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    Pointe technique (/pwænt/ pwant) is part of classical ballet involving a technique that concerns pointe work, in which a ballet dancer supports all body...
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  • technique is also used to exhibit ballon, the appearance of gravity-defying lightness, during leaps. Pointe technique is the part of ballet technique...
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    pointe shoe (UK: /pwæ̃t/, US: /pwɑːnt, pɔːɪnt/), also referred to as a ballet shoe, is a type of shoe worn by ballet dancers when performing pointe work...
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  • Glossary of ballet (redirect from En pointe)
    depending on the techniques. The foot of the supporting leg may be flat on the floor, en demi-pointe (ball of the foot), or en pointe (tips of the toes)...
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    ballet and modern dance. It employs classical ballet technique and in many cases classical pointe technique as well, but allows a greater range of movement...
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    exclusively employ classical ballet technique. It is known for its aesthetics and rigorous technique (such as pointe work, turnout of the legs, and high...
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  • Turns, Passé & Attitude, Transfer of Weight, and Pointe Technique and Pas de Bourrée. Ballet technique History of ballet The George Balanchine Foundation...
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    era refer to pointe work in a casual manner, indicating that pointe work was believed to be a natural extension of past ballet technique rather than a...
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    World Ballet Day. After center work, females present exercises on pointe, wearing pointe shoes. Males practice jumps and turns. They may practice partner...
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    narrative and heavy theatrical setting while retaining many key techniques, such as pointe technique. Neoclassical ballet is a genre of dance that emerged in...
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    classical repertoire today. The Romantic era was marked by the emergence of pointe work, the dominance of female dancers, and longer, flowy tutus that attempt...
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    Ballet shoe (redirect from Technique shoes)
    dancers wear ballet slippers at the beginning and then may change into pointe shoes. Ballet shoes traditionally have a leather sole that does not reach...
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  • radio show Point Broadcasting, a radio broadcasting company Pointe technique, a ballet technique for dancing on the tips of toes Take Point (2018), a South...
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    The Vaganova method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and pedagogue Agrippina Vaganova (1879–1951). It was derived...
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    foot placement technique, and also for beginning pointe dancers, who have not yet developed the strength and technique needed for pointe work. The barre...
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    region Azerbaijani British French Italian Russian Technique Balanchine Bournonville Cecchetti Pointe technique Positions (arms) Positions (feet) Vaganova Occupations...
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    benefit from studying pointe technique; however, most performance opportunities are for women only. Children do not begin to study pointe until they have years...
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    Textbook on Partnering, University of Florida, 2000 Suki Schorer, On Balanchine Technique, Partnering section, p. 383, Knopf 1999, ISBN 0-679-45060-2...
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    the toes; literal tip-toeing is difficult but possible, as in the pointe technique of ballet. In running, landing on the ball of the foot is known as...
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    shortened simply to "ra", or the belief that the sound the corps de ballet's pointe shoes made on the wooden floors of the rehearsal rooms may be likened to...
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    Blasis codified ballet technique in the basic form that is still used today. The ballet boxed toe shoe was invented to support pointe work. The Romantic movement...
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  • movement for the dancers. The classic ballerina costume with a tutu and pointe shoes debuted in the 1830s. Ballet costume is marked by the innovation in...
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  • Aplomb (category Ballet technique)
    described aplomb in terms of both its outward appearance and its underlying technique, saying that "[a]plomb is the absolute safety in rising and falling back...
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  • Positions of the feet in ballet (category Ballet technique)
    positions of the feet in ballet is a fundamental part of classical ballet technique that defines standard placements of feet on the floor. There are five...
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    place other items which benefit the skin. They can use microencapsulation techniques to place substances such as moisturizers and other skin creams in the...
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    Ballet and Pointe Work. Students choosing to study this series of awards are required to be competent in the fundamentals of ballet technique and movement...
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