Category Archives: On the Art of Ballet
Superstition
Dancers have been superstitious creatures since theatrical dance began Continue reading
Substance Abuse
From earliest times up to at least the late 50’s dancers where categorised as “VAGABONDS and THIEVES” in the British Isles; it was in the statutes Continue reading
Men and the state of ballet
There is the other side of the story Continue reading
Health, well-being and injury
Being such physical people, it has always been supposed that dancers look after their bodies. Not true I am afraid Continue reading
Dance as a profession
If from the beginning, the stage frightens you, then a great deal of thought must go into whether you are built, to put it in one sense, for this kind of life Continue reading
Observations
A few sayings that have been used over these many years, repeated often, and passed on through other dancers and students Continue reading
So you want to be a ballerina
For openers–even in the dictionary the word is defined as anyone of the female gender who takes ballet lessons. Wrong Mr Dictionary, wrong Mother and Father of such a student Continue reading
Polari
Polari— a distinctive English argot, in use since at least the 18th century among groups of theatrical and circus performers and in certain homosexual communities, derived largely from Italian, directly or through Lingua Franca Continue reading