tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602262189006058518.post8569027671610828527..comments2023-10-29T07:21:46.694-04:00Comments on pretty.pretty.paper: Beginners lessons ... sort of.cevdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463468394602351113noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602262189006058518.post-48706875351088067632012-11-26T21:23:00.775-05:002012-11-26T21:23:00.775-05:00Aw, can you find a different class with a more und...Aw, can you find a different class with a more understanding teacher? There are some decent ballet DVDs out there that teach beginner barre, all the positions, etc. Kelly's tips are good - especially tucking in your bows. Here's a "how to" for fitting your shoes and sewing in the elastic: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsWeS3C4flo<br />Wish I could send you to see my high school ballet teacher - he is such a sweetheart. First class he would sit everyone down, no matter their level, and make sure everyone was on the same page.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03645163533619450071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602262189006058518.post-24845596758689001432012-11-26T13:59:31.044-05:002012-11-26T13:59:31.044-05:00ha ha... here's to looking less like a newbie....ha ha... here's to looking less like a newbie... dancers never keep the bow, and always tuck them into their shoes, also wear your tights outside of your leotard and roll down the band of the tights. This is the cool-I-am-a-bad-girl-ballerina-look, I always go with an all black ensemble... Also the elastic gets sewn into the shoe so you have a "x" shape across your instep... keep trying, ballet is a crazy good all over workout!<br />Kelly Oshirohttp://sbchic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602262189006058518.post-37400072550489364712012-11-24T14:42:43.038-05:002012-11-24T14:42:43.038-05:00Be warned of the hip hop class. I once took a hip...Be warned of the hip hop class. I once took a hip hop class at Joy of Motion in Dupot. Everyone there dressed and danced like Jennifer Lopez. LOL. I loved the class but had a hard time with the humiliation facotr. Of course, if you stick with it, there's no where to go but up!maryhttp://www.arugulafiles.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-602262189006058518.post-9671082158051301082012-11-21T09:03:32.408-05:002012-11-21T09:03:32.408-05:00oh my goodness. kudos. the last time i took a ball...oh my goodness. kudos. the last time i took a ballet class really was in college. but it was a beginner class and it was mandatory. i was very good at standing straight and wriggling my ankles about, but the second we inched away from the barre, forget it. utterly incapable of following the choreography. sashaying across the floor made me want to melt into it. hip-hop? i think i might dig. but only if i didn't have to follow the directions.erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11428782801773068211noreply@blogger.com