primrose Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) A friend has just sent me this link on face book. I was totally mesmerised by how outstanding these two dancers are. I think they are advertising shoes. I know people on this forum would love it so I just had to post it. Hope it works. Enjoy. Edited May 13, 2012 by Janet McNulty 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 Sorry everybody, I tried to edit this and ended up posting it twice over and now I cant get rid of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Hi Primrose, I've tried editing it but I can't get it to show as a proper link. I copied and pasted the URL and that worked fine to access the film. It's wonderful isn't it!! Do I recollect that someone posted a link to a playful film that Kobborg/Steiffel did a couple of months back. I can't find it now but that was fun too. Edited to add that I think I've managed to sort the original posting and I've also added another link that I refer to below. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan McNulty Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 This is the link I was thinking of: 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted May 13, 2012 Author Share Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) Thanks for that Janet, you are a star. I just cant stop watching it. Now they are what I call dancers. Edited to add, oh Janet loved the link you put up, it really did make me laugh. Edited May 13, 2012 by primrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerbabe82 Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Here's another fun youtube vid.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iw4l4zY5YYY&feature=BFa&list=UUE-9zXWXEA5XvH8liNqBDmQ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 I was totally mesmerised by how outstanding these two dancers are. Well, they would be, wouldn't they? I've deleted your first attempt at this post so as not to confuse things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 13, 2012 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Oh to be that age and dancing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I want those ballet shoes!!! The girls are fantastic xxx 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Here is another one from the same dance school as the 2 girls!! adv 1 rad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqoyt6BWoZY&feature=player_detailpage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Who is the young boy in the first clip? He's got a bright future ahead, I'm sure. I've never seen Ethan Steifel dance. He's really impressive (great technique and commanding physical presence). I know that he's recently become RNZB's AD. Has he stopped dancing? If so, that's a shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna C Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Here is another one from the same dance school as the 2 girls!! adv 1 rad http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cqoyt6BWoZY&feature=player_detailpage Lovely work, but interesting that most are wearing soft/flat ballet slippers. All our Adv 1 girls have to wear soft blocks for class when not en pointe. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legseleven Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Spannerandpony, my DD did her RAD intermediate foundation exam last week and one girl in the intermediate exam set immediately after her was wearing canvas soft slippers with crossed elastics and no ribbons! AND her teacher was with her in the waiting room overseeing warm up exercises including foot exercises, so it wasn't even that she was inadvertently wearing the wrong pair of shoes...I felt very sorry for her. Not sure whether she would be marked down for not wearing soft pointes with ribbons or whether the examiner may have said something to her? Whilst I think it would be a shame if she suffers for her teacher's failure to ensure she wears the correct footwear, equally it would be unfair for the others, who were wearing the required soft pointes, if she wasn't penalised somehow. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwimum Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Loved Stiefel in 'Centrestage' film 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Williams Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Kiwimum - I loved that clip of Kobborg and Stiefel showing us what they can do - what brilliant dancers they are! And I loved the less-than- subtle commercial message too - boy can't do the spin, boy puts on shoes in question and - bingo, boy can do the spin!! I think I'll order a pair myself.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I dont know anything about RAD or soft blocks.I think these girls are from Austrailia and i know that certain countries dont use soft blocks at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I had the immense pleasure of interviewing Stiefel and he is as kind and charming as he is a great dancer. I also had the opportunity to meet (not an intervie) Kobborg and he, too,was a pleasure. Truly great dancers are like that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primrose Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 How ignorant am I, I didnt have a clue who the men where or which nationality they are. I am just a mum whose dd dances. What I can do though is appreciate fantastic dancers. Its a bonus to hear that they are nice people aswell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiz Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 All terrific dancers and posts! I want a pair of those shoes as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alison Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Who is the young boy in the first clip? His name was on the credits at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 We don't use soft blocks in France as far as I know... What are they? And soft points for that matter? I know what they are, I simply don't understand the point.... Can someone enlighten me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aileen Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Thanks, Alison. I hadn't noticed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jellybeans Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Lovely work, but interesting that most are wearing soft/flat ballet slippers. All our Adv 1 girls have to wear soft blocks for class when not en pointe. What is more interesting to me is hat one of them seems to be wearing a Bikini!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjuli_Bai Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 How ignorant am I, I didnt have a clue who the men where or which nationality they are. I am just a mum whose dd dances. What I can do though is appreciate fantastic dancers. Its a bonus to hear that they are nice people aswell. There is no such thing as "just a mum." It's a huge, life long, life affirming, complicated and essential task. Being able to appreciate quality is the opposite of ignorance. Thank you for that wonderful link - made my morning. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balletla Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) Stiefel and Kobborg - both awesome! Edited May 14, 2012 by Ribbons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancerbabe82 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 What is more interesting to me is hat one of them seems to be wearing a Bikini!! Looking at some of their other videos that seems to be their uniform for modern/jazz (maybe it's really hot in Australia!?!) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ja Sm Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 Just loved these links. Those beautiful men took my breath away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Beelam Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I want Muse Shoes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 We don't use soft blocks in France as far as I know... What are they? And soft points for that matter? I know what they are, I simply don't understand the point.... Can someone enlighten me? Soft pointe shoes and soft blocks are the same thing. They've got a hardened toe but not a strong shank so you can't go en pointe in them but it gets you used to the feel of dancing in pointe shoes and they can help strengthen the feet (the shank is quite thick). They're compulsory for RAD Intermediate exams and above but I've heard that quite a few people don't follow this rule which seems very unfair on those that do as soft blocks are much harder to dance in! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 I feel dizzy from some of those clips!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w445403 Posted May 14, 2012 Share Posted May 14, 2012 (edited) I don't want the shoes but DS really really does Edited May 14, 2012 by w445403 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afab Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Thank you Aurora! In France, one goes from demi-pointes to pointes little by little but without going through the soft pointes stage. My DDs teacher who is not French actually and has been a dancer had never heard of soft pointes! Isn't it interesting how different countries do different things to get to the same results! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomuchtallent Posted May 15, 2012 Share Posted May 15, 2012 Afab,same here,when i explained what they were for the teachers and students looked at me as if i was making a joke!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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