Improving My Balance for Ballet

[@OfficialMerilette]

I really love your videos and your personality! You inspired me to, as an adult, go back to taking ballet classes. Thank you, I have been needing to get moving more!

[@101AGproductions]

I tried zipping, and my turns were instantly 10x better! Thanks for sharing this!

[@hollydixon_xo187]

yes! I can now do my turn so much better! Thank you for the help! ❤️

[@candykinseycom]

Hi! I enjoyed the video! I teach Pilates / corrective exercise and I’ve studied extensively with Rebecca Leone. She has used a “one inch zipper” at the pubic bone to get the lift off the legs, panninni (sp?) press at the ribs, and pull yourself apart! She uses an ‘elevator’ technique to get the lift through the spine. Your dancers, who are lovely, have a depth of understanding regarding lengthening through the position that was beautiful to watch.

[@RPMDance]

Thank you Candy !! Your education is a gift to the dance world .

[@phoebeconger9307]

Thank you sooooo much. This is so helpful😀

[@spottedbybarbie]

hope you can make a video on weight shifting and putting weight on the balls of the feet. i am flat footed and its hard for me to shift weights. so I always put the weight on my heels.

[@RPMDance]

If you practice applying the idea of Zippers as demonstrated in this video it will help you put your weight forward over the balls of the feet. Remember that your skeleton is heavier in the back of the body than the front. In order to counterbalance that weight distribution you need to shift your whole body weight forward.

[@chloelu9179]

Great video! Thank you for sharing, it’s so helpful!

[@listasneed3518]

thank you so much for this! i was recently accepted into ta professional dance school (before the shutdown) and i want to improve as much as i cant and my balance is one of the things i need to work on, this helped a lot in just the 5 mins i've attempted using it! Could you do a video with this same principle but in releve in posse or anyother one footed releve balance?

[@chaluja1]

Gracias excelentes sus videos !!! Thanks

[@candykinseycom]

I plan to try your double zipper technique with my class tonight. You have a wonderful personality!

[@RPMDance]

Thank you so much, Candy! That's fantastic! You'll have to let me know how it goes with your class :D

[@rosanerio2]

Wonderful video!! thank you ever so much!!

[@marcelinarosarosa2385]

Nossa ....amo essas bailarinas e essa professora maravilhosa!!!

[@Zoom_1012]

I love these videos, however, I don't understand what "zipping" means?

[@RPMDance]

When I speak about "zipping" I am referring to zipping an imaginary zipper from the lower stomach to the middle of the sternum. That way your are engaging your core without swaying the back or over tucking. Does that help?

[@Zoom_1012]

RPM Dance Ok, thanks for the clarification. I appreciate your response and of course I learn SO much from all your videos. Please keep them coming. I like your explanations plus you seem like a really fun teacher to have. Don't get me wrong, I love my ballet teacher, but she doesn't have a lot of humor :-)

[@pheart2381]

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[@Wafflesistas]

Thank you for the videos!!!

[@RPMDance]

So glad you found us and hope you keep watching! We want to help dancers and teachers dance better! Keep the comments coming!

[@lovellmendez2207]

Thank you for uploading this, I have no sense of gravity at all but after trying this, it helped though I still need more practice.😅 Also, I love the entro song, what's the name of it

[@MooreofChas]

Does Zipping mean sucking your stomach in? I don’t understand how to do it?

[@Vanessa-tr7jb]

I think it means engaging your abs in a way that brings the ribs closer together in the front. At least that is the way my ballet teacher teaches us.

[@shireenharoun4423]

I was told to get the weight off the heel to the front of the foot does that help im a wobbler

[@awriter1436]

I've had balance issues most of the latter part of my life. I just turned 55 yrs old

[@RPMDance]

Hope this helped ??

[@cookiegoxi6227]

Good Video👍👍💖

[@autumnpendergast9151]

I have a really bad scoliosis. Balancing in turns is a nightmare! Lol.

[@RPMDance]

The most important thing to remember is to engage your abdominal muscles. If you do that will help stabilize your torso.

[@autumnpendergast9151]

RPM Dance zippers!!!!

[@kenziesworld1473]

tani t I have the same problem lol 😆

[@mthaler108]

tani t I do too..balancing sounds so easy but I still struggle with it😅🤷🏼‍♀️

[@zah936]

What's that opening music?

[@zah936]

Were you drunk while recording this?

[@RPMDance]

HAH ! Absolutely not !! I don't drink