Tag Archive: Ballet Babies

What influence do family have on the training of a dancer?

Does family have an influence on a dancer and their training? Or are dancers totally self motivated?  Or is self motivation the key driver in a dancer’s progress Even before birth a mother has the important, possibly the most important…
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MY Thoughts on the Mechanics and Art of Teaching – with special reference to Ballet Teachers Amy Gould

(The word Mechanics comes from the Greek:  a branch of physical science that deals with energy and forces and their effect on bodies.) I am a ballet teacher.  Choreographer is my other job description and this requires a completely different…
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