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Higher développé
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okay,.. this question is only meant for people who do ballet..or teach it I;ve already learned ballet the wrong way once.. I don't need tips from people without experience because you won;t help me t…
Tagged: extension, leg, développé, dance, Ballet
Started this discussion. Last reply by Andrew McQueen Nov 16.
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I'm Roel I'm 19 years old I live in amsterdam and I study dance academy there.
I've been dancing aince I was 4 i think ( now everyone expects a lot) but my danceschool was pretty crap when i was younger, I should've lived in russia.
So I did like 7 years of jazz, this is my sixth in classical ballet, have done street hiphop and other showy shit for years but I'm not good at it.
Further more Ive done modern and still do.
Also I can do some basic acrobatic stuff, stand on hands elbows or chest.
My leg flexibility is ok,, can do frontsplits no center yet.
My back is in te beginning status,, can do foot to head but I want kneepit to head! if thats eeven a word
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helloo
I decided to bore myself with a blog seeing that I have nothing better to do in my free time
(dance student, what can i say?)
So if you're reading this and waiting for the point that I;m going to make, stop because there won;t be a point
Im making this piece all by myself with some of my classmates (it works like this, you come up with something and ask, hey do you want to dance this choreography Im making? nd they're like yes roel we love you (like you don't) and then we start making.
Now at first it was all exciting and mystical.. but now my piece is closing and everything feels so simple and without meaning.. does that mean I;m a bad choreographer?
o well
So seriously how long, does it take to get a F*CKING centersplit.. i've been sitting in 2nd position for ages and ages.. it won;t budge I;m telling you
the things Id do in center split..iD never go to school again.. just sit in my nicely decorated room and splitroll all day long woohooo.. who's going to do a cheststand on mine?
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My stretches now.
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Two remarks : Firstly, I am not a professional teacher, but I had the opportunity to work with and help teaching contortionists in different places. When I did so, students were quite young. It was for instance in China or in Mongolia, where children start around 5 years old, which is a need to become a good professional, even if some of them can start later, around 10 – 12 years old. I even met once a professional performer who started when she was 20. But I personnally have few experience of working with adults, even with dancer. Secondly, I would be reluctant to give advices by mail in an area where one must be careful ; any mistake or misunderstanding could have negative results for the body.
After seeing your photos, It seems that you have already a teacher, or at least somebody who can help you. I don’t know what is your goal, just making contortion for fun ? Difficult at your age to think about a professional career considering the very high level of flexibility of performers today. Better maybe to develop your hand balance. About backbend, I could suggest to try to develop the « bridge » (can start at a wall in the back) and try to push your hands always closer to your feet, then grasp your feet. And chest stand : stay in this position with legs up (maybe against a wall) and try to take your feet with hands. Then pull to bring your feet progressively on your head, then in front of your head. But be always very careful, force reasonably, and stop if you feel bad pain.
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