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If you're in London, the National Ballet classes begin next week! Go to the link to find out what classes and times they have available.

#london #ballet #national ballet #english national ballet #classes

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Facebook reminded me of this picture, that we took at a Nutcracker when we were dancing the guests at the beginning. And that was three months after we started ballet from knowing nothing. We started in October and this was December.

That was three years ago. I thought it was longer, but no. I started this ballet journey three years ago and I have improved so much. I'm still in a beginner level but I can see how much I can improve and it is not a crazy thought. I'm stronger, more flexible, and my lines look nice. I mean, I do look good in class.

Also: that's me at the left bottom, with very short hair :)

#improving #back when I started #adult beginner #adult ballet #throwback #that me!

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Hi! I just found your blog after recently taking up ballet again and it inspires me so much :) I thought as an 18 year old I wouldn't do much progress but you motivate me to push further! I just had a question (if you can't answer that's ok! I have ballet tomorrow so I can ask in case). When I do battement tendu and rond de jambe I tend to put a lot of pressure on both of my knees. And when I lift my leg up and point, my knee hurts. Do you have any advice for that? Sorry for my english 😬❤️💕

Hi!

Starting at 18 you will surely see so much progress! And welcome to this amazing journey of ballet.

About your knee question... I’m not entirely sure, but sometimes I used to lift my leg using my quads, that gave me not only tense muscles but also made my knees hurt. Your case might be different but you can check some things for you to clearly tell what’s wrong and when needed you can communicate it properly to your doctor:

Check the quad. Like I said before, check if you’re lifting the leg with the quad and if that makes your knee hurt.

Check your alignment. Your knees must always be over your toes when you plié. Take a look at this because you can be trying to turn out from the knee down instead of the hip and that is pretty dangerous and painful.

Check if you’re locking your knees. Sometimes in class we can get very tense, and that applies at the knees too. Focus on yourself and check if when you tendu front (slowly) you’re locking your support and woking leg’s knees.

There might be plenty other reasons why your knees hurt, but these basics can help you locate the source and be conscious of what you’re doing in class.

And finally, even if you cannot locate why, how and where exactly hurts your knee, go to the doctor. It might be nothing, it might be something more serious, so as an adult, do not wait for a painful injury to go check with the doctor.

Here’s a good luck Alicia Alonso for you:

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Omg I'm moving to mexico city next month and was trying to find a ballet studio for beginner adults! I can't belive I randomly found your blog!! Can I ask where you learn?

Hi! Sure!

I go to two classes! One in the mornings, HERE, but there’s also classes on the weekends. And in ) take this other class in the afternoons twice a week (Monday- Thursday 7:30pm, or Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:30 am) HERE. Both are in quite centric zones (Roma and Juarez), which are usually the zones that expats usually arrive to live.

If you want, send me a message with the zone you’re arriving to and I can take a look for other schools nearby :)

#you ask I reply #ballet #adult ballet #mexico city

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Another episode of "hyperextension is not fun":

So, I've been having some tension-not-really-pain in the back of my knees since last week I worked on production (we make ads at my job) for about 18hours straight from Monday to Wednesday standing up, and well, I had legit pain on the back of my knees. So I went to the doctor, he said it's some hamstrings tendonitis (since I felt tension when I tried to straighten my legs fully) and I need physio, and said I could go to class but just don't over do it. So, that's ok.

I've had 2 physio sessions and after the second one my pain went really down, almost gone. That was on Tuesday.

Cut to to today when I couldn't even finish my ballet class because I felt that same tension again. And it freaked me out. Pointing my left foot made me feel a little pain. Relevé is kind of painful too. And on top of that I had a super stressful day at work.

I wanna cry.

I've had exactly one day pain free after the production when I stood up for hours. And now this. It's just fucked up. I mean, I take ballet for me, it's my "me" time, the time of the day that I enjoy the most (honestly I only enjoy eating more than ballet XD), and today straightening my leg just does not feel right.

Tomorrow I have my 3rd physio, and I guess I should not take my weekend class. I hope I'll feel better (I mean I have to take 8 sessions), but I'm just so tired.

Here's a gif of the kind of stuff that simply seeing makes me feel pain:

#rant #ballet #ballet student #adult ballet #i jury #i'm just fucked #this day sucked #this whole week has been horroble #just end already

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Bought some leotards from Grishko on the weekend and they just arrived to my home (on the other side of the world) and they are SO CUTE!

I think I'll show you later! They're quite basic but damn, the fabric and colours are gorgeous.

#ballet #adult ballet #shopping #online shopping #grishko #dancewear

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i love your blog!!!!!! thank you for existing

Awwww thank you!!!!!!!

And thank you for following and reaching!!

#i love you all #this is the best community ever #leoa-do-mar #you ask I reply

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Hi! For how long have you been doing ballet and when did you start pointe work? All the best💕

Hi!

I've been doing ballet for almost 2.5 years, and i started going to pointwork class like... 1.5 years ago? or something like that? I did not start with pointe shoes, but I just took the class to gain strength and coordination for a while (this class was not my usual class, it was an extra after my class 2 times a week). Then I got my pointe shoes like a year or so ago (I think) and I took the last half hour of the class on pointe with a few exercises on the centre. And finally last week I started to take the full class on pointe (because my teacher suggested it, I think I would never had the guts to try it), and it was SO HARD and tiring and I loved it.

An extra note: I have always asked my teacher if I could try it, that’s why I took pointe class. Nowadays I take my usual ballet class everyday, and the pointe class once a week. I hope soon try it twice a week. Remember that it is different for everyone, and that you can always work towards any objective!

#ballet #adult beginner #pointe work #pointe shoes #lemonsoup27 #you ask I reply

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Avengers... Assemblé!

Today is the right day to wear this tee! It’s my favourite tee (so much that I have it in grey like the one in the photo and in white).

Images from top:

Patricia Zhou wearing the Assemblé tee, Cloud & Victory.

The Avengers wearing the tee, of course the meme is by Cloud & Victory.

#avengers #ballet #avengers assemblé! #i LOVE that pun #sorry not sorry #cloud & victory #patricia zhou

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This week has been odd. My teacher has been very vocal about how I do not use my full potential, and today he called me after class and asked me why, because he was concerned. And he used that word "concerned".

I told him that since my hamstrings injury (that happened while I walked, I didn't fall or anything), the recovery was slow and that now I'm extra careful with my body and what I feel, because I have thuybg with pain in which I'm never in pain until it is a little too late and I get hurt. So I'm super super careful.

So, even though I feel I work a lot in class, I'm afraid that I might seem "lazy" and that really freaks me out.

He said that he understands and that yes, I should be careful, but he also said that it is holding me back a lot.

Have any of you had a situation like this? How do you work hard enough but still being careful after an injury? How do you challenge yourselves?

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geekybitch09 replied to your post “Hey, first off, i just wanted to say that I love your blog. I just...”

Thank you, this is all so helpful!

You’re welcome! <3

#geekybitch09 #me replying #sometimes I write stuff

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Hey, first off, i just wanted to say that I love your blog. I just went through literally the entire thing, and it just inspires me because you work so hard, and you just have the most amazing attitude about ballet. But, anyways, I'm 19 and I'm about to start ballet classes and I was wondering if you had any general tips about what to do or how to go about starting ballet for the first time? Thank y

Oh! Thank you!!

So great you’re starting ballet! You go!

Well the first thing is: do not get discouraged. The begging is going to be hard, because you’re not used to do certain things, but that’s it. You’ll learn and you’ll get better. I know it sounds like something obvious, but sometimes when I’m in class and I cannot do certain basic things (especially now after my injury) I get so down… But then I remember “hey, I couldn’t do any of this stuff before, and I worked hard for it, so i should just get to work again.”

Also some basics before your first class:

The level: Check the levels available for you. If you’ve never had a ballet class before, then look for an absolute beginner (they’ll teach every single little thing that seems so simple but oh boy it is not) or a beginner. I’m sure the studio will recommend a class for you. And do not forget that you can try a couple classes in different places before sticking to one!

What to wear: Do you need uniform? Or going in tank top and leggings is ok? Will you need a leotard and slippers? Check with the school and/or teacher so you’re totally ready for your first day.

Buying stuff: Go to a store, for your first slippers and leotard do not go for the online stores. Get to a place so you can try everything on be sure you’re comfortable. I recommend start with something that makes you feel great (a tank leotard fully lined is like, the best, since it does not matter your body type, will look good, feel good and keep everything in place), but that is not expensive (think basic split sole canvas shoes, later on that pair will make you realise what you like and what you don’t about your shoes). Feeling great and ready is important!

Etiquette: It depends on the teacher and school, but usually the basics are that you should not use street shoes inside the studio, you thank the teacher (and the pianist if there happens to be one) after each class, questions are at the beginning and end of class, hair in a bun, wear what is allowed (for example my teacher does not allow shorts nor skirts), do not cling from the barre, if the barre is not fixed to the wall usually the boys move them before centre work (you’ll see who and when moves them in class), when corrections are given apply them right there, and of course let your teacher know if have any kind of injury or pain before class. You’ll see on your first class what is the usual stuff on your studio.

Finally the most important thing: Have fun. You’re already there and now enjoy the constant struggle of making you body do stuff it’s not supposed to do XD It’s going to be hard but SO satisfying!

Let us all know how is your first class!

#thank you so much for thinking that about me #so lovely! #adult ballet basics #adult ballet #beginner ballet #yes that's a billy elliot gif #i regret nothing #geekybitch09 #you ask I reply

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“Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed.”

— Misty Copeland (via withsomebodywholovesme)

#yes! you! can! #misty copeland #quotes

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I FINALLY went back to the studio today. And oh god it is so hard. Relevés are hard. Rond de jambes are hard. Cambres are hard. Everything is hard.

I’m being super csreful because I’m not only returning from an injury, we’re trying to precent the same injury to happen to my other leg. So, well, everything hurts.

This week I’ll go to only 3 classes (instead to the 5 I’d usually take), and have my final 3 physiotherapy seasions. So, I hope I’ll be a lot better on Friday.

Here’s a David Hallberg gif just because he’s gorgeous.

#ballet #adult ballet #sometimes i write stuff #david hallberg #injury #recovering from injury #adult beginner #ballet dancer #gif

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So this week I got injured AGAIN. I teared my hamstring from my right leg. While I was walking. Not kung fu fighting or trying some crazy ballet move. Just walking. So, I cannot go to class for a month, I have to go to 12 sessions of physiotherapy, and then we’ll see. I’ve been told it is not very bad but it will require a lot of work since it’s the same muscle group I injured last year.

Hyperextension is not fun at all.

Now, I cannot go to class (even though I feel I was gaining so much strength! And my posture was a lot better, and my turn out just got nice!), but I had bought and given for christmas a lot of cool ballet stuff from various brands, so I think I’ll make a few reviews in the meantime.

What do you think? Would you like that? Are there specific things you’d like to know? Like delivery times, customer support, materials, etc? Let me know!

I think I’ll start with the Sansha Lyrica pointe shoes.

#sometimes I write stuff #ballet #adult beginner #injury