Thursday, October 29, 2009

Your Ballet Technique Refined

By Sarah Wilkiamson

Almost every child is fascinated by the Nutcracker ballet which is a standard during the holiday season. Often this is the first impressions of ballet, but as people get older they are better able to appreciate this form of art. It is only natural that once you love it, you will also feel the need to master it also.

Once you have decided to work on the techniques that make up ballet, then you should be aware of the amount of work you are in for. There is a good reason that ballet is known as the root of all dancing and that has to do with the fact that the technical skills required for ballet are outstanding. Mastering these skills requires a tremendous amount of work.

It is very important that you start correctly with the basics of ballet and not skip ahead because it will only be harder to undo the more advanced and complicated moves you have learned while jumping ahead. If you learn things wrong instead of learning the basics first the other things learned will most likely be wrong.

This can be avoided by beginning at the very origin of ballet, and examine the positions of the feet and arms. It also helps to work in front of a mirror so that you can see what you are doing and make any critiques that way. It is imperative that each of the standard positions of ballet are like second nature to you before you make the next step and move on to more complicated moves like grand jete?s or pirouettes.

While you are learning your technique it is recommended that you have another person, such as your teacher, to watch and correct you if something in your technique is incorrect. You can?t do this yourself as you may not see something whereas another trusted person can.

Patience is something you must exercise while learning ballet. You will need to give it some time before you see results. Old habits may need to be broken plus building muscle memory and you need to give your body some time to adjust to better habits and new positions.

You will have to commit yourself completely if you want to progress with ballet dancing. Only if you invest all you have into stretching yourself will you be able to make any improvements. It will be necessary to give more than you normally do and be fully committed to your dancing.

It is possible that you fell in love with ballet dancing as a child, but working on it will be a long term commitment. There are always ways available to improve your dancing, but if you are not entirely committed to it then you are destined to never reach your full potential. Once you work on refining the basics and giving all you have to studying ballet will you finally be on the way to reaching excellence.

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