Ballet Essay

harder pointe shoe on the other foot. Today, ballerinas have pointe shoes that are soft enough to go through demi-pointe (a position on the balls of your feet) (Dictionary.com, Demi-Pointe) and hard enough to jump (The History of Dance, The History of Ballet and Pointe). Many dancers get injured because of the pressure of the pointe shoes. There are many different versions of injuries from pointe. Going on pointe has a certain element of risk and can potentially harm a dancer who is not…

unrelated to each other. The genre of the overall piece, Rodeo, is a ballet, and it is choreographed with five movements. “Hoedown” begins with a recurring theme of the entire ballet, but then introduces a square-dance theme in the tonic. The timbres of the orchestral instruments are mostly cheerful and clear, but the percussion instruments seem to have more musical dominance, probing into the listener.…

frazzled and panting, hair half up, to spend the entirety of it staring at the clock, waiting to get home in time for dinner. The school moved people up to the next level every year, so I had no motive to get better at Ballet. Don't get me wrong, I loved how controlled and structured ballet could be. How it takes extremely complex movements and makes them look simple and elegant. I just hated the environment I had to be in to do it. After about 2 years of disliking the teachers and getting back…

With the smooth moves and gracefully turns, anyone can be memorized by the tranquility and peacefulness that is ballet. They say it’s is like dreaming on your feet, and Alexa Novaes Nichols is a strong supporter of this notion. After nine years of rigorous gymnastics, it was time to move on. She didn’t feel anything toward the sport as she did long ago. She craved for a feeling that would last a lifetime, and so, the quest for finding the next activity was the on the loose. From soccer to…

simultaneously masculine and graceful, limber and strong. The way he glides across the floor, he looks like he could almost be ice-skating. The way he moves, he somehow seems super-human. His dancing skills shine most strongly in the film’s closing ballet, and in “I Got Rhythm”. In this number, performed on the street with the children from Jerry’s neighbourhood, Kelly’s tap dancing is just exquisite – and a joyous sight to behold. He cheers up the French children and let them all join in in the…

I started dance when I was about two years old. I continued doing ballet and tap until I was about ten because I didn't find it fun anymore. However, about two years ago, I watched a show on TV called Dance Academy. It was a fiction show about this ballet school in Sydney, Australia. This was what got me so interested in ballet. Since I was attending a private school, I didn't have the time or the money to start taking ballet again. I didn't let that stop me from dancing. I would turn on some…

The dance concert I chose to see for my critique was The Nutcracker. Ballet Arizona was the company that put on this show. I saw this production on Tuesday, December 10, 2015 at Symphony Hall in Phoenix, Arizona. Since The Nutcracker is a holiday classic, I have always wanted to see how a young girl's toy nutcracker came to life. I have read before about it but have never seen it for myself. The first piece was the “Party Scene”. It had a very beautiful set including a huge elegant fireplace on…

She had a single mother who left multiple husbands and moved around constantly. Misty was often caught up in her mom’s difficulties. Elizabeth Cantine, Misty’s high school drill team coach, encouraged her to take her first ballet class. Cindy Bradley,…

gender. The individual is also very fearful of gaining weight, or repeatedly seeks to prevent weight gain despite low body weight (Comer, 2015). Nina’s life is driven by her obsession with ballet and performing the most perfect dance. In order to become the ideal ballerina, Nina must also perfect her body. “Ballet dancers experience particular pressure to be thin and physically light—for appearance, ease of movement and because…

been impossible. Being able to land a solid triple pirouette on pointe after a few weeks, when a double pirouette took a month. Being able to get into a summer ballet intensive, when I didn't get into one the previous year. I've faced many challenges with ballet, but I've always been able to overcome them because I've never given up on ballet, and on…