How to Ballet: LINES
5:03
3 ай бұрын
Choose Your Fondu
5:17
4 ай бұрын
Choose Your Dégagé / Jeté
7:06
Choose Your Tendu (from 5th)
6:56
Choose Your Tendu (from 1st)
6:49
Choose Your Plié
9:21
4 ай бұрын
Ballet Charades Ep.2
11:23
7 ай бұрын
Ballet Charades Ep. 1
14:04
7 ай бұрын
ALL THE THINGS: Rond de jambe
35:52
Gaslit by a POINTE SHOE
29:11
9 ай бұрын
Gargouillade
12:37
10 ай бұрын
Rapid Fire Q&A!!!
25:27
Жыл бұрын
My Back Story - literally!
39:01
Жыл бұрын
Preparations before Variations
14:44
Costume Show & Tell
17:12
Жыл бұрын
Revisting: Higher Développé
18:26
POV: you're a fly on the wall
38:17
Tips on 'Tucking' & 'Sucking'
12:47
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@Gigis_Poems
@Gigis_Poems Күн бұрын
Thank you. So helpful. I love how you break things down and make them so doable.
@BeingAnna
@BeingAnna 2 күн бұрын
The only helpful and pretty complete video on youtube about this❤❤❤
@Gigis_Poems
@Gigis_Poems 3 күн бұрын
So helpful. Thank you for breaking it down into tiny steps!
@edenalexandriab9120
@edenalexandriab9120 13 күн бұрын
Remember - you are loved! Jesus loved you and gave His life so you can be free because of Him! He died on the cross so we can be set free. He wants all of us to repent of our sins and be given a new life in Him! He does to all who choose to believe in Him, trust Him and follow Him xx He will give us the power to ivercome sin in our lives today x He will never leave you nor forsake you xxx
@spiralout89
@spiralout89 17 күн бұрын
Thank you for clarifying
@joyj5447
@joyj5447 18 күн бұрын
Great videos~ Thank you^^
@joyj5447
@joyj5447 18 күн бұрын
Very helpful. You are a great teacher!🥰😍
@yqy8388
@yqy8388 21 күн бұрын
Very precise, appreciate your explanation and than you for your effort!
@weirdspirit2507
@weirdspirit2507 Ай бұрын
You have a gift for explaining things. So glad I found your channel. I subscribed and will be watching! Great supplement to my classes in person. Thanks
@weirdspirit2507
@weirdspirit2507 Ай бұрын
this was so helpful thank you
@Gigis_Poems
@Gigis_Poems Ай бұрын
So helpful! I am a new adult beginner and really appreciate you breaking this into the tiniest of steps!
@belkyhernandez8281
@belkyhernandez8281 Ай бұрын
I would love to see a Xena ballet or ballet opera. Is that a thing?
@belkyhernandez8281
@belkyhernandez8281 Ай бұрын
These are great. Each of these videos are a master class.
@DuquesaLa
@DuquesaLa Ай бұрын
Hi! This is so helpful! I always thought that épaulement was a very specific movement that happens when you’re in second arabesque or tendu derrière with your working leg downstage. Say you just came from first arabesque arms and you roll your upstage arm back so that your downstage arm comes forward, forming a diagonal line with your arms as your head faces the audience. The whole movement kind of causes your spine to form a spiral. Anyways, this was the only movement that my teachers called épaulement, but now that I’m preparing to teach ballet myself it’s good to know that it’s not the only instance of épaulement. Thanks! 😊
@ChristaWilliams-Collett
@ChristaWilliams-Collett Ай бұрын
Thank you! This is the most comprehensive breakdown I've seen. Really helpful.
@jutta3378
@jutta3378 Ай бұрын
Thank you for talking about hypermobility. I have very bendy "rubber feet" with very high arches and this causes me a lot of ankle instability. I have to do a lot of strength training and work with a physiotherapist to learn not to overstretch. You are the first dancer/teacher I've encountered who is aware of EDS and how it affects the body. I wish there was more awareness of this condition in the dance community.
@onealericcisan805
@onealericcisan805 Ай бұрын
<3 <3
@jutta3378
@jutta3378 Ай бұрын
Love how you explain the steps! Great tutorial. You make pas de bourree less "salty" to learn!
@CarlRatner
@CarlRatner Ай бұрын
Lovely explanation. I’m not understanding your pronunciation of this word. Maybe it has a unique pronunciation in American ballet terminology? In French it is a three syllable word and the middle syllable is pretty close to the English word “pole.” Or you might hear a little shadow vowel between the L and the M making it almost 4 syllables. It seems like you are saying the second syllable like the Italian word “puoi” rhyming with “boy.” In normal French there couldn’t possibly be any Y sound at the end of the syllable. Maybe in ballet it is somehow pronounced the way you are saying it.
@SaltySugarPlum
@SaltySugarPlum Ай бұрын
it's probably a combination of hearing my Russian teachers say it with their accent, in addition to me being Italian and instinctively putting an Italian accent on anything from the romance languages.
@CarlRatner
@CarlRatner Ай бұрын
@@SaltySugarPlum Good reason! You come by it naturally! Yes, it definitely sounds like a combination of Italian and Russian. Or lets say Fracci and Makarova. Keep doing it your way, it works for you.
@alfcnz
@alfcnz Ай бұрын
The explanation starts at 3:00.
@paolachavez6472
@paolachavez6472 Ай бұрын
So clear!!! Thank you ❤❤❤
@weirdspirit2507
@weirdspirit2507 Ай бұрын
awesome. I subscribed. thank you
@chalkedlines8960
@chalkedlines8960 Ай бұрын
I so wish the general public would stop appropriating black queer culture. My white nieces who have attended a private conservative christian school since they were very young use this same terminology. At the last family gathering I heard one of them say to the other, "You do you, boo," and thought I was going to lose my mind right then and there. This video got an immediate like and subscribe. I started ballet at the late age of 14 back in 1995. I danced six days a week all throughout high school and then two or three days a week through college and into my mid-twenties. I was away from it for over a decade coming back at 36. I'm now 43. I often find myself longing for the respectful and disciplined classes of my youth. The difference between 2005 and 2024 seems surreal at times.
@Minimeowzilla
@Minimeowzilla Ай бұрын
Thank u so much for breaking it down in so much detail!
@candycottrell6469
@candycottrell6469 2 ай бұрын
I like the stepping over the puddle for a slight push, and I need to pay attention to where my arms are, a very helpful video!
@julijepp
@julijepp 2 ай бұрын
I found this video and saw "4y ago" and sighed thinking "man, a great channel and I'm late to the party, she probably doenst post anymore" so Imagine my delight to see you are still uploading, its like finding a treasure trove of knowledge delivered in such a clear way, youre awesome!
@SaltySugarPlum
@SaltySugarPlum 2 ай бұрын
aw, i'm so glad this s helpful! i still post when i can. but currently, i work a ton and don't have many days off. as of right now, i'm lucky if i post even 1x a month! but i'm still around, and still teaching. just busy, and i can't prioritize youtube like i used to!
@julijepp
@julijepp 2 ай бұрын
@SaltySugarPlum I follow some people who seem to only post once or twice a year and even then it's worth the wait! Besides I have a lot of your videos to catch up on. Your upload rate is very impressive though for balancing work with KZbin, so kudos! It can't be easy! (Especially being ballet centered lol)
@shirleytao4
@shirleytao4 2 ай бұрын
Did you make a follow up video?
@SaltySugarPlum
@SaltySugarPlum 2 ай бұрын
no, but i used my new virtisse shoes for a nutcracker, and they were really beautiful and comfortable!
@Maiyabanks
@Maiyabanks Ай бұрын
@@SaltySugarPlumI recently switched from Nikolay to Virtisse Violette and haven’t looked back. I would love to hear what shoes you got or see a follow up video. Thank you for making this video!
@khazermashkes2316
@khazermashkes2316 2 ай бұрын
Very helpful!
@ronid8481
@ronid8481 2 ай бұрын
Thanks, so helpful.
@jennasmit1875
@jennasmit1875 2 ай бұрын
Makes me a lot faster , thank you❤
@coffeewithmilk7.
@coffeewithmilk7. 2 ай бұрын
Tysm!!!
@ioanagrancea6091
@ioanagrancea6091 2 ай бұрын
Yes, the explanation I was looking for. May God bless you.
@user-sm6qu2yh4w
@user-sm6qu2yh4w 2 ай бұрын
I can't subscribe so remember me
@sorceryofmind
@sorceryofmind 2 ай бұрын
Your videos are exceptional. Really fantastic. So clear in instruction and helpful for all level of dancers . Good clean technique. A true artist and brilliant educated instructor. Your body and lines are aspirational. You remind me of the Louise Brooks quote "if you want to learn how to act look at a dancer, and to dance an actor" You have totally grasped and honed your craft. Hope to see you perform when you are next in production. ❤
@Emma7832
@Emma7832 2 ай бұрын
Awesome explanation. I started taking a once a week class a couple months ago. We had a substitute teacher for one class and she gave us center combinations with a ton of pas de boureé. I couldn't stop getting tripped up. Glad i found this video
@Bornahorse
@Bornahorse 2 ай бұрын
This was so helpful! I loved this move as a kid because it felt so effortlessly graceful but had completely forgotten the name!
@patriciaalarcon4167
@patriciaalarcon4167 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this helpful information 🩰♥️💙😊
@coffeewithmilk7.
@coffeewithmilk7. 2 ай бұрын
I'm from Brazil and I wanted to thank you for the video and the subtitles. I finally managed to understand my legs. I thought I would need to keep my heels apart in first position. And I also didn't know how to put the patellas up. Once more, thank you!
@barbarasmith7510
@barbarasmith7510 2 ай бұрын
great tutorial, thanks!
@flightydancer
@flightydancer 2 ай бұрын
You are a beautiful teacher and dancer. Explaining and demonstrating so clearly with lots of love.
@SipMyCharlatte
@SipMyCharlatte 2 ай бұрын
Small but weird tip for anyone with vision problems: I literally HAVE to wear contacts when dancing. Wearing glasses or dancing blind always hurts my head faster. I can last much longer dancing if I'm wearing contacts.
@saccarois
@saccarois 3 ай бұрын
hey, actually how to learn to twist legs more from the hip? sometimes I twist my knees and ankles too much and then I feel pain. yesterday my teacher told me to do tendu to the side, carefully shuffling the outer edge of my foot, and grabbed my thigh, rotating it more with her hands. It is very difficult for me to recreate it with the strength of my muscles, will just strengthening the muscles responsible for the turnout solve my problem? I greet warmly
@SaltySugarPlum
@SaltySugarPlum 2 ай бұрын
if you hold your leg out in any direction (like the height of a dégagé) flex the foot, and practice turning in & turning out again, rotating from the thigh, slowly, over and over. you will start to feel the muscles you need for more turn out coming from the thighs... and because your foot is not touching the floor, you should not need your knees or ankles to rotate the whole leg. this feels like your inner thighs reaching forward, and the top muscles around the sides of your hips and under your glutes pulling backwards... all you have to do is reach for more turn out every time. it is both a squeezing, and a pulling. and then you can lower your leg to tendu. and practice from there... already feeling the thigh rotating at the beginning of your tendus.
@saccarois
@saccarois 2 ай бұрын
@@SaltySugarPlum thank you so much! <3
@HolisticBallet
@HolisticBallet 3 ай бұрын
great post!👍
@larissakapp9284
@larissakapp9284 3 ай бұрын
That’s exactly, what I‘m praying to my adult students whenever I can😅… for some of them it’s so hard to understand, that before they can even think of „dancing“ Ballet, they have to learn standing properly and keep up the rotating work during every movement… I think, that’s one of the most challenging aspects for teachers of adult beginner classes. People join them, because they want to dance, but then they realize, that ballet is serious work, which, as I think, can be a big pleasure, once, you understand, what it’s about… Thanks for your videos🥰
@GPCCkitchener
@GPCCkitchener 3 ай бұрын
Great video. Such a good explanation! The masking tape really helps illustrate the points.❤ On another topic, your skin looks beautiful now. How did you get rid of the eczema?
@MikulasHarcarik-dv2sm
@MikulasHarcarik-dv2sm 3 ай бұрын
sexi girl super footjob
@cyclamen831
@cyclamen831 3 ай бұрын
I could not agree more! I have always known ballet was giving me and the world something special, something beyond just exercise. I started at age 12 after I cried and kicked my way to ballet school as my parents thought it was too expensive and it was " just a phase". Well, that phase never left. Now at age 57 I am still loving both doing ballet and watching ballet. Ballet is beyond anything I have ever done and your words absolutely describe what I believe.
@MissRain-xt2vj
@MissRain-xt2vj 3 ай бұрын
Bravo Brilliant Beautiful 🎉
@Dances_in_the_kitchen
@Dances_in_the_kitchen 3 ай бұрын
I love your videos and always come back to them. Keep up the great work 🩰🫶🏻 Edit: If you were cooperating with Masterclass I would definitely buy a membership! ❤😊
@k.langieva
@k.langieva 3 ай бұрын
the best ballet channel ❤