Pointe shoes

performance, my friends and I would be very superstitious. Often, we'd each have a small procedure we'd go through to calm our restlessness. I still remember the aroma of oranges and lemons that my friend, Mya, scented her pointe shoes with. She would put these miniature cushions in her shoes for every recital because the fragrance would always calm her nerves, and she "abhors the stench of smelly feet" so that's another reason there. Mine, while it wasn't as lavishing, it did its justice.…

tights, bare feet, and hair pulled back in a ponytail. Trotter performed on the dark bare stage in white “specials” as she pirouettes diagonally from stage left to stage right. During the piece, Trotter would often leap across the floor and stand on pointe. I am interpreting this dance as the dancer is hearing someone or something rather than listening to it. The concept of the dance reflects the title of the piece because the dancer is expressing through the choreography the ideal…

wear the correct shoes to the correct class, like pointe shoes or ballet slippers for ballet and jazz shoes for jazz. To complete the look for dancers who are women, they are to always have their hair in a bun. When it is time to perform there is even a certain way that a dancer must have their makeup done. For orchestra members it is much more laid back. The only true requirement is to wear black. For men that is a black suit with a black neck or bow tie with black dress shoes. For women, if…

The symbols I chose were a heart, pointe shoes, and an Africa flag. The heart symbolizes all the love that Michaela showed to all of her teachers, friends, and family. When Michaela was little, she found a magazine that had a picture of a ballerina with pointe shoes on; after she saw the picture, she wanted to become a ballerina. Michaela was born in Africa and grew up there until her parents died…

Ballet is the one of the most traditional form of dance. There is a lot about ballet that people don’t know, such as the history. Do you know what it took to get the art form to what it is today. Then again, maybe you didn’t know that the pointe shoe didn’t always look like what it is now. Did you know that for almost every ballet company you have to meet certain bodily attributes in order to be a part of the company? Ballet and just dance in general is the way that humans first shared our…

Excited! I felt like I had been waiting forever for this day to come. It was finally the day of my very first dance recital. I was going to wear my sparkly blue tutu and my shiny black tap shoes. I was so proud of my tap shoes because they had a special ribbon on them that I got to pick out all by myself. My mom and I Had spent all night packing my dance bag with all of the necessities that I would need for recital day. I had my costume, make-up, and hair accessories all packed in my pretty…

act. To compare the two acts of the nutcracker was they both had fast tempo background instrumental music that set the tone of the production of “the snow and the land of the sugar plum fairy.” Both of the performances had the girls on pointe shoe which I thought was super fascinating to see. The differences is that one had a renaissance era theme and the snow had a alice and wonderful land feel to it and also their costume and makeup. My thoughts on the whole…

Monday, and a recital every year. I like lyrical and ballet because they push your body to the limits. If you take pointe ballet you have to put all your body weight on your toes. Ballet is a form of self discipline. You have to make sure every part of your body is how it should be while doing a leap, or turn. Also I like lyrical because its like ballet but without the pointe shoes and the up tempo music. Dance enables you to find yourself and lose yourself at the same time! It's a passion. And…

When you think of ballet the many things that comes to mind is tutus and pointe shoes. Although many people don't know the true history and origin of ballet it's safe to say that ballet has become a style dance that is well know around the world from all walks of life. Ballet is an art form which is evolving and changing with the years to come. Ballet began in the 15th century Italian Renaissance courts. The term “Ballet” comes from the italian word ‘ballare” which translates to “to dance”.…

Take 30 seconds before reading this and think of what a dancer is to you. If you go by the Merriam Webster definition, a dancer is someone who “moves one's body rhythmically usually to music” or even worse “to move or seem to move up and down or about in a quick or lively manner.” Although the first definition isn’t wrong (the second definition is borderline insulting) a true dancer is much more complex. Definitions aside, when you think of a dancer you might think of the dance line at your…