Ballet Essay

Ballet is usually only associated with pink tutus and pointe shoes, but that is most definitely not the case. “Ballet has physical and cognitive benefits that may exceed those of other forms of exercise” (Komaroff). Ballet helps with all kinds of topics, including large and small muscles, stability, coordination, attention, and emotional connectivity. However, it has been proven to help athletes such as tennis players (Bishop), due to the fact that many of the muscles used in ballet are also…

originality from social changes. Inspiration of dances develops to represent its personal narrative through ballet, jazz, and hip hop, have performed to retell this story in each background of generations and society perspective. The classic english play by Shakespeare, “Romeo and Juliet” is known for its romantic originality as it have been choreographs and reposition through time. From The Royal Ballet, the story pursue its classic tales, as it represents the period of time that Romeo and…

Up To This Pointe written by Jennifer Longo, takes place in a roaring city called San Francisco. Harper Scott, the main character, is a professional ballet dancer. She dances with her best friend Kate at Madame’s Ballet Studio. The Plan, carefully put together by Harper and Kate goes awry. Harper constantly thought she would become a professional ballet dancer with Kate and that would be her life. Harper was not prepared when The Plan only works out for Kate. Harper has to think of a new Plan…

From the age of three, I loved ballet more than any of the other styles of dance or other extracurricular activities. I remember being backstage for dance recitals and looking up at the “big girls” with their beautiful pointe shoes. They would stand all the way on the tips of their toes and twirl around so easily. For years I would watch, mesmerized, dreaming of being a real ballerina and wearing my own pointe shoes. As my technique improved, my love of ballet grew. I looked at pictures and…

seven, soon became a principal dancer of Houston Ballet, and then now is giving back to the society by teaching ballet to children of “underserved” community. However, I believe behind that story are all strenuous efforts and untiring perseverance along with her outstanding talent that kept her lifelong dream alive and made it come true. I can feel in her a great passion for the ballet career in every word she said and every story she told. Because ballet is hard and highly…

of shock, saying to me she thought it was all, “Just a phase”, and that , “You will flounder.” What she did not understand is the fact I had not floundered at all to this point professionally. But, that is one of the oddities of being a contracted ballet dancer - it is rare…

The first documented performance en pointe happened in France between the years of 1815 and 1830, 240 years after the first ballet. Before King Louis VIV founded the Royal Academy of Dance in 1661, dancers performed on ballroom floors. After…

comparing their defining features and discussing ways they reflected the changing social climate of their time and place (18th & 19th century France). The French revolution was not only a defining point in history but also an influential factor for ballets of the time. During the Romantic era La Fille Mal Gardée by French choreographer Jean Dauberval, and La Sylphide by Danish choreographer August Bournonville were born. Dauberval…

product that will improve a Ballet dancer 's career. This realization has inspired Nike to come up with a new improved Pointe shoe that will dramatically improve a dancer’s performance and experience. Nike introduces Fine Pointe, the product that will pointe you in the right direction. This product not only reaches dancers and all…

Ballet is an artform that, like any other, takes time to perfect. The sooner you start to work on your trade and realize the passion you have for it, the sooner that you are able to strive to perfect and chisel away at it. Most professional dancers start at a very young age, anywhere from three on. Because there are so many less men compared to women, men can usually get away with starting at a later age, say 12 to 14 or even a couple years more. I started, from scratch, when I was 18 years old,…