DJM

Hi Everybody,

I understand due to locality that this will probably only be of interest to a very small subset of people, but there will be a performance of various snippets from La Bayadere by the adult ballet class from the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast on the 8th July. There will be two shows at 6:15pm and 7:15pm with tickets costing £10. All proceeds from this will go to the Alzheimer's Society.

So if there are any Northern Ireland residents out there or anybody who might happen to be in Belfast at that time with an hour or two to spare, you would be more than welcome!

Some links:

Our just giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/Second-Chance-Adult-Ballet

Our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/1682852538646237/

Sounds just like Danske Bank to me Janet. It's a really great service. I love the Paym system whereby you can transfer money using someone's phone number via the app. Really handy if you don't have your wallet and your friend foots the coffee bill.

Thanks Janet.

I also noticed that there will be a showcase of highlights from Margot Fonteyn's performance in the 1959 Sleeping Beauty: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01s6vn9

It is however, on at the inconvenient time of 2.00am Wednesday morning, so it'll be one to record most likely.

Northern Ballet are performing 1984 on BBC4 tonight  at 7.30. I know that BBC3 is now only available online,but I think BBC4 is the same. [i miss not being able to watch Family Guy on BBC3 just before I go to bed].

And Russell Howard's good news.....

But yes, I just checked and Northern Ballet 1984 is on Sunday at 7:30 and Bolshoi's Babylon straight after at 9.

Very few areas of post-compulsory education lead directly to life-long career jobs nowadays. Dance, and other performing arts, are harder than other areas, but the training is a good in itself. 

Indeed. Regardless of your training, dance or otherwise, you gain a wealth of skills that are utile well beyond a career directly in that field. Often we may not even be aware that we possess some of these.

Wonderful Dance*is*life!

I think the unwavering passion that you have held for dance all these years and how it has influenced your very being is truly admirable.

Neat pics! Thanks for the link.

This is really strange, never heard of anything like it before. I myself on rare occasion "need" to crack my hip in arabesque in order to gain extra height but this is very distinct from what you describe.

The only thing I can think of is that it might be pulling of tendons due to a muscular imbalance or something similar. Does this popping happen after you have thoroughly warmed up or only when you hold arabesque "cold"? Also, have you maybe had hamstring problems in the past that may have left you susceptible to some sort of imbalance?

If it is not painful then it should hopefully not be anything to worry about, but as with all medically related issues if it is troubling you, it can never hurt to go to your GP and have your mind put at ease!

Thank you Lisa. Nice to meet you!

Hi Janet,

Thank you for the welcome! New to the forum and on my ballet journey.

There's really no such thing as "good feet for ballet" - it's about the way you use them. You need to learn to work the feet through all sorts of positions, and develop the small intrinsic muscles for strength and stability. And I second the advice about not scrunching up your toes - the idea is to think about stretching your ankle and toes out and along.

 

Try a search here to find a good adult beginners ballet class - or see if there's a studio that will let you start with the basics with 8-10 year olds. If you're 17 and have never done ballet, you won't be able to study with those your age, I'm afraid. But if you learn the basics well, you will be able to start to catch up.

Seconded.

Of course it will take some time and work to reach your "full foot potential", but as a starting point your feet are very nice!