How I did it: I took class from her for almost 3 years and spent time with her outside class. I learnt about the times when she was in the Bolshoi and I also learnt things through observation. They way she behaved made her appear beautiful at all times. I feel like she was teaching me how to be a feminine lady even though I struggle to behave with such elegance all the time. In the growing age, where women are wearing shorter skirts, getting drunk and are losing their grace...my teacher was there to show me how important it is to remain elegant. Read how I did it… 12 months ago
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as she is no longer in the same country as me I wil now write about other emotional lessons she taught me..I hope I don’t overlap..
88 don’t cry its bad for your skin
89. always look people in the eye
90. always keep your head lifted
91. never swear
92. eat like a petite ballerina (3 small meals is all you need)
93. be happy-especially when you eat
94. keep training till the end of the class no matter what-the show must go on
95. don’t be afraid to colour your hair, wear high heels and look beautiful
96. keep trying- even if you don’t succeed you may find that you are close enough to where you want to be to be happy
97. surround yourself with culture beautiful music and art
98. i don’t know if she was joking but she said, ‘men are like point shoes, if it doesnt work, find someone else” ha ha
99. enjoy the high life from time to time
100. and the most important goal-respect yourself and see yourself as beautiful!
I guess I can say that this russian teacher changed my life 12 months ago
83 bend knee a little when closing into fifth so that you get a tight position
84 keep heel a little off the floor in ronde de jambe when going through first
85 triple en pointe- hips and shoulders aligned
86 good hip and shoulder alignment is very important
87 bend from knees, legs and hips separate 18 months ago
Neat ribbons- if you are not neat it means you won’t dance well 18 months ago
788 make your body strong not soft, a soft body is why you can’t balance 79 don’t sickle foot 80 turnout from hip 81 for big plié.. Stretch calvert tthen bend your knee and bring it into 1st 20 months ago
69. lengthen your neck to seem more beautiful
70. turn out working leg more than supporting leg and ensure supporting leg is kept straight
71. practice barre work on pointe
72. you should be able to do barre work without barre
73. keep heel on ground for longer for tendu second
74. bend front knee more in pirouettes..turn out back leg
75. courous in first-run like charlie chaplin
76. lean forward slightly to seperate body from legs
77. Don’t overdo it
78. 23 months ago
68. when you look good, others will be more forgiving of your flaws 23 months ago
65. the true mark of a good dancer is petit allegro
66. improve jumps and pointe work will improve
67. if you have bunions you wont be able to get onto demi pointe 23 months ago
