A MOMENT OF BEAUTY - PHOTOGRAPHS OF BALLET DANCERS IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS

We are being swamped with so many images and words of violence and horror that we need to take a break for beauty.

 

Here is an article I posted months ago that will bring associations of calm and creativity.

 

It's perfectly OK to retreat into our inner world when the one outside is just too deranged to tolerate.  That's one reason why there are so many pictures of animals on this blog.  Animals' goodness and innocence keep us sane.

BALLET DANCERS IN MAGICAL POSES IN REAL WORLD SETTINGS

March 10, 2014

Classical ballet is in my opinion the most beautiful art form ever.  So here is a series of pictures of ballerinas posing in real world settings.

The effect is just as magical.  See more pictures.

Photos by Dane Shitagi

Read article and see more pictures here
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2576996/Grace-pressure-Stunning-photography-project-shows-ballet-dancers-stage.html

 

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BALLET IS GOOD FOR YOU

Whether you enjoy watching it or practice it yourself.

 

Ballet - even if you only practice it in the privacy of your home - is excellent for your body and spirit.  There are videos that can coach you on how to strengthen your body for ballet workouts and dance.  However, dancing in your own way in your room while listening to ballet music, or just listening to the music itself can do wonders for your spirit.

The New York City Ballet Workout is probably one of the best training videos available.  There is Part 1 and Part 2.  The videos are also available for purchase on Amazon.

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkLexDQrsm8v

Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmVpPKWo42o

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Two of my favorite ballets:

"Sylvia", with Darcey Bussell and Roberto Bolle.





And "The Nutcracker" with the incomparable Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland - probably the best performance of this ballet ever.

You can watch it in sections on YouTube starting  here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPydvyD9Bpo



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THE MAGIC OF BALLET - IT STRENGTHENS BONES AND EVEN HELPS YOUR BRAIN IN OLD AGE - YOU CAN START BALLET DANCING AT ANY AGE

Could being a silver swan stop you ageing? It strengthens bones, staves off dementia and beats aches... no wonder so many older women are taking up ballet.

The Royal Academy of Dance's latest figures for their SILVER SWAN program show a 70 per cent increase, and their oldest dancer is 102.

Jules Barker, 56, took it up after both of her daughters left home

She attends four classes a week with ten other adult dancers

Ilona Johnson Gibbs, 74, took up ballet after a nasty fall two years ago 

Hilary Constable, started learning ballet a few years ago after turning 60 

Ballet can help alleviate scoliosis, depression, balance issues, and many other ailments.

Continue reading
http://ottersandsciencenews.blogspot.ca/2015/03/the-magic-of-ballet-it-strengthens.html


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