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What about Latin Dances? The Seattle Star Ball Tonight!

Bonnie — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 22:56:02 +0000

One suggestion I got from my physical therapist was to look into a different dance form since Ballet is tough on my body. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not giving up Ballet, but it may be better to take my time with my Ballet training and take it easier. In the past, I tried out [...]

Thoughts on my Ballet Videos

Bonnie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:55:32 +0000

I rewatched my videos from the Ballet Class Videos After Knee Injury post today so I can see what I’m doing wrong. Here’s what I think: Tendu Exercise Observations My arms are too high. When I tendu to the back, my right hip tilts back a tad instead of staying even with my left hip. [...]

Ballet Class Videos After Knee Injury

Bonnie — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:08:55 +0000

A sampling of my ballet class videos. I’m 90% to full recovery. I suspect this last 10% is going to be more like a marathon than a sprint to the end at least I’m dancing again. Starting from the basics again… A simple Tendu Exercise Tendu Exercise Some Pirouette Practicing Pirouette Practice Exercise in [...]

Recovery update and dance

Bonnie — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 23:03:11 +0000

Long time no talk! Been a long time since I last posted. Where did that girl disappear to? I’ve been working hard on my recovery. I’m happy to say I’m still making progress. Slow but real progress. In fact I’ve been to a few ballet classes. I participated in half the class. It was both [...]

Ballet Vocabgame New Release

Bonnie — Wed, 11 May 2011 17:48:45 +0000

I’m excited to present to you a new release of the Ballet Vocab Game! These past few weeks I have been working on the Ballet Vocabulary game. With suggestions from a few awesome friends, I have redesigned the game to make it more user friendly. Give it a try and tell what you think.

Dance25 Featured As 50 Best Blog For Fine Arts Students

Bonnie — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:18:25 +0000

Alongside Dance Advantage and other great dance blogs, Dance25 has been featured on Online Classes as one of the Top 50 Best Blogs for Fine Arts Students for our tutorials and drills such as the Pique Turns article If you are looking to explore other dance and fine arts blogs from the list, you can [...]

Thank You All For Your Feedback!! And the Winner Is…

Bonnie — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:56:04 +0000

I want to thank everyone who sent in comments for their feedback. This has been really helpful. I would like to give a special shout out to Nichelle from Dance Advantage and the girls from The Ballet Bag who gave me some great advice. Unfortunately, there can be only one winner… and that is Herman. [...]

Pas de Basque – Definition, Tips, Videos, etc.

Bonnie — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:06:36 +0000

I hope you liked our last week’s article on Chaînés . This week’s term is Pas de basque . Pas de Basque [pah duh bask] Translation: Step of the Basques (Basques are a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and Spain) Category: Jump Pas de Basques is [...]

Win a Copy of the Ballet Companion! Dance25’s Feedback Contest

Bonnie — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:40:00 +0000

Dance25 is running its first contest! Dance25 needs feedback from YOU to make the site better for you. What do you get for your efforts? The prize for our Feedback Contest is either a) A Copy of The Ballet Companion: A Dancer’s Guide to the Technique, Traditions, and Joys of Ballet or b) An online [...]

James Moore, Can I Be in Your Groupie? Post Performance Thoughts on PNB’s Cinderella

Bonnie — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:08:00 +0000

Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Cinderella is the best ballet I have ever seen. I went in there expecting a slow traditional ballet, but it was a “ mesmerizing theatrical” (Seattle Times). Cinderella completely dashed all my preconceptions. Better than All Thwarp, better than Alonzo King’s Scheherazade, and better than Jiri Kylian’s Petit Mort, PNB’s Cinderella exemplifies [...]