CAN I STILL DANCE CHALLENGE?!

[@amirasafwat7101]

True what they say " Once a dancer , always a dancer "

[@haileycollins2560]

Amira Safwat true, coming from a ballet dancer

[@NoelleH18]

it’s true, I haven’t been in a dance class since I was 12 but I’m still a dancer at heart

[@laurely9195]

lol except in my case, haven’t danced in 2 years and i’ve been doing pretty rough lately 😂😂

[@MarshaKlein8425]

The high point of my dancing career came when I was in the first act of the annual production of The Nutcracker with the Scottish Ballet, I was 13. That was 40 years ago, I stopped dancing after my parents divorced when I was 14, but I still get told, "you hold yourself like a dancer"....it never leaves you

[@mytran5675]

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[@nevroth]

"I haven't done a fouette in 5 years..." *immediately does a triple into 16* Bless your little heart! Your students are lucky to have you.

[@mattieplayzfan894]

nevroth I wish she could teach me im 11 years old in probably to young anyways I take point and it’s rlly fun but my feet have grown to much and I can barley get my point shoes on so..... also my dance recital is in a couple weeks like 2 or 3 weeks...

[@lonestar320]

Nope 15 years

[@ashddd]

@Alicia Shen what is the english way?

[@clairesaa8365]

@@mattieplayzfan894 noooo Im 12 but already learning fouettes, your not too young

[@bentonjoseph6546]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does any of you know of a trick to log back into an instagram account? I was dumb lost my password. I would appreciate any help you can offer me

[@dancer1563]

You can take the girl out of ballet but you can’t take ballet out of the girl 😆

[@aniahroberts3415]

LiveToDance ahaha i love that

[@theghostofkinglear]

you can take the boy out if the fight but you can't take the fight out of the boy :o

[@charlottec6920]

I dance to live

[@mattieplayzfan894]

I love that 😂it’s also true

[@mattieplayzfan894]

Sophie Wysocki ooh that’s good

[@somethingelse1096]

My principal once told me, “Once you have good technique, you don’t lose it”.

[@hausoflavelle5072]

J K Pegasisters that’s a lie

[@emilywu2913]

J K Pegasisters unfortunately, this doesn’t seem to apply to me.....😂 but seriously 😑

[@getsunamiii]

She’s never been in guard

[@Lundy.Fastnet.Irish_Sea]

The technique doesn't really go away. It's just that you need to build back the strength/flexibility/balance required to do it.

[@fayhares]

I can attest to that, I am a horse rider, even though I started pretty late age wise and didn't train for almost 5 years, I got back to it and it kind of took me three lessons to get back on track. It has a lot to do with muscle memory and how your brain remembers. Just like riding a bike after years or swimming or whatever. You don't have to start from the ground if you pick them up again :)

[@eleanorbaker510]

When Claudia not dancing for over four years is still a lot better than you will probably ever get

[@AraCod]

Eleanor Baker Indeed.☺

[@awesomeamazing1563]

Eleanor Baker that's do freaking relatable

[@kylie5515]

I was actually thinking the same thing😂

[@mattiebuckner1789]

same lol same

[@aot-lo3sh]

Eleanor Baker I’m better

[@AndreaRodriguez-vk6wp]

I do the Can I still dance challenge? Whenever I go back to dance after being gone for a week.

[@noraelk2782]

Lol same with me but for figure skating

[@SarahDillon]

😂😂😂

[@MaggieHasper]

Andrea Rodriguez omg totally 😂😂

[@ivytran9979]

Ok sameeeee 😂😂😂😂

[@registagyallistener5535]

Do you know what PJ is

[@gracegordon1475]

If you have any old clips of you performing you should definitely upload them!!

[@Teverell]

There's this Royal Ballet clip of a rehearsal of the Rite of Spring, but I don't know of any others... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYucaIqVp7d6n7M

[@mariannec.3939]

@@Teverell thanks for sharing! Her lips looked quite different back then... 🤔

[@andreawhelan9924]

The fact that u can just look at a dance and memorise it so easily, wow 10/10 from me aha

[@faithandrewsoneal4467]

If you look she's kind of marking as she's watching, I wouldn't be surprised if she had learned a lot of these variations when she was still training regularly.

[@andromedagalaxy0]

@@faithandrewsoneal4467 I noticed

[@hearsthewater]

Black Swan... wing it... I see what you did there!

[@mattiebuckner1789]

haha lol

[@FordiBare]

hearsthewater hahaha

[@lilalefevre-iwata2051]

I want her old ballet teacher to react to this

[@AraCod]

Yes. You are a,strong dancer. Peace and Blessings to you

[@dancer_tiana1733]

Ara Cod!? Ara Cod!?= So dramatic😂😂😂

[@DehydratedHumor]

No idea why this showed up in my recommended, but I haven't taken ballet in 15 years, maybe I should try an easier version of this challenge, because I'd definitely hurt myself trying this lol

[@fairday2]

It has been more than 10 years since I took ballet, and I probably have trouble getting my shoes on.

[@fe5018]

I have never taken anything resembling a ballet class and yet here I am.

[@sofiyyasujuandy493]

Haven't took ballet for six years so I get it

[@dmawrie3560]

Good

[@avakoerner4469]

I want to see her try a whole variation!!

[@ellalovexxx3419]

Hi Claudia! I’m 12 years old and I live in Australia to!!! I did ballet a few years ago, but decided to stop!! For the past year I’ve been regretting that decision😢 I found your channel and started LOVING ballet even more again! I told my parents and now I’m starting ballet again!!!!!

[@paulahills9546]

I bet not too many teachers could still do such a brilliant job of those excerpts. I think your assistant has a cruel side though! :D

[@ajuhuskey]

How do you stop for 5 years then dance like you are onstage... Girl, you had some of the best training ever!!!

[@anne-marielabonte2467]

That is so amazing to be able to dance like this after 4 years without classes! PLEASE keep doing classes and ballet training for yourself just in case (even if coaching is your passion), PLEASE don't loose it!

[@MoveItwithHeather]

Even as a coach you should continue educating and training yourself. I was shocked she said she hadn't taken a class in 4 years.

[@celestemceuens5056]

Without ballet in the last four years?? 😱😭😭. That was great! ☺️😍 Part 2? 😁😁😁

[@edanalord3163]

"Uhh not doing that triple..." does perfect triple to start fouettes 😂 that was great! Do you have any tips for steps like the giselle hops that have the ankle in the 'retracted' position? Or exercises to build strength for those steps?

[@normamimosa5991]

Claudia, you are such a sport, with a wonderful unassuming personality. You get a definite thumbs up from me for taking on these challenges, without having done a ballet class in such a long time. Says something about good, solid training when one is young, embedding those muscle memories, and says something about the level you attained when you quit to be able to fall into the challenges so well.

[@januaryskies4647]

You are so entertaining, funny and a gorgeous ballerina! You never have to think I was waiting for this challenge. Many of us already know from your tutorials.... you can dance!!

[@Solieeee]

Great job 👍🏻 you’re still flexible 👌🏻

[@jeyliiveth]

Solaf’s World Yeahh! I wonder if she's those people who are naturally flexible?

[@ssscoliosisgirl]

Jeyli Guandqiue well she is a trainer so I'm sure she stretches and stays in shape

[@pokeaish]

this was so fun to watch! please do a part 2!

[@ameliahill3292]

Hasn’t dance for 5 years - is more graceful than I will ever be in my life after never stopping

[@kestrelweyr4607]

"I'm just gonna wing it" ... on a swan variation.... 🤣🤣🤣

[@erinkelley1212]

Wait whats a swan variation, I’m not s dancer I just love watching dance

[@mathildeb.2609]

@@erinkelley1212 A variation from Swan Lake, which is known as one of the ballet with the most technical variations EVER

[@Ciaradexy]

I'm not a ballerina but i absolutely love watching your videos. Your poise, grace and enthusiasm for the art of ballet is infectious.

[@southernbella8503]

So adorable, Claudia! Never doubted your talent for a minute but it was wonderful to see you dance all the same! Those fouetté were amazing! Defiantly a pass for me!

[@KimCarmenWalsh]

You're brilliant Claudia! Just love your attitude...very inspiring!! 💗

[@miasaldanha]

I kind of squealed when I saw the Kitri part because that is my all time favorite ballet solo and you definitely were able to pull it off!!! And Marianela really is amazing

[@amyhull754]

I come back and watch this every so often because it's just so FUN to see. Your joy in dance, your gameness to try anything, your willingness to give it a go even though you don't know if you'll be able to, the amazing muscle memory we get to watch as you do what you trained so hard for... It's just a delight to watch you smile and dance and laugh and show what serious training can do.

[@robinsawyer8021]

This was awesome. Please do more like this!

[@alexbamford2908]

Havent danced in 4 years has never looked so good😂 x

[@bella-to3wj]

After 4 years and you are still sooo good 😍💘✨

[@preita]

Hey Claudia! You did amazing! I can’t believe you’ve haven’t took a ballet class for 4 years! Would you be able to make a beginner ballet class video please? And not with pointe shoes just slippers (Follow along style?) I would very much appreciate it, but I know you can’t make a video for only one person😂 Also do you have any tips for improving winged feet?

[@serenashaw-q3y]

I would appreciate that too.

[@supercutelittlesloth8359]

Me too~ i love your idea

[@grbacky]

Yesyesyesyesyesyesyes that’s a great idea

[@Chunnie02]

I was a ballerina up until I was 14. The best way to start it to stretch. You will have to learn on Demi pointe as all beginners do and learn to balance. So stretch, warm up, posture and balance. If you can start with those simple steps and learning your positions then you’ll begin well. I always do Barre work in the kitchen when I’m cooking. Haven’t done ballet in thirteen years but, you enjoy just the small things you can still do

[@ronwhite8503]

Taken a ballet class, not took.

[@sollenbum]

That was just fabulous 😃 What a great sense of humour and impressive that you can pull that off after so many years. Kudos!

[@RedefiningBodybuilding]

Lol she was like ok bishes, lemme show you dis right here. #IStillGotIt #ThatsTECHNIQUEBoo lmao Get IT.

[@anasefcik4449]

RoxStarFitness1 t

[@lollylula6399]

Loved this, was so fun & its great to see you dance! Amazing that you still dance so well after such a while off. The only down side to this - is now I really really want to see you dancing some roles. Would love to see your Odette/Odile, Giselle and every role really :D

[@mitzypinks1338]

Wow you were amazing considering how long you haven’t danced! And wow you can just memorise at one glance! Amazing!

[@mariesoleillamoureux]

Wow!!! You’re still sooo good!! I want a part 2 please!! 💜💜💜💜

[@geologynerd]

NICE! i totally lost all my calf strength after 4.5 years of no pointe work. was so hard to get back up lol

[@jeanetteguzman-machado7953]

Absolutely stunning. All I see is beauty, even when you messed up. You are still awesome and even if you didn't dance for 50 years, I am certain you will still rock dancing ballet. Wow, that was amazing.

[@alexissmall34]

I watched this a few months ago n I just had to come back and watch it again. This just shows how strong and most importantly how talented you are. 4 yrs of not dancing or taking a class. Amazing!!! I swear I think you could have been a prima. Love this!!!

[@maraki96r]

We need part 2 Claudia , you are such an awesome dancer even after those years! Love from Greece 🇬🇷

[@marianthianakaraki8409]

Και νόμιζα ότι ήμουν η μόνη Ελληνίδα σε αυτό το βίντεο 😵😹

[@elisel4958]

I love how you’re just determined to do the moves! You inspire me to get back into dancing 💖

[@CD-ru1ep]

Have you ever watched Kathryn Morgan on youtube? I would love to see you do something similar to her commentary videos on her previous dancing with NYCB!

[@serenashaw-q3y]

Agree. Kathryn is great. It's amazing how much you learn from just watching other dancers. Not that I will ever achieve anything like their standard! But it really helps to improve within your own limitations, and encourages you to keep going.

[@laragavrilovic2131]

me 2

[@rosanerio2]

Ahhhhhhh.......I SOOOOOO would love to see you dancing again....you are gorgeous!!!

[@itsmaria_sdr]

You were AMAZING!!!!Literally you nailed this challenge.I did ballet for 2 years at the age of 4-5.But i had to stop.But i didn't give up on my dream that one day i would be a good ballet dancer. Now i do the lessons by myself.I'm 14 now and i hope that at 18 i would buy a pair pointe shoes.I hope that my feet would be ready.I watch every video in your channel and you inspiring me to continue ballet even it's impossible for me to get as good as the other girls in my age who are doing ballet. Love from Greece,your fan,Maria.❤❤❤❤❤🇬🇷😘😘😘

[@marianthianakaraki8409]

Από Ελλάδα βλέπω.....😎

[@elenats01]

Είμαι και εγώ ελληνίδα και ξεκίνησα μπαλέτο πριν ένα χρόνο 14 χρονών πήρα πουεντ μετά απο δυο μήνες προπόνησης και ήυαν δύσκολο για εμένα να κάνωωακόμα και τα βασίκα. Αυτό που με βοήθησε και πλεόν κάνω ακόμα και πιρουετα οχι όπως η Κλαούντια αλλά καλά είναι workouts αν γυμνάζεσαι τακτικά τόσο για πόδια αλλά και κοιλιακους ραχιέους κλπ θα σε βοηθήσει πολύ να ισοροπείς και να κάνεις πολλά Επίσης και εγω μονη έμαθα τα πθο πολλά καθώς έκλεισε το στουιντιο που πηγαινα❤

[@georgina2418]

Loved seeing your sense of humour in this one ! (Plus you nailed it!)

[@minamawe7336]

Amazing!!! Part 2 please 💗😍

[@skyerogers6054]

holy!! 4 years and still killin it!!

[@lindaharrison3240]

Pass! Your real challenge will be walking for the next few days! 😛😄

[@danab333]

What idiots gave u a thumbs down? I'd like to see these haters do any of these challenges or even Give u a thumbs down while doing anything on point. How dare they give u a thumbs down!!!!!!!!! UR amazing girl wow...u make it look so easy but just standing for 5 sec on point is f'ing hard as f!!! Great job

[@ombregracieuse8890]

You know, « thumb down » means that a user doesn’t want the same type of videos in his youtube recommended videos, that’s all.

[@TheNolwa]

Such a fun video !! Please recreate one of your old solo next maybe ?

[@violakoc9358]

I loved how you were talking about nela. She’s the nicest person ever, love her so much. Especially for the insane talent she has, she is so down to earth and humble. I have the pleasure of knowing her personally and it’s so incredible❤️ YOU ROCKED THE CHALLENGE BY THE WAY

[@ximegarciayt]

You did it so well despite you haven’t dance for 5 years!! Congratulations Claudia👏🏻🌟 I love so much your videos ♥️ thanks for all the tips and exercises you always give us! 🤗 greetings from Mexico 🇲🇽

[@ddazuulada]

I remember the first time I saw this video and didn't understand anything. Now that I've been studying and learning about ballet I know just how wonderful you are, Claudia.

[@sophia9594]

Yayayayayayay I’ve been waiting for this!!

[@bethannrobbins9187]

“i literally haven’t done a fouetté in 5 years.” me: *tries to do a pirouette, falls. does pirouettes everyday*

[@yunniechang32]

U r sooooo amazing u did it all sooo well I literally clapped my hands just now when i was watching the video 😍

[@Isabelita309]

I wish I could have that confident trying those fouettes on pointe. My knee is just a full of nothing! hahaha! You were amazing! :3

[@LCNWA]

Train then muscle memory never forgets U rock!

[@juicyjanelle9581]

I was a dancer for 12 years and quit when I got to high school :( I'm 25 now. this makes me miss ballet. You are amazing still!!😍😍

[@yeast294]

Yes this was amazing and really enjoyable to watch !! I love it!!

[@miravvee]

you just make it look so easy😭

[@JufBoeliewoelie]

A-MA-ZING! Insane after 4 years! 😍

[@lindijohnson5679]

YES CLAUDIA!! I've honestly been waiting to see you dance for, like, forever!

[@daliamaria.21]

Wow, you’re still an incredible dancer. You should do more like this. Love ya! ✌🏻♥️

[@zenderlee]

Hey, kudos to you! I think you did amazingly well. Wow! Your Giselle hops were particularly lovely, beautiful arm work. Woot for you!

[@elysiam2907]

Please could you do a video of you watching your old ballet performances x

[@_vampiredisco]

"My record was 64" I can do like 10

[@emilywu2913]

lizzyfelloutofthedisco x I can barely do 3 before I either forget to spot and get dizzy, then fall over or my toes start killing me and I just give up........ 10 is amazing, let alone 64!!!!🙀😹😿

[@emmabrisk]

lizzyfelloutofthedisco x i can only do like 5 on pointe and they suck

[@louisae5796]

pfft i can do 0. im a dancer but not on pointe yet. NEXT YEAR PPL NEXT YEAR

[@srirachael]

@@louisae5796 you on pointe yet?

[@petracota6036]

I’ve just my pointe shoes yesterday I’m not gonna even try without taking any classes yet

[@floyo5280]

I haven't stopped dancing for 11 years, and I definitely can't do any of that haha. You are amazing!!!!

[@Nonyah123]

This randomly showed up in my recs and I haven't smiled this much in ages. You are such a pleasure to watch, oh my goodness sooo beautiful. I have to share this with EVERYONE!

[@SLAVEforLISA]

I loved this!!!!! You are definitely a beast!!!!! I'll bet you didn't even do a proper warmup...LOL!! You know most of the mistakes were because of timing. Timing caused you to rush a bit in the Black Swan turns, for example. And of course you pick the fastest versions. Your pirouettes are so good, and you prove once again that you can jump with any guy! I wish you would do a male trick challenge just to prove that point (though just watching you do the Sacrifice in Rite of Spring is proof enough). For the few mistakes in your fouettes, I would recommend a Claudia Dean tutorial video. (I hear she's very good ;-)... It looked like you changed your plie position from the corner, to the front, and even tried to adjust by going a bit toward second (which is when you started to travel). Brava!!!!! We should all be so brave to try this!!

[@paulineiv878]

You're videos are so helpful!!💗 Thank you Miss Claudia and of course you did good it's not easy getting back to dance after a while but you're a strong dancer and what matters is that you do what you love!!💕

[@stephiehellyeah2557]

OMG DANCE AGAIN FOR THE LOVE OF GOD! I’m impressed! 😍🙌🏼

[@hopeandjoyarebothpeoplenam8072]

Absolutely INCREDIBLE! For not dancing in 4 years, you're definitely better than everyone I know, even the people that have been taking classes consistently for the past 10 years

[@madisonrpowell]

For not doing anything in four years you are so incredible

[@ashwiersma]

You are amazing! Favorite dance channel ever. Stunning. Just stunning.

[@samiam4185]

Can you please do a hair tutorial on your hairstyle in this video?? It's so nice and you're such a good ballerina! So gorgeous!😍

[@LilacProblem]

I got so happy when Marianela's Kitri variation came, and even happier to hear you talk about how wonderful she is! ☺️❤️

[@flynnstelfox2661]

Claudia, I have no words.... YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY STUNNING! I am no match for you, even though you haven't danced for 5 years, absolutely incredible, would you be able to tell me who the dancer in the black swan clips were? I believe it's Gillian Murphy but I couldn't know for sure...

[@rossi7056]

Thank you for this reminder that dancing can be serious or it can be fun, it can be both or one or the other. Thanks to remind that it's okay to not be in the BEST shape you've been or could be (talking about myself here) but that wherever you are still have value. =)

[@izzy_bizzz6212]

You were amazing! I wouldn’t be able to do that even if I practiced my whole life 😂

[@nathaliasanchezarriola288]

6 days ago this video popped out in my recs and I have already seen all of your videos, yes, ALL OF THEM! I love how positive you are, I know that if I watch one of your videos I will smile 💕☺️ Cheers from Mexico!

[@NaturalGlistens]

I love this!! Thank you for showing the real.

[@Mykinike]

So entertaining! I haven’t had a real ballet class in about 7 years and was nowhere near that level. I was very impressed!! Your Italian fouettés were beautiful!

[@gabbya9273]

Wow you're still so great!!! I just saw the new leotards I'm so excited💜

[@lizbethramirez5510]

Absolutely loved your demonstration of challenge #5. You did it beautiful! As well with challenge #6!

[@omidean6984]

Omg you’re good 😊 You look better after your 4 years of not dancing than I do throughout my 11 years of dance! Granted I’m only 13 but still. Love you very much

[@alexmichel6064]

“I haven’t done this in 5 years” *is still better at ballet than I’ll ever be*

[@kausarpeshimam2275]

Me: can do only one pirouette Claudia: wizzing about...

[@charlieedwards4331]

You passed the fourth challenge in my eyes! It is not easy to do a double ballet pirouette into a double back attitude turn and land so gracefully. Plus, you were also doing the turn combination in Pointe shoes, which only adds to the challenge!

[@UnKnown-nb5hn]

This is amazing! I’ve always wanted to learn how to do ballet using those shoes but I’ve heard it can be painful lol Edit: (because ppl seem to still be replying on this comment) 1. I’m not a noob at ballet. I know you obviously can’t just get up & try using the shoes without practice. I’m not stupid. 2. If you don’t know how to read, I said I wanted to LEARN how

[@leaht6381]

Simply Mel it is trust me, but it’s REALLY fun!!!

[@malikamartin5297]

It’s definitely painful. But it’s so beautiful lol.

[@eriennerojas]

It’s definitely not something you should just try. Pointe shoes can severely injure you without years of training first. It’s beautiful but extremely difficult work.

[@inspirationofnature]

#unicorns are awesome.....So are Pegasus⭐️

[@madisonrpowell]

I have been a dancer on pointe for 6 years, not going to lie it is painful but it’s so gorgeous to watch!!!

[@serenashaw-q3y]

Very well done! Fantastic! I am so pleased and interested to hear that Marianela is a lovely person. She always gives that impression. She is my favourite female dancer, who had amazing partnership with Carlos Acosta, they were magical to watch. Saw her last ever performance with him at the Albert Hall, when he retired. It was so moving, and she was crying her eyes out. She is now doing well with young Vadim. She has the special ability to make ballet look fun.

[@kelliefinch5546]

This is beautiful! I love watching ballet it’s so impressive

[@MissStardancer]

Amazing! Loved this! Shows that's dance never leaves us! Xx

[@Divinitypek]

Respect

[@AG-db5os]

Claudia you are gorgeous!!! oh my i got goosebumps watching you! Don't say you are bad at it. YOU ROCK THOSE MOVES! If you got it, you never loose it 👑😉 Fantastic Kitri and Giselle❤ Im in love and for adult ballerina it's huuuuge motivation. Thank you! Keep flying high! xxx

[@leilanyluna9277]

Wow you are so amazing! Great Job. I am 21 and I just started taking ballet classes, and within a couple of months I have greatly improved my flexibility and coordination I am thinking about being a part time dancer maybe after a couple of years. Is it too late for me being that I am older?

[@jenoflaherty3134]

Fantastic work girl. Well done after not having danced for yrs, you did amazing. , xxxx👏👏👏👏👏👏👏