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You don’t need a lifetime of theoretical training to know a few basic terms in ballet:
plié, tendu, pas de deux - these are all examples of terms you’ve most likely heard before -
BUT do you know how fundamentally important ballet terminology is for dance in general? ...
Starting ballet as an adult can seem a bit nerve racking.
It takes guts to walk into a ballet studio and "just dance." When you don't know the steps, or the class order, or ballet etiquette, or the many, many French terms...it can all be a bit overwhelming. But the benefits of adult ballet...
Jenny Henkel
August 1, 2022
Generally speaking, turnout is the #1 defining characteristic of the ballet aesthetic.
After all, it’s common knowledge that ballet is (for the most part) performed with the legs in outward rotation, otherwise known as turnout. A dancer’s...