November 9th
I had the pleasure of working with dancers from the Allegro Performing Arts Academy recently and they were the dancers shown in the picture on the post on strengthening the iliopsoas for higher extensions. This week’s post is answering a common question about snapping or popping hips. What does it mean? There are different types [...]
November 1st
Today’s posting looks at another way to help get your extensions higher and développés even smoother and more controlled. It has to do with the wonderful iliopsoas muscle that you hear so many anatomists and body workers talking about! I know I’m someone that always looks at this muscle carefully when I am assessing someone’s [...]
October 25th
Today’s post is a series of 6 short clips about looking at the different elements of a pointe shoe. Things such as do you need a wider or a narrower box and what is the crown of the shoe are looked at. Many thanks to Anneliese Burns Wilson for sharing her expertise and to Geneva [...]
October 12th
I’ve returned from TCU where I annually teach an intensive course for their freshman dance majors. What a pleasure it is – (and what an amazing new facility they have after massive renovations last year!) My good friend, Elizabeth Gillaspy is a professor of ballet at TCU consented to sit down and allow me to [...]
October 23rd
I am teaching at a local ballet school. I work with the children from the ages of 3 1/2 to 10, primarily. I also conduct conditioning/pre-pointe classes for slightly older girls. I am the only teacher for the youngest dancers but do share teaching assignments with other teachers for the girls in both the Ballet [...]
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