So how many of you are actively dancing? Do you do it professionally or for fun?
I was taking it for fun in the last four years but stopped [I used to dance when I was a kid and had missed it]. I'm thinking of taking it up again in the summer.
I was taking it for fun in the last four years but stopped [I used to dance when I was a kid and had missed it]. I'm thinking of taking it up again in the summer.
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Tue, January 20, 2004 - 8:15 AMfor some time I toyed with the idea of studying at one of the studios..good form of exercise and such (if my brain knows Im working out itll find a reason not to). But my knees arent in the best of shape anymore (thanks to my job) and I was advised against it by some fellow burlesquers thatd know. In the meantime...Im sitting here thumbing through my couple of books on the NYCB and the ABT, which are next to a stack of seasonal bulletins from NYCB (free source of photos)...so...does that qualify me to hang here? an tell me how to post a pic Ill post my portfolio pic of my balloon ballerina. -
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Tue, January 20, 2004 - 8:37 AMYes. I am.
I LOVE TO DANCE!!!!!
I love ballet the best though. I've taken this form since i was 5 years old. I have taken many breaks, especially the most recent one that lasted, what, 5 years!?!?!? I had to have my daughter and raise her to this point before i could go back into it. I have been actively taking ballet 2x's per week in a local studio with teenagers!!! It's hard to find an adult class locally. I also take ocasional Dunham classes in the city. Very rare, but soooo much fun. I love modern, but this form really integrates ballet and is very demanding on your body. I LOVE IT!
I also have been taking belly dance in two seperate locations and since these two classes have ended for the time i will be keeping myself busy with a salsa class. We've got a great NYC instructor. i am very excited!
I'm also about to go very BROKE....dancing burns a hole in my pocket....really BAD! -
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Wed, January 21, 2004 - 10:03 PMI envy you! You're probably one of those natural dancers, unlike me. :) I love ballet but have never been a natural at it. I'm jealous of the dancers with beautiful turnout, long limbs, and gorgeous extensions [i'm told i have beautiful feet and arches, though!]. I took ballet when I was a kid for several years, long enough to start pointe, then I quit and didn't start dancing again till about four years ago. I wanted to branch out a little and took jazz/modern for a couple of years and thought it was great fun; got strong enough to go on pointe again but found myself too chicken to dance away from the bar -- except for echappes!
You're right about the going broke thing, though. That's the reason I quit. But I'm really thinking of going back!
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Wed, January 21, 2004 - 9:56 PMWhy not? You can think of it job shadowing, following people around who do to get an idea of what it's like.
So have you ever danced at all? If not, there's a really good book called The Joffrey Ballet School's Ballet-Fit geared toward adults who like ballet and would like to take classes. It's very informative and answers many of the more common questions aspiring adults might have about dance. -
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Thu, January 22, 2004 - 10:18 PMassuming you mean me...actually nope...never danced. Never really got the bug in me til a couple of years ago. Being a career procrastinator, I just never *got to it*. Now however that Im being evaluated for one if not a pair of meniscal tears, thats a BIG factor in me hanging up the idea to go for it.
Couple years ago when I went to Steps On Broadway to check things out, the girl on the counter was most understanding about my concerns for my shaky even then knees...since then Ive had more than one experienced dancer tell me not to go with it til theres a disposition with my knees.
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Thu, January 22, 2004 - 10:22 PMsorry to hear that, i imagine that's very frustrating when you have the urge to dance. so do you know how serious the tearing is?
oh, i saw your balloon ballerina in the tribe album. very cute! :) -
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Thu, January 22, 2004 - 10:28 PMtheyre not sure IF it or they are torn...all of a sudden my insurance carrier is changing the game rules in terms of referrals etc. And as for my lil balloonie ballerina...I modified someone elses design to make her more authentic looking...thank you for the kudos :)
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Thu, January 22, 2004 - 10:33 PMOoh, i hate that...the whole insurance referral game. well, hopefully your knees will be found to be ok! -
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Thu, January 22, 2004 - 10:37 PMgood thing I adore my chiropractor I see a lot of her...
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Fri, January 23, 2004 - 6:35 AMok quick!~ for ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A CHANCE TO ADVANCE TO OUR NEXT CATEGORY>>>>WHAT FILM WAS THAT FROM?? -
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Fri, January 23, 2004 - 8:26 AM"GOTTA DANCE" "GOTTA DANCE" "GOTTA DANCE". Decrease volume into whisper as the trance takes over & the body begins to move to the music. Oh Yeah-"Singin' in the Rain". -
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Fri, January 23, 2004 - 8:41 AM*Postscript*-It's also my *MANTRA*. -
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Fri, January 23, 2004 - 8:43 AM*I cant dance...my head hurts...I cant dance..my head hurts...*
okay hoofers and heffers...name that tune!~ -
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Sat, January 24, 2004 - 8:47 PMI think that song is fred Astaire but I'm not sure....
I have been dancing since i was 4 years old, and haven't stopped since!! I currently teach tap, ballet, jazz, hip- hop, and creative dance at a local studio & wouldn't dream of doing anything else!!! The pay isn't great, but the rewards come from the kids! I started taking an adult "tap teacher's " class in Bethlehem, pa. about 3 years ago & it has really kicked my tap dancing up a notch!! You're never too experienced to take class & learn new styles! I try to get to NYC as much as i can, but it really takes up time & alot of $$$$., so unfortunately I don't get there much. I'm always looking for new festivals & workshops, so please post!! -
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Sat, January 24, 2004 - 8:59 PMactually it was one Captain Benjamin Franklin *Hawkeye*Pierce in an episode of M*A*S*H
Its a shame you cant get up here more often....its always nice to have someone around who appreciates the place..... -
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Sat, January 24, 2004 - 9:10 PM...wasn't a big *M*A*S*H* fan- maybe i was thinking of Frank Sinatra's song- I dunno.... -
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Sat, January 24, 2004 - 9:22 PMyoure prolly right with Fred Astaire....wasnt there a musical where he actually did Cant Dance...dont ask me?
the MY HEAD HURTS version was just a spoofy thing fo rMASH
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 1:25 AMgetting ready to go back to Ballet class in two months. Gotta get my slippers stretched out again! hee hee hee -
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 7:29 AMthey contract up when you dont use them??
I recently found from a fellow burlesque performer that pointe shoe components are wood and plaster besides satin...sheesh I never KNEW that. Then I heard her walk in them...
Anyway...girl on pointe makes for grown balloonhedz shedding tears of joy... -
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 1:41 PMWood and plaster? and what year were these shoes made? ;) Actually pointe shoes are traditionally made of layers of cardboard and paste, but now they even have shoes made of elastopolymers so that they're like dancing in athletic shoes.
But when you hear dancers running and jumping in pointe shoes it's easy to think maybe they are made of blocks of wood! -
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 3:16 PMwell..just repeating what Ive been told...Im trusting what can I say
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 4:38 PMok...friend of a friend works on shoes for NYCBallet....within the last five to ten years...they were in fact at least partially composed of wood and plaster. -
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Wed, January 28, 2004 - 8:32 PMhmm, i wonder which brands?
perhaps shoes should be a new thread :) -
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Thu, January 29, 2004 - 5:54 AMThe only pointe shoes I know of being constructed of that are these vintage things I saw on a website. Look up "vintage Pointe shoes" on Google's "images" section. You'll see them.
WELL, I, of course, know that's how they made them YEARS ago but not at all these days.
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Wed, February 11, 2004 - 12:05 PMI took dance classes for the last 18 years of my life, I love it. I stoped taking classes in august of last year because I didnt have the time between work and school,but I am seriously thinking of going back this summer.I also use to teach ballet,tap,and jazz to 2-5 year olds.
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Sun, February 29, 2004 - 6:26 PMActively dancing? Does three hours a day, five to six days per week qualify? Between classes (belly dance and Latin) and rehearsals (my two SF Bay Area companies, Dance Romanesque and Bel Canto Dance), I can hardly put in enough hours at my "day" job, which I would love to quit eventually and just, choreograph and dance nonstop!
