Ballet Dancing Techniques

Series Summary

A form sweeps lightly across the stage, gracefully arching arms and neck, balancing posture with poise effortlessly—this is the image that ballet dancers the world over spend a lifetime creating. They train their bodies into submission, investing years in dance schools, perfecting their jeté, their pas de chat, their relevé. When everything comes together, the ballet is a spectacle of wonder, telling us the timeless stories of history and the human heart through measured expressions of fluid and beautiful motion.Ballet has changed in a few ways over the course of its history, with one school of thought giving way to another; yet, usually the fundamental ideas remain unchanged. In this free dance instruction video series, build on that sturdy tradition by learning some advanced steps and moves. Our expert will train you in the subtle gestures and fantastic movements that allow for a rich and complete expression of form. You will learn tips on steps gracefulness and moves that are sure to increase your appreciation and enjoyment of dance, as well as help the audience to feel the intensity of passion, sorrow, joy or ecstasy that ballet was created to help express.

Video Transcript

""Hi, I'm Leandra Ryan and thank you for joining me at expertvillage.com. I've been dancing for about sixteen years now and I've been a member of two ballet companies; Dallas Metropolitan Ballet and Tuzer Ballet. I've also traveled all over the country doing different summer intensive workshops. I did Pacific Northwest Ballet for two years. I did American Ballet Theater, New York, Boston Ballet and Kirov Academy, and I was also the runner up for the Regional Dance America Southwest Merit Scholarship. Today we are going to do an intermediate ballet class. It's pretty much designed for anyone who has, kind of a knowledge of the basics and wants to take a class in the comfort of their own home. Today were going to do an intermediate ballet class. The purpose of this class is to let a dancer with knowledge of the basics take an intermediate class in the comfort of their own home. I'll show you a combination and than you can go do the combination with whatever music you choose and than just come back and watch the next step, and that's how we'll do it. So be sure to move all your furniture out of your way so you'll have a place to dance and be sure to drink plenty of water in case you get tired. Now just put on some clothes you can move in and clock on the next session and we'll start warming up.""