Did you know that small stretches sprinkled throughout your day can reap major rewards? Stretching does not have to be painful and torturous, nor is it only for people with…

Let's fly into this new year with the crescendo of all barre exercises – Grand Battement. Words describing grand battements include...Strong, powerful, sharp, precise, accented, throwing, tossing, controlled, lifted, reaching,…

Have you been dreaming of getting your legs to a 6 o'clock penché? Penché is a classical ballet term meaning “leaning”, a dancer moves into an arabesque and keeps leaning…

Have you read our article on rond de jambes à terre? Well it's time to take it to the next level! Literally. We are taking our rond de jambes from…

There’s something magical about going to the ballet. The music, the costumes, the lighting, the set and of course... the dance - graceful storytelling that expresses emotions and tales without…

You can wander into any ballet studio in any part of the world... maybe you feel nervous because you don't know the instructor and you don't know the other dancers...…

It's not a retiré, its not an arabesque, it's an... attitude! Attitude comes from the Italian word 'attitudine' which means 'a way of holding the body'. Fun fact! Carlo Blasis…

Arabesque ~ French: [aʁabɛsk]; Literally translates to, "in Arabic fashion" in dance, and can be the epitome of grace and elegance onstage, creating unforgettable images — just try to imagine Giselle,…

What is a Développé? Développé means (you guessed it!) to develop, translating into ballet vocabulary as a smooth, gradual unfolding of the leg. The dancer draws the working leg through…