Ballet Class - Center work 4 - Dutch National Ballet

[@MelissaRayneDance]

Beautiful centre practice, thank you. Elisabeth's musicality is gorgeous!

[@lauramcelfresh2626]

Hooray for more center -- THANK YOU so much! 💐

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Have fun with the ballet class Laura!

[@cosennet]

Thank you - great to get us off the barre! Beautiful music, simple clear enchainements suitable for small space. Very helpful to have repeats by different dancers, so I can mark through the first time - my poor ancient brain needs it - or just do it twice for strength! I've donated, you guys deserve it for such great classes, the best on youtube, no contest.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you very much for your kind words! We're glad that you enjoy our classes.

[@brendaswanson6629]

wow ok they were both so good, they really have something special

[@annerenaud3874]

Super the pianist🙏

[@sensualcharmm]

TRUEEE

[@jessaglenny]

Thanks for all the wonderful ballet classes. I've just sent you a small donation in gratitude.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you very much Jess! Enjoy the classes

[@ultravioletspirit]

Wonderful. I love this school!!

[@Hellbender8574]

Thank you for creating this space-conscious center class. I love the fun music and dance combinations. The presenters did outstanding work demonstrating clearly, and with individuality. The video and audio quality of this series is unparalleled.

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you for joining! Happy to hear you enjoyed!

[@miagao1255]

So beautiful to watch and so challenge to follow and learn. Thank you all sooooo much! 💞

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Beautiful words Mia!

[@MarjanWijn]

Wat is Davi Ramos een prachtige danser! Al zijn alle dansers natuurlijk prachtig ;-) Verder geniet ik enorm van jullie online lessen. Super!

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Wat geweldig om te horen Marjan!

[@localinsecureintrovert1719]

YAY UPDATE, I've been waiting

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

You are all doing very well. I see a great dancer coming up.

[@xiojudith]

Thanks Paul, Thanks Maestra & Guys

[@ichdenkesonstichbin]

I like the 2 groups!!!! We don't have to rewind! : ) Love that the exercises are no-fuss, strengthening, and well designed to be practiced in small spaces. Also like it gets all the way to medium jumps. I can do one more beat type of jump or pointe type of ex. Wink wink!!! : )

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thanks for your words Jane! Good luck with the ballet classes! :)

[@nefwaenre]

Oh wow wow!! The male ballet dancer was fantastic!! i'm inspired to try this class! i'm trying to learn ballet on my own and this may be too advanced, but i'll get to it as soon as i can! Thank you ♥

[@ella-louiseappleby4954]

forever grateful for a wonderful selection of barre and centre videos I can do in my living room, thank you

[@mitriuxdance20]

Yeeeeees center !!!! Thanks!!!

[@guangminghe8020]

I love this class very very much, thank you so much ❤

[@guangminghe8020]

So beautiful, thank so much

[@marveenandaisha]

Thank you for this class - from The Arts Fission Company, Singapore!

[@joyj5447]

This is really helpful! Thank you so much.🥰

[@dancewithdolls6863]

I love it! Thank you so much!

[@patrizia1029]

I was missing some Vaganova. Great bar, challenging enough to make me want to do it again and again...

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Keep on dancing Patrizia!

[@viewerabundzu6887]

terrific, more please, and THANK YOU dancers, teacher, pianist🥰

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

More are on it's way ;)

[@ethica2481]

Thank you so much! Great teacher,dancers and pianist! He is a great pianist! I see this many times ! Thank you National Dutch Ballet !

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

We are glad to hear that you are enjoying the classes!

[@ethica2481]

I made a small donation. Sorry it’s small but i try to make it again! I appreciate all staff members!

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you so much for your donation Ethica! We are really grateful, also for the smallest donations. Keep on dancing!

[@PRIBILOIS]

Excellent work, bravo

[@nsdancelaboratory4690]

美しい！素晴らしい！ その一言しかないです！

[@GabrielH-W]

Thanks so much!!!

[@marilivenditti5339]

Thank you very much, beautiful teacher, splendid pianist Paul, wonderful dancers (Davi Ramos, Brazilian with me- very proud).

Thank you! Lovely class. :)

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Thank you for joining!

[@MaggieHasper]

I’ve been waiting for this!! 🥰

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Have fun with the class Maggie!

[@LuckyLucky-dt9oi]

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[@angiealbarran855]

WOOOOW! REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THIS CENTER WORK! It was so powerful, the music was beautiful and love the dancers so much!

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Amazing! Thanks for joining :)

[@gabbysantillana9812]

Muy buena la clase gracias Maestra y bailarines por su buena ejecucion

[@juliettevandermeer2524]

Thank you! I love these beautiful exercises. Unfortunately, jumping is a no-go in my appartment :-(

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Great to hear you joined from your appartment! Be careful ;)

[@chilanya]

When filming center it's really much easier to follow with an extra camera viewpoint from the back. Or, since you have two dancers, you could maybe have one of them face the other way?

[@Muy266]

any tips on how to get those combinations towards the end down?

[@francescavolchitzamarta5500]

Stupendi !!! Merci beaucoup :)

[@lilc8335]

I was looking forward to some of your center work! I hope there will be more. Thank you😊

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Happy to hear that Lil! Keep an eye on our channel, maybe there are more to come :)

[@5167304]

lines & musicality 💗

[@gigliolafoglia9452]

thanks a lot

[@제니스다]

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[@harmonybertrand7393]

Thank you so much for this class! Wonderful!

[@sarahziegler602]

Can I just watch?

[@gigliolafoglia9452]

really wonderful but the Lady Teacher explain a little too fast for not-professional dancers

[@lindseyking5275]

Beautiful! Does anyone know what Tchaikovsky piece this is in the adage? :)

[@DutchNatOperaBallet]

Unfortunately, I don't know the answer. Hopefully somebody in the comment section does! Good luck Lindsey with the classes!

[@sharonlu2781]

I too also wanted to know what the gorgeous pieces were that Paul Lewis plays, and found he had recorded his arrangements for the barre and centre. Looks like this was many years ago, when he was at maybe San Francisco or Joffrey. Sadly I don't own a CD player ! www.behindbarres.com/music-for-ballet-instruction.html

[@carolineiura5668]

@@sharonlu2781 Hello Sharon, one of the pieces he plays for center fondu, is something I asked him to work out...a piece of Pawdereski, a not as known composer, Polish, I believe, which he also plays in my barre video for adagio. The adagio he plays for center is Tchaikovsky's violin concerto 2nd movement. Music was everything to me as a dancer, and now also as a teacher, so I tend to get together with pianists before class and collaborate so that the dancers will enjoy

[@sharonlu2781]

@@carolineiura5668 Delighted Caroline that you share with us behind the scenes the incredible planning process with Paul Lewis to make something incredible for the ballet community. I think it is that X factor that makes the Das Nationale Ballet classes quite special and played over and over again. This is the closest online that truely replicates the "in class" experience of feeling the beauty of music and of movement work together! We are all very grateful to you.

[@carolineiura5668]

@@sharonlu2781 Am so thrilled, Sharon and Lindsey, that you are appreciating the musical collaboration with Paul. We really take pleasure in trying out certain music for exercises to make it fun, yet challenging and dancey for the viewers participating at home, and want them to feel they are with us in the room. I had to adapt certain exercises in the center on the spot because they didn't fit in the camera frame. We are so used to using as much space in the studios as possible, but of course for people at home, I had to condense to fit in a small space. Quite challenging! Keep on dancing, and enjoying!!

[@richardbrenner2175]

Great, Thank you very much! Could you list the titles of the music? I would be very thankful for that ;)....best

[@theballetpress3609]

A really beautiful center class, but a lot of the allegro isn't practical in my small space :( The later combinations were also given incredibly quickly! A little slower demo and something made for spare bedroom space would be great! It was a shame because I've been looking forward to a new center class for sooooo long!

[@AnaPaula-on5ih]

💗💓💗💓💗

[@kenabrig996]

Que lindo como quisiera ser joven otra vez ,a pesar que a mi mamá nunca le gusto . Estudie danza como 7 -8 años pero me falto soporte. Siempre fui la más pobre,y aunque mis compañeras me ignoraban yo fui feliz a mi. Manera.di examen nacional y entre miles quede entre 25 cupos ,mi mayor satisfacción ,no tengo ni una sola foto,estudie con M.Solari quien me ignoró por mi pobreza y falta de equipo limpio.

[@normamimosa5991]

The two dancers are just demonstrators. I think it is very important, under those circumstances, not to praise one more than the other.

[@carolineiura5668]

Perhaps through editing it seemed I favored or praised one dancer more than the other...BOTH of these dancers equally are a part of my heart, and I love and appreciate their amazing talents equally, not one more than the other

[@normamimosa5991]

@@carolineiura5668 I hear you Caroline. Your classes are amazing. We are so lucky to have access to them. Your demonstrators a treat to watch. Thank you.

[@carolineiura5668]

Thank you Norma for your words, and for following, appreciating and supporting us! I think it is amazing that so many do our classes regularly. We really want to welcome people into our studios together with us, and bring some joy of dance in these troublesome times