HOW TO STAND CORRECTLY AT THE BARRE!

HI WONDERFUL DANCERS - I hope you're having an awesome weekend. Here is a HELPFUL tutorial of how to correctly stand at the barre and how to perfect your posture!
I hope you all enjoy this video, give it a thumbs up and comment what the most helpful tip was! Love you all, CD xox
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[@maiahsol6376]

nobody: literally nobody: claudia: makes a 23 min video about standing at the barre 🤣 *love you!* 💓

[@deniseastorga7386]

love you claudia! I was doing my ballet exercises at home because I was absent for ballet class. And I felt smth was missing and wanted to make sure my posture is correct to make the most out of my exercises since I started ballet late 😂

[@laylanahar]

This is fantastic, Claudia. I'm a 53 year-old beginner, and for me ballet has been all about these kind of 'slow' details.

[@sharondurst6403]

Can you post more turn-out and arch videos? Also begginers strength and tequnique (how do you spell it?) Would be really helpful.

[@baum3881]

Sharon Durst Yes that would be reaaaaally helpfull👍🏻

[@autumnpendergast9151]

There are some channels that provide good beginner videos, Ballerinas by Night and Kathryn Morgan

[@Kalavati.C]

tani t thank you for sharing!! I need all the help that I can get.

[@isabell.gonzalez]

You spell it «Technique» ❤️

[@brea5731]

I tell my students that there is about 50 things going on at one time in ballet to remember and this is a great start to just standing before a combination. Wonderfully done! Love all your videos. It helps me to know that I’m doing it right still as a teacher! 😉

[@esstown]

I believe when she speaks of the VMO (Vastus Medialis Obliquus) she is pointing to and referencing the Sartorius muscle, which is in fact an external rotator of the thigh, important in turnout, and yes, must be activated in the area shown in engaging turnout. The VMO is actually part of the quadriceps complex, and attaches to the knee cap (inside edge of top) along with the rest of the quadriceps tendon complex, and is mainly an extensor of the thigh as well as a knee cap stabilizer.

[@davidawilliams8603]

@Esstown, you are EXACTLY right. Sartorius muscle FLEXES the knees, weakly abducts, rotates and flexes the hip (sitting cross legged) while Vastus Medialis flexes the hip and extends the knee.

[@xy2565]

I was just about to comment this!! As soon as she was pointing to where the vmo 'is' on the dancer's leg I was thinking that it was far too posteromedial for vmo. Then as soon as she said you want the vmo to turn on and not the quad, I lost it.... The vmo is part of the quads 😂😂😂

[@silverkitty2503]

there is no one muscle that moves your leg your teacher has to find where you are in balance and where you aren't ..its so hard its why you need an expert teacher which she obv is

[@muurrarium9460]

Thank you, not a dancer but I know my anatomy and I had NO idea what she was talking about because the location she points at does not match. My petpeeve with a lot of dancers vids: either they get the names completely wrong (look it up galls! its not that hard), or use the correct name for a completely different muscle(group).

[@leilazerrouki7040]

I think she was trying to simplify and what she shows is what people commonly think is the quad, most people don't who specifically is part of the group or not, that muscle behind in the inside of the leg most people would assume it is a muscle of the inside of the leg (which in many people leg is not the quad, because the quad is the front for many people). For me it is simplified, I would do the same. I agree that too many people are ignorant, including some professionals, but at the same time there's also a lot of people who can't deal with that amount of informations, they just want to practice dance while having a life outside of it, they can't spent hours on their anatomy. For them that video would be very nice, simplified anatomy, a cue to help the brain. I find that thread of comments slightly hard and condescending "We know anatomy us how did she dare make a mistaaaake".

[@jessedalton2387]

I’m a 29 year old man trying barre work for the first time, and this video was HUGELY helpful. You are a phenomenal teacher and communicator. 💜

[@GGritsun]

Claudia, you are such a wonderful teacher. You encourage, praise, and really inspire you pupils. I wish I had had a teacher like you when I was studying ballet.....many moons ago! I’d love to find an adult class, but so hard where I live,

[@Kitty-iy7uq]

Winona is so beautiful ♡

[@elizabethg1604]

I know my posture is right at the barre when my legs are trembling 😂

[@justme9818]

Dear Claudia, thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. Talk about brilliant basics that most teachers skim over!!! I think this might be my favourite tutorial so far 😀.

[@emmamartin9412]

That was so cool to see the VMO up close!!

[@doriscunningham9930]

My teacher had to correct my bad and neck posture several times today. So, I searched your videos for a solution to my problem. Now, I get it.❤

[@aynazfazeli712]

Would you please make a video about petit jumps . changement and etc. Thank you so much

[@mollyduggan6316]

I need help with my arches and turnout could you post a video on that

[@u.g.l.l.y.2555]

Hi Claudia, I just started ballet as a 24-year-old last week. This video is so helpful. Every tip was just wonderful. I really appreciate it. I paused the video and tried the first VMO exercise straight away. I had knee surgery last year so building up this muscle is really imperative for me. I hope to see a few more introductory videos on your channel in the coming months. I want to begin with a good, solid, foundation as a beginner rather than trying to correct mistakes in a year or two. The basics are fundamental! Small tweaks but makes all the difference.

[@clray123]

This first exercise is fantastic. I was feeling tired and clumsy from sitting all day, but just doing these leg lifts for a minute or so brought me back to an alert and alive state. Not into ballet, I've never seen this exercise before.

[@xyz-ch1qj]

i ve seen this before in your previous vids before where you said lock, trigger, pointe and come back to normal...thnks for making a second version of this exercise miss claudia...its really one of the things i needed the most other than pirouettes, la second, n allegro exercises

[@baum3881]

Can you make a Video for how to get an oversplit and how to warm up ?🙏🏻 Oh and maybe how to get the middle Split ? PS: love your Videos 👍🏻💚😂

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

Thank you!! This video comes at the right time for me, because I‘m going to start at a new ballet school this week. I‘m really nervous, but now I feel much better because I learned so much from this video. Hope I will have a good start

[@bootsieragansings]

Thank you, Claudia, for helping us all see that attention to the details brings everything together! I have worked for years to take the arch out and lengthen my back, and I am still working on it today. Winnie, you are lovely.

[@LVdancerbabe]

I’d love to hear you explain how you actually get the “hips up”, as well as more port de bras insights. Winnie was lovely I look forward to seeing her demonstrate for you again.

[@suzyanscombe8246]

Thank you thank you thank you! I love you miss Claudia! I got into full time training this year, and would not be where I am without you !

[@masterwarden2827]

Give this woman a medal for the only video on KZbin I could find that has talk about the hips and core in ballet posture. My god. ❤

[@astarte_silver]

I feel very uncomfortable when I see dancers sticking out their bum and giving a hard time to their lower back. I've even heard coaches call that posture "aesthetic"... major cringe, OMG! Thanks for the exercises!

[@vedranabeg3061]

Thank you so much. This is very helpful for absolute beginners. After 50....

[@mika4670]

"Just relax" *meanwhile you're using every muscle in your body* hahaha

[@kimmiekkat]

Thank you so much for these videos!! 💕💕 Can you do a tutorial on how to perfect your Cabriole (derrière?) ?? 😊💃

[@deniseastorga7386]

A 23 min video dedicated to ballet posture is really helpful for our ballet journey for late beginners like me ToT. AAaahhh we love you claudia! I was doing my ballet exercises at home because I was absent for ballet class. And I felt smth was missing and wanted to make sure my posture is correct to make the most out of my exercises since I started ballet late 😂

[@GoldenDanceShoes]

Ohh the little Dachshund's statue on the ledge!!! 😍😍😍

[@AraCod]

Excellent 🙂 you are an exceptional coach!💪🌹

[@Albertopereira2010]

Very good video, a synthesis of the complex body placement for Ballet.

[@waynecai6785]

I like every video you present. Learned a lot. Thank you.

[@natalie8457]

Thank you claudia, I get told off about my bendy back all the time so this exercise suggestion is great!

[@naglaasabry4671]

I think that you are excellent teacher

[@sarraat.khaphaji6860]

You know, you make me want to review all your videos and just learn something I'm not interested in at all. But you express such ease you make me believe that this is simple. I like you

[@encoreballet2307]

I am going to use these when I teach my adult ballet workshop in April esp the bit of paper for the fingers that’s so helpful. Thank you for always being so on it and fresh sometimes I get stuck in a rut 😘😘😘

[@gaylearmstrong4997]

Amazingly detailed! ❤

[@MikaCigic]

Omg this video is GREAT!! Thank you Claudia for this. A lot of video tutorials online just skim over the very basics, which is bizarre as everything you learn builds upon them. So thank you for being such a source of knowledge and inspiration

[@harrietmclean7683]

I have my first ballet lesson this evening, and I have to say, this freaked me out. So much effort in just standing still!

[@juniekenworthy7136]

Great Job Winnie!

[@josephinebulhoes5713]

Hi! Do you have any tips for hops en pointe? I am doing the Giselle act 1 variation this year and am struggling with that last diagonal 😅

[@danielaversiani5592]

Thank you, Claudia, for the amazing class!

[@miazahn8047]

hey Claudia I love your videos I’m a dancer and I’m auditioning for a dance school this April! Thanks for all your help :)

[@KariCordier]

this is your best video imo. love it!!

[@d3bzvnzyl_12]

This is so helpful

[@nedithcasquete4448]

You are spectacularly generous. Thanks

[@mightytootie]

Thanks for the video!!! Used it in class today and it real y helped:) love you in a friendly way

[@debbiefleming5187]

Absolutely loved this tutorial Claudia!! I was giggling like mad because I use the term pawpaw in a really funny way to get kids/adults to feel the glut muscles. If relaxed I tell them they look like squishy pawpaws! It reduces them to fits of laughter but it gets the message across too. Thanks for this tut! Sent to all my students

[@jacquelinedoherty1449]

amazing as always !!

[@nefabit]

So, so helpful! Thank you! I have never heard of the VMO so that is new for me!

[@hannahdeverell3948]

Can you make a video on how to ace your exam and all of the pointers? Thanks Love this video

[@serenasalme4265]

Perfect hacks and the girl is gorgeous 🤗 thank you a lot!💖

[@madelyn_e.t.]

Thank you for your video. It is very useful for me.

[@hope.harrison]

I LOVED THIS VIDEO!!! Thank you for explaining everything in great detail, amazing coaching as always❤️

[@mynameisjiaqi]

OMG I LOVE THIS!!!!!! My teacher keep telling me tail bone down but I have no idea how to keep it down... this helps so muchhh

[@AlexandraNMorgan]

So helpful!

[@gabriellalu7373]

Fantastic! Thank you for the tutorial😄 I don’t practice ballet.Its still helpful to me.

[@vassiliki-piyichristopoulo160]

Perfect!

[@michellefrance1333]

Thanks. This was really helpful! I will be trying these exercises.

[@eduardasartorio8932]

The best ballet channel!!! I love your videos ❤️❤️

[@GoldenDanceShoes]

Thank you for the great tips!!

[@jensingletary4024]

Thanks Claudia and lovely Winnie!

[@Fortybeauty]

Thanks a lot ; I had never heard about the VMO muscle !

[@Antonia-eb3xx]

Amazing video. Thank you so much!! It was such a great help.

[@neonurse7235]

Love your videos and your enthusiasm

[@kaykomckayface1097]

It’s actually also very good turn out exercise! Thank you thank you thank you!

[@firstnamesecondname5341]

This is great for multiple athletes, not just ballerinas

[@alanblazek1653]

...recommend floor Barre by Faye Davis. The pages w exercises while on either side, back, and tummy helped are a must for any age athlete.

[@talplg20]

thanks! learnd a lot!

[@marehutchinson6536]

Very helpful detail.

[@naomicrochetcrafts]

You are really making me want to take my teachers and become a coach !! Xx

[@silverkitty2503]

i did ballet from like 5 until 16 ...i swear its given me a good back for life ...polina semionova has the best chest position ...totally forward and up

[@Hannah-hg9wj]

Where did you get the idea from to call the lower part of the back ‘po-po’? 🙈 ‘Cause that’s what we say in German if we talk about the ‘butt’☺️🙈

[@nataliam5752]

Teachers in Brazil say that too

[@pitiponkdeslandes8743]

In France too because we have the word "popotin" (popo) and it actually means the butt 😂

[@Zeynep-st3jv]

in turkish ''popo'' means butt :D

[@teyateyaohteya]

I love how you teach mind body connection.🌹

[@miriamllwyd]

Sooooooo helpful! Thank you! You are an inspiration for me and I lean so much from you! Thank you! Xx

[@kellybuckly9938]

amazing help for standing at the barre!

[@ZanZanzuki]

Thank you so much!!! This is so much to remember, but I'm so grateful for all the tips!!!

[@graceolsen829]

Love your videos Claudia. this was so helpful

[@Kalavati.C]

Your channel deserves more subscribers !

[@judithmcminn863]

Awesome advice for a struggling adult! Thank you 👍🏻😘

[@katiefox3315]

Wonderful tips!

[@Person-zx9rb]

This is so helpful!

[@chloechiapco5884]

First! love u Claudia ❤️

[@Kalavati.C]

This video was so helpful thank you!

[@lilyrose8353]

Perfect video! thanks Claudia

[@mckennar6975]

I’m not quite ready for pre pointe things but I have a week ankle and I’m nervous that my teacher will hold me back a year because of it. I would like to know some exercises that I could do to strengthen it. Love your tutorial videos!

[@josemiguelphoto]

omg major relief

[@selinavotinova3879]

Love the video♡♡♡♡

[@miabovis83]

Can you give suggestions on how to not grip the quad while doing the vmo especially on adage? Xx

[@posypoodle6034]

Great tips thanks!

[@alwin187]

That helped me so much thanks!

[@WinnyStudies]

Helloo I’m Winny too 😁

[@Anna78767]

What about the shoulders? My shoulders always look as if they were arching forward and look pretty lumpy.

[@WhisperedLegendsyt]

Can you post a video on exercises to help those with flat feet?

[@eduardasartorio8932]

Can you do a video with tips and exercises for great lines?

[@hellobear500]

Can someone with mild scoliosis dance? In classes my posture isn't right because of scoliosis I'm having a rlly hard time correcting my posture

[@justme9818]

Pilates is also really really good. If you find a really good teacher he/she will show you exactly how to isolate the muscles you need and strengthen them. And don't give yourself a hard time! If you've got scoliosis then it will take you longer to learn to lengthen out. Don't worry! 💟

[@hellobear500]

Thank you for the advices!

[@beautywearsboots6458]

You should absolutely still be able to dance, but may face some unique struggles with posture/balance. The best things you can do are to let your dance teachers know that you have scoliosis, and to speak with your doctor about your dancing as well. You may benefit from working with an orthopedist or sports medicine specialist

[@paigemckinnie3207]

Absolutely!

[@b4by_fr0g35]

Also remember to always grab the barre in front of you and turns towards the barre(turning towards the barre is just a matter of respect)

[@HJ-pm2ie]

Amazing Video!

[@sofiagatto9661]

Can you post a dance dress tour !

[@franzabananza]

The exercise with the lats I notice the difference more in her neck and collar bone. But it’s crazy how hard you have to pull down but that’s probably just because I’m a beginner

[@meaganbrown6039]

I’m such a lazy dancer. I recently got switch to a new class being advance. My dance studio combined the two classes with senior dancers since there’s only 4 advance students I guess. In class I can’t do anything because of my previous teachers not being a ballet teacher or leaving the studio leaving us with subs. I always hid at the back of the classroom so I don’t have to embarrass myself. The teacher is trying her best to teach us but the class of seniors is so big 😐.....