Kate_N Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 This came up on my Twitter feed: it's really interesting. http://www.roh.org.uk/news/watch-how-morning-ballet-class-has-changed-over-the-last-200-years 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 It is. Thanks for sharing it, Kate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Thanks Kate, that was absolutely fascinating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate_N Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Imagine doing a full plié over 16 counts. Or those grande battements in half a count! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 It sounds like my class last night! Someone who shall be nameless was feeling sadistic! o 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balletfanp Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 All those Ballet Evolved videos that they put up on YouTube are fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dance*is*life Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 What a lovely piece - thank you for posting it! Fascinating! Those slow, slow plies etc reminded me of a disastrous class that we had with a very beloved teacher. She was heavily pregnant and obviously feeling grotty, so she kept us on the barre the whole lesson working over and over again to correct minute details. However, we adored her so much, that none of us were cross with her - on the contrary we were full of sympathy for her, because we were sure that she must be feeling really bad to have been so mean to us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munchkin16 Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I actually weirdly love barre so I think I would have loved that class. Painful but so good when you feel your technique improving. A Russian class I took wa a bit like that, very slow build up at the barre. It was great. No 16 count plies though, I'm not sure I could have managed that! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I love barre too, Munchkin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 I just tried doing everything in sixteen counts. The plies absolutely cane. I hope my teacher either doesn't see this or changes her mind.I'm still sore two days later. Mind you, that might be because Amylabrador and Tessadog piled on top of me when I tried to do floor exercises last night! Tessa actually sat on my head and shoulders! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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