at its most exquisite! Food for the soul! Artistry at its most sublime!

A fascinating insight into the world of a pointe shoe maker…

The shoes worn by the world’s leading ballerinas are made in Hackney by Freed of London the pre-eminent shoemaker to the theatrical profession, producing more than one hundred and fifty thousand pairs a year to supply companies scattered around the globe.

a typical day

Wondering what a typical day at the English National Ballet School is like? Have a look at this great video that takes us behind the scenes of one of the Prix de Lausanne’s partner schools. See also an interview with Artistic Director Tamara Rojo

How It’s Done: Spirit Of A Gypsy

Esmeralda’s tambourine variation calls for more than splashy tricks. A vital part of dancing repertoire solos is to research the role and bring the essence of the characterisation into your dancing!

Tu TuMUCH

This could be just what your dancer child wants for Christmas? 9 Girls - 4 Weeks - 1 Dream. A behind-the-scenes story of what it takes to become a dancer. A documentary film that follows nine young ballet dancers as they compete for highly coveted spots at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

Apprentices of the NYCB Season 1

Enter the graceful but competitive world of ballet through the eyes of executive producer, Sarah Jessica Parker.

Li Cunxin

An extraordinary man with an extraordinary vision... Li Cunxin doesn't ask "why" he asks "why not"