Any Ballerina's on here?

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 10, 2008 at 4:48pm

You're awesome, Thanks!!

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Permalink Reply by Queenofsnuggletown on April 10, 2008 at 4:45pm

Hi Loli,

It would be a good idea to try to find a local class if you can, lots of places do adults beginner classes now, there are loads of great exercises that you can do at the 'barre', but they can be dangerous if you don't do them correctly - I've known people dislocate their knee from a badly positioned plie...with that health warning given I will also say....check out youtube, type in 'ballet exercise' and you can pull out a whole load of 'classes' that you can watch and 'dance' along to.

The simplest thing to do is walk around on your tip toes as often as possible (barefoot or soft shoes), that'll build up your calf muscles!

Happy rond de jambe a l'air's! (when you start doing THAT you'll get great thighs!)

Much love xxx

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 10, 2008 at 4:50pm

I'd feel a bit silly taking adult ballet... but I guess it's worth a try:) Thank you for helping a girl out!

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Permalink Reply by Wehavenoshame on April 10, 2008 at 5:00pm

Everyone will feel silly in an adult class. You wouldn't have to worry about being the only one not knowing what to do, considering it would be a beginners class.... I have been dying to take a ballet class, but the only beginners' classes around here are for little kids :( Don't they realize that grown-ups want to pirouette in pink tights???!!

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 11, 2008 at 3:25pm

Well I wish for my sake you lived near me and we could go together:)

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Permalink Reply by Lydia Rebekah on April 10, 2008 at 5:17pm

Go on...take a class! It will be fun! I been dancing since I was 2.. ballet is very good for leg and core definition I have found anyways.

That dvd is good.. however nothing beats taking a class :)

Have fun!! xx

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Permalink Reply by Jenny on April 10, 2008 at 6:04pm

i know a ballerina you should definitely chat with! search for Bryonna on this site and ask away. . . she's FANTASTIC!
xx

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 11, 2008 at 1:37pm

I agree! One day I had the cilantro shake from Sarma's book "Raw Food Real World" and couldn't belive how happy I was jogging. Love that feeling!

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Permalink Reply by Bryonna on April 10, 2008 at 9:33pm

You should totally go to a class...it will be so much more fun then doing it by yourself! But if you don't want to go to a class then you can do plies and releves to work your calves...really anything where you are up on the ball of your foot. Start by doing like 8 releves in 1-5th position and then on one leg at a time and slowly build up. The New York City Ballet Workout is great to...its a really good workout and it targets everything

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 11, 2008 at 1:34pm

I know ;)
I think I'll start with your suggestions on plies and releves. I would feel kind of funny being a 35 yr old beginer in ballet. Like I said I love yoga, but I know the principals of ballet are a wonderful way to keep a body strong and healthy. I took ballet from 3 to 5 and then jazz until I was 14, but barley remember anything from class. LOL Do you also do specific streatching to prevent injury?

Thanks so much for the info:)

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Permalink Reply by Lolixx on April 11, 2008 at 3:30pm

I wish my parents made me stick with ballet. I love to dance and think I would have been pretty good. That's so cool you take karate. I love the dicipline and confidence one gains.

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