How to hold your hands and fingers in ballet: ballet tutorial

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[@MsShoshi99]

Lovely and exactly right. This is a detail missed by most teachers.

[@santhiyag1650]

This is very interesting. The beginners should know this Thank you for making beginners to be aware this stylish position of the fingers

[@HolisticBallet]

Thank you for watching and for your comment. I am happy you enjoyed this video.

[@jenadeep]

Thank you! I'm working on perfecting a solo and one of the small details my teacher pointed out was that I had "taco hands." 😂😂

[@HolisticBallet]

I hope you can surprise your teacher with your 'new' hands.

[@ReptilesGeniales]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I really loved your explanation! I have never practiced ballet but I have wondered about how their thought process worked. They are always so elegant and I am NOT!!….. thanks

[@squiggle.64]

Yesss thank you I needed this!! My dance teacher recommended that I start ballet again at 14 after 10 years and I’m joining a more advanced class so I don’t want to be a complete beginner

[@HolisticBallet]

Welcome back to ballet training!

[@neptune_5016]

I know this was commented a while ago but that same thing happened to me i started again last year at age 16 after not having taken ballet for years before.

[@squiggle.64]

@@neptune_5016 i hope its going well for you! im 16 myself now and after trying it out i decided ballet wasnt for me but instead i discovered my love for tap💕

[@neptune_5016]

@@squiggle.64 Oh yay! I've been doing modern dancing for a while and I absolutely love it. I'm thinking I might look into tap cause it looks really fun. Of corse I'm still doing ballet and I do love it too but modern is where my heart is.

[@squiggle.64]

@@neptune_5016 i do modern and acro as well! tap is very fun i like it a lot, theres a lot of concentration involved and so that makes it perfect for when i want to get my mind off things

[@FlxwerGxrl12]

Thanks soooo much! I have a ballet recital tomorrow and I needed to work on this! Thank you so much!

[@HolisticBallet]

Toi toi toi (as we say in Germany) for your recital!

[@GeorgeOu]

Great. 2:08 is how I teach fingers but I don't say push thumb towards middle finger, because that bulges the muscle too much under the thumb. I just say put the thumb under the index finger which is where you have it.

[@HolisticBallet]

Thanks for your comment. I checked whether I said 'push thumb' because that's definitely not what I would have wanted to say. I am glad, I did not, I said 'move the thumb slightly, slightly towards the middle finger'. But I like your wording to put (or place) the thumb under the middle finger too.

[@GeorgeOu]

@@HolisticBallet Sorry I misspoke. You did say slightly. I just like to keep that thumb under index finger to keep it relaxed. That seems to be where you are placed and it looks great.

[@HolisticBallet]

@@GeorgeOu :)

[@HolisticBallet]

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[@ahahaha239]

Omg this is what im looking for💀💀thanks ive been confused about how to hands are suppose to be

[@HolisticBallet]

I'm happy to hear!

[@Neddoest]

Shaking my hands worked! Thank you 🙏

[@HolisticBallet]

Hurray!

[@carolinarosario6355]

Thank you! Very helpful! Love from Madrid

[@nona4599]

Do you have Instagram

[@HolisticBallet]

Of course: holistic_ballet

[@thorenjohn]

Thank you - that helped me!

[@anniesoh4939]

I loved all your tutorial videos; you explained well. Thank you.

[@HolisticBallet]

Many thanks, Annie. I am happy to hear this.

[@LGski964]

thank you

[@itscoachheidy]

This is great! Thank you!

[@CarolineGirl81]

just like the Sisteen Chapel ❤

[@HolisticBallet]

what a nice image!

[@Anna-vz5jl]

Thank you for your video . Very easy 🩰🌸

[@melanieesquivel1997]

Thank you so much for this video!! 😊😍

[@leastarful]

Thank you for your detailed work.

[@karinanderson2463]

What are your thoughts on moving the fingers while dancing?

[@HolisticBallet]

This is an unusual question. Could you tell me more about how come you are asking it? I'd say, yes, do move the finger if you can while dancing. Most people have too much tension in their fingers, which would make moving them a great reminder not to stabilise themselves with their hands and fingers. In any case, I think the movements would be very small and therefore not an issue.

[@dmitrykim3096]

​@@HolisticBalletmaybe waving it when doing a dying swan ? Lol sorry

[@lindaharrison3240]

Is Herbert taking a nap today? I'm sure he can help us with the hand positions :-D

[@HolisticBallet]

Since my regular zoom classes, Herbert seems to be bored of the camera.

[@emilyevans6989]

Thank you!

[@Diamondkity]

So interesting & useful! 😀

[@syncronium3524]

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