| THE PROFESSIONAL DANCER |
| When dancers become professionals they take on a busy schedule. Dancing is a full-time job, like any other, except that the demands on the body are great and retirement is certainly much earlier than 65. Everyday professional dancers take a ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-22 |
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| TRAINING FOR A CAREER |
| To become a professional dancer, children should start taking classes when they are eight to ten years old. At that age, a child’s body is supple and pliable yet the growing bones are no longer in danger of being damaged. Not every body is suited to ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-22 |
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| MUSIC AND DANCE |
| Music and dance have a very close relationship. When you dance or when you see a live ballet performance, the dancing is almost always accompanied by music. Even if you eliminated the music, you would notice a natural rhythm in the dance. W ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-20 |
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| SCENIC AND COSTUME DESIGN |
| Scenic and costume design have been a major element in dance ever since the lavish court spectacles of the Renaissance. The construction of lavish sets was an integral part of every theatrical event and stages were decorated with magnificent ornamentation depi ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-15 |
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| DANCEWEAR THROUGH THE AGES |
| In the early days of ballet, when dance was a social court pastime, dancers wore their own clothes when dancing rather than specially designed costumes. For us today those everyday outfits resemble costumes. The men wore very elaborate, stiff brocaded coats, k ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-11 |
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| DANCE INJURIES |
| Like many professions ballet has occupational hazards. As in sports, these are often physical. Ballet is a very physical art form. The body is the dancer’s instrument of expression and, unlike most instruments, is carried wherever the dancer goes. Like s ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-10 |
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| DANCE FOOTWEAR |
| Dancers have a very close affinity with the floor and their feet begin and end all dance movements in contact with the floor. All dancers have to look after their feet very carefully because feet are to dancers what hands are to a pianist. In dance feet must l ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-02-08 |
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| THE MALE DANCER |
| When you think of ballet, your mind probably envisions beautiful women in tulle skirts dancing in the moonlight. But men dance too. As a matter of fact, back in 1660, men were the very first professional dancers. When you dance, you probably dance t ... Click Here |
| Date reg: 2005-01-12 |
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