Madeleine Chen (Age 10), YAGP Dallas 2017, Variation from Paquita, Top 12 Classical Pre-Competitive

[@macy.k_ballet]

ah, yes, the YAGP 20 second intro that we all love and totally doesn't get in the way of trying to learn variations!

[@pxndora.4720]

LITERALLY

[@carinakoh2326]

I enjoyed watching Madeleine very much! Very neat work and beautiful lines. Looking forward to more videos from her.

[@giuliorenzobighin8165]

Ottima la riconduzione dei passi all'euritmia melodica da parte di questa piccola ballerina a cui non sfuggono le aggrazziate pose figurali e la enfatizzazione commediale al fine dell'esecutivita'.Ottimo il.senso del continuum dato alla pièce danzante.Molto brava.Bighin Giulio Renzo. 😊

[@qtipp9224]

Fabulous!!!!

[@qtipp9224]

ANGEL

[@beyondthebarre]

a.ma.zing. great work!! so clean

[@Lindahou2001]

Really appreciate your encouragement, Carina!

[@yxlrei]

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[@TeddyPalf]

very mature dancer good job

[@tsvetelinayankova8146]

She is very nice and very good, but why she is not on pointe?

[@TeddyPalf]

it is often not recommended to go on pointe at that age because you're still growing and it can impact your growth, also the muscles in your ankle are usually not developed enough to support your weight until age 12 or 13

[@tsvetelinayankova8146]

Teddy Palf Thank you, but I’m 11 and I play on pointe and I make the Swan Lake Coda on pointe. But maybe her teacher use another technique and important is she is very good 💞

[@stephaniewing2309]

It truly depends on the dancer...I put all of my students on pointe at age 10, they all had wonderful careers and never had a problem, however, you have to have very strong students to work with, which I have always had.

[@AutumnOceanSky]

Balletche Balletche YAGP has new rules about pointe because of all the damage being done to dancers because of it. Dancers 10 and under are no longer allowed to compete en pointe and they say they strongly discourage it for 11 year olds.

[@kirapiasecki7102]

At yagp they don’t let the youngest age division (Which is the one she is in) en point I know because I went to yagp this year.

[@celiaambrose9008]

normaly this dance is always the same

[@vaquii_1016]

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