Comments on: Be True to Your School http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/ Because ballet ROCKS! Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:51:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Emilia http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-25612 Emilia Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:30:02 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-25612 Hi Nanushka, Thanks for the lovely feedback & for sharing your experiences. Wishing you best of luck with your training as a teacher! :) Hi Nanushka,

Thanks for the lovely feedback & for sharing your experiences. Wishing you best of luck with your training as a teacher! :)

]]> By: Nanushka http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-25557 Nanushka Mon, 25 Jul 2011 23:02:33 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-25557 Hi! I'm 26 years old and I stopped dancing at 20, when I had a bloodclot in my right leg. After all the recovery, I think I can go back now :D I never tried Vaganova method, but I think every method is better than RAD. RAD has a good syllabus, and it's all I've done since I started ballet (appart for a bit of Cuban Method at pre-ballet). However, the syllabus doesn't fully cover difficult moves and combinations/variations at all,and you advance further quite slowly. I realised this when I had to travel due to my parents jobs, and got into other ballet schools. They had "free" methods and I was waaaaaaaay behind every student in my class. Perhaps my steps were cleaner and more precise but I couldn't do fouettès on pointe at 16 like every girl. My experience doesn't come from one school, but from many (I had to move from Mexico to Holland and within Holland several times, and then to Spain, and then back to Mexico and then to Barcelona). So maybe if I come back to ballet and if I'm interested in pursuing a career as a teacher, I would try to combine the best of every method in order to prepare dancers for whatever they're asked to do in the future. Congrats on this blog! is amazing! -Nanushka Hi!

I’m 26 years old and I stopped dancing at 20, when I had a bloodclot in my right leg. After all the recovery, I think I can go back now :D
I never tried Vaganova method, but I think every method is better than RAD. RAD has a good syllabus, and it’s all I’ve done since I started ballet (appart for a bit of Cuban Method at pre-ballet). However, the syllabus doesn’t fully cover difficult moves and combinations/variations at all,and you advance further quite slowly. I realised this when I had to travel due to my parents jobs, and got into other ballet schools. They had “free” methods and I was waaaaaaaay behind every student in my class. Perhaps my steps were cleaner and more precise but I couldn’t do fouettès on pointe at 16 like every girl. My experience doesn’t come from one school, but from many (I had to move from Mexico to Holland and within Holland several times, and then to Spain, and then back to Mexico and then to Barcelona). So maybe if I come back to ballet and if I’m interested in pursuing a career as a teacher, I would try to combine the best of every method in order to prepare dancers for whatever they’re asked to do in the future.
Congrats on this blog! is amazing!
-Nanushka

]]> By: The Royal Danish Ballet http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-633 The Royal Danish Ballet Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:17:56 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-633 [...] with a view of increasing technical standards. Introduction of Russian Style technique (Vaganova) and new repertoire to challenge the [...] [...] with a view of increasing technical standards. Introduction of Russian Style technique (Vaganova) and new repertoire to challenge the [...]

]]> By: Dancing Days « The Ballet Bag http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Dancing Days « The Ballet Bag Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:55:53 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-13 [...] 1916 – Agrippina Vaganova begins teaching at the Imperial Ballet School, training ballet legends in the make such as Galina Ulanova, Natalia Dudinskaya and Maya Plisetskaya. Be True to Your School, May 2009 [link] [...] [...] 1916 – Agrippina Vaganova begins teaching at the Imperial Ballet School, training ballet legends in the make such as Galina Ulanova, Natalia Dudinskaya and Maya Plisetskaya. Be True to Your School, May 2009 [link] [...]

]]> By: Dear Mr. Fantasy « The Ballet Bag http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Dear Mr. Fantasy « The Ballet Bag Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:10:28 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-12 [...] The arrival of Vera Volkova at the Royal Danish Ballet School, introduced many ideas from the Vaganova school of training, doing away with the set of Bournonville classes, which then disappeared from the school [...] [...] The arrival of Vera Volkova at the Royal Danish Ballet School, introduced many ideas from the Vaganova school of training, doing away with the set of Bournonville classes, which then disappeared from the school [...]

]]> By: The Mariinsky Ballet « The Ballet Bag http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-11 The Mariinsky Ballet « The Ballet Bag Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:06:50 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-11 [...] or the struggles of the working class were created. At that time, former dancer turned teacher Agrippina Vaganova “fought tooth and nail” to preserve Marius Petipa’s and the Imperial [...] [...] or the struggles of the working class were created. At that time, former dancer turned teacher Agrippina Vaganova “fought tooth and nail” to preserve Marius Petipa’s and the Imperial [...]

]]> By: Beautiful Woman « The Ballet Bag http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Beautiful Woman « The Ballet Bag Sat, 25 Jul 2009 09:52:30 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-10 [...] of the Vaganova machine, Veronika exhibits all the traits that  are so distinctive in Russian dancers: wonderful port de [...] [...] of the Vaganova machine, Veronika exhibits all the traits that  are so distinctive in Russian dancers: wonderful port de [...]

]]> By: Linda http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Linda Sun, 31 May 2009 20:39:30 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-9 Hi. Thanks for the compliments and we hope we are able to maintain your interest on the blog, since we are hoping to be here on the long run. Indeed, the Vaganova method was developed with many assumptions being placed on the particular body types that the academy had to work with (as it is well known that people were hand picked to attend), but of course this does not mean that its teachings are restricted to those satisfying the physical requirements. Anyone can benefit from russian type training (their dancers still have the most beautiful upper bodies). However, as a parent, one has to pay attention on the schools and teachers who are in charge of your kids' development. The best aid is information and to maintain good communication with the teacher and the school. Hi. Thanks for the compliments and we hope we are able to maintain your interest on the blog, since we are hoping to be here on the long run. Indeed, the Vaganova method was developed with many assumptions being placed on the particular body types that the academy had to work with (as it is well known that people were hand picked to attend), but of course this does not mean that its teachings are restricted to those satisfying the physical requirements. Anyone can benefit from russian type training (their dancers still have the most beautiful upper bodies). However, as a parent, one has to pay attention on the schools and teachers who are in charge of your kids’ development. The best aid is information and to maintain good communication with the teacher and the school.

]]> By: Danja http://www.theballetbag.com/2009/05/02/be-true-to-your-school/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Danja Fri, 29 May 2009 19:55:42 +0000 http://theballetbag.wordpress.com/?p=151#comment-8 Hello, I came across your blog via Twitter today. You can count me in as a reader. I love the blog, and of course I absolutely love ballet. You raise a great point about Vaganova style that it does assume that dancers have very specific physical attributes. My daughter has started going to ballet (well, really pre-ballet since she is 3.5 years old), and the school she goes to teaches Vaganova style. I observed some older classes for girls who are not aspiring to professional career, and it made me wince a bit when I saw the 180 turnout of feet without the hip turnout. The school's professional program is great, but I am prepared to change schools if I see that my daughter's turnout is being forced. Hello,

I came across your blog via Twitter today. You can count me in as a reader. I love the blog, and of course I absolutely love ballet.
You raise a great point about Vaganova style that it does assume that dancers have very specific physical attributes. My daughter has started going to ballet (well, really pre-ballet since she is 3.5 years old), and the school she goes to teaches Vaganova style. I observed some older classes for girls who are not aspiring to professional career, and it made me wince a bit when I saw the 180 turnout of feet without the hip turnout. The school’s professional program is great, but I am prepared to change schools if I see that my daughter’s turnout is being forced.

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