Stereotypes of ballet dancing?
The stereotypical ballerina (who, by the way, exists only in ill-informed TV shows) is a prissy, anorexic girl who wears a tutu and silk slippers to ballet class, eats nothing but celery, has no life except for dance, and is ruthlessly competitive and catty. She has long arms and legs and a pink-painted bedroom full of trophies and Bedazzled leotards. The stereotypical male dancer is flamboyantly gay. Of course, there's also the idea that ballet is easy, flouncy, and full of girls resembling the original 1959 Barbie doll. Stereotypes of dance teachers range from men who are also flamboyantly gay to men (and women who look like men) with anger problems and thick Russian accents to petite women who speak in meek, dulcet tones and never criticize anybody. Then there's also what I like to call the "Monkeys In Tutus Theory," which is best described by this image: http://blisstree.com/files/114/2009/02/how-to-make-a-tutu.jpg
What is the type of dance that the PussyCat Dolls dance too?
It's not even dance. The only thing close to it is hip-hop and if you went to a studio and were taught, it would be totally different. I'm not even trying to be mean, but... the closest dance you are going to find is pole/burlesque/cabaret dancing.
Is 13 too old to start Ballet dancing?
i am 13 soon to be 14 and want to start Ballet dancing. I am athletic and fitt but i dont know if i am to old because i dont want to be in class with 6 year olds. Does anyone know of a studio in the Suburbs of Chicago around Joliet that offers beggining classes for teens??? thank you!!
Good prop for a dance?
So I'm taking a choreography class at my dance studio. We've recently starting choreographing our own dances. I need to add in a prop. Any good ideas for the song, 'Jai Ho' by the Pussycat Dolls? It's a bollywood type song. Here is the song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVlBrooxcM
My dance teacher doesn't like me, what should I do?
I have this one dance teacher who doesn't seem to like me. I have no idea why. She always picks my style apart and wants a more ballet look from me, but I'm a jazz girl. I happen to be very graceful but sharp and it's just a different style then she goes for I guess. Issue is that she is the one I need to choose me for a show after an audition in the Fall to be in her jazz dance. I don't know what to do.
I wanna be a dancer so badly?!?
I wanna be a dancer so badly? My friend and her sister are pretty good hip hop dancer. I've always wanted to be a dancer. I'm so scared to go to a class, seeing as i'm almost 15 and i'm just a beginner. I'm not sure if their will be a beginner class for older people. I really wanna do this. It's my dream. So what should I do. I live in Vermont, so there's only one hip hop studio. I really need help with this. What do I do? Should I call the studio and ask if there's classes? D: Ah. I'm scared because i have like..no experience like i did it for like a year when i was 8. so :/ i'm terrified
Question about a dance career without a degree?
Basically the only certification out there would be form a ballet syllabus like RAD which is recreational ballet training. You can go to their site and see what you need for that. There is no degree or certificate when you finish training in a world class ballet academy. Hopefully you get asked to join the affiliate company as an apprentice and then as corps de ballet or are offered work by another major company or if that doesn't happen, a smaller regional company. The other option would be to go to college for a BFA in dance. Most are contemporary focus which would be ballet and modern classes. Some are triple focus and would include jazz and a very few others are just ballet like Butler and Indiana. The reason for that being that professional ballet dancers don't usually go to college until after their careers are over. Many grads of Butler & Indiana end up teaching ballet. Recreational studios vary on who they hire. Some that have a graded ballet syllabus will expect you to be certified in their syllabus. Other studios will hire dancers who have had a career in the ballet as professional dancers. Still other lesser recreational schools might just want you have a decent ballet education. To be real honest, you don't seem like you have had enough dance training to do this. To teach dance, you should really have some knowledge of dance pedagogy and dance kinesiology. Public schools often require college degrees. Because of your on and off training and only a year with Vaganova (Russian ballet), your best bet would be to get certified in a graded ballet syllabus. RAD is the most popular and would offer the most opportunities. http://www.radusa.org/courses.php.