Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog! I hope you are all doing well, please stay safe. Today we are going to talk about classical dances. Of course, first to come in mind is ballet! Am I mistaken? Anyways, without further do let’s get into our topic today!
First of all, a classical dance is mainly characterized by the movements and the gestures used by the dancers. It requires grace as well as elegance. The most known classical dance is ballet and there are also some other traditional dances from India, China and Japan.
Ballet:
Ballet is a type of perfomance dance. It is based on its technique and has many alternatives from country to country. One basic accessory of ballet is pointe shoes with which dancers are able to go on pointe. For someone to dance ballet, it is necessary to be in a good physical health state. Everything else will be teached to them by professionals. However, it requires grace and discipline. It combines hard work with joy and that is why it is considered one of the most difficult sports. Furthermore, it is formed by music and choreography combined together.
Ballet started appering in the 15th century, of course a lot more different that its latest form today. There are many methods and alternatives of the classical ballet. It has occured in many countries, however only four were the ones that it bloomed. These were Russia, France, Great Britain and Italy. The Vaganova method is probably the most known method of ballet. There are many more such as the French method, the Cecchetti one, the Bournonville, the Balanchine and the RAD (Royal Academy of Dance) method. In my opinion the most difficult is the Russian one, Vaganova and that is because it requires a lot more effort than some other methods. Although, I am not saying that the other methods are not good I am just saying that I find Vaganova overall better.
Ballet dancers need to wear specific clothing in order to practice and perform to the stage. Apart from their pointe shoes, the wear tutus and invisible leggings, that help them be flexible and move with ease. However, it is really rare for men to wear pointe shoes, that’s why we always see them with other type of ballet shoes. The ballerina’s costumes have obviously changed throughout the centuries, but the dancing method hasn’t changed that much.
Many ballerinas do not count ballet as a hobby, but as a full time job from which they can assure their living and surviving. This at first sounds amazing, and it is. But, there are a lot of drawbacks behind that are difficult to see. Ballerinas in order to dance spend many hours practicing on pointe and this can be harmful for their physical health. They have to visit therapists in order to keep their muscles healthy and continue dancing. But, they are willing to dance as a proffesion and this says it all, because, if you are willing to do something, then no matter the consequences you will!
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