What is your favorite ballet move?

[Katie]

Sounds cool! I like bourrees too!

[Jessica]

I like this barre move, the grande battements, and developpes... Do any of you do jazz? That's my favorite type of dance after lyrical, and most of my favorite moves are in that category.... I even invented a move in jazz/lyrical.... it hurts your hip though...

[Clare]

pas de chats and entrechats quatre (I haven't done ballet for 3 or 4 years, I do Irish Dancing now and we use entrechat quatre but they're danced with a straight leg and they're called double jumps!)

[[deleted user]]

Oh hey, I think we call those flutters! I do Irish dance too and I've heard that term from one of my new teachers :)

[Clare]

Missy wrote: "Oh hey, I think we call those flutters! I do Irish dance too and I've heard that term from one of my new teachers :)"

that's cool, I've been doing it for 3 and a half years and I am STILL in beginners! it might have something to do with the fact that I was almost 26 when i started and I have a physical disability which also means I have learning difficulties and Dyspraxia. I've been off dance class since April with various injuries I'm going back in September just before I turn 30. I also take creative writing which takes up more of my time than dance class. I haven't learnt anything new in over a year but I'm definitely going back because if i don't i'll put on weight again and i would rather avoid that

[Clare]

Jessica wrote: "I like this barre move, the grande battements, and developpes... Do any of you do jazz? That's my favorite type of dance after lyrical, and most of my favorite moves are in that category.... I even..."

try practising Developpes in the swimming pool it helps with flexibility and the more flexibile your hips are the less it hurts

[Sydney]

I really like Balancé.

[[deleted user]]

Oh I see :) There are a LOT of adult dancers at my studio, and by adult, I mean much older than 30 so congrats at getting started relative young for an adult :D There are also a bunch of people at my studio that dance pretty much just to keep in shape and have fun, so there is absolutely nothing wrong with doing that :) It's really cool you decided to start Irish dancing. It's a really unique sport and yes, it does keep you quite in shape. I hope your injuries heal fast! :) (Oh, and by the way, creative writing is awesome too)

[Jessica]

Clare wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I like this barre move, the grande battements, and developpes... Do any of you do jazz? That's my favorite type of dance after lyrical, and most of my favorite moves are in that cat..."

Oh, thanks, i have actually done that but I never knew it could improve flexibility, since I can do my splits already..... I am definitely going to try that! :)

[Clare]

Jessica wrote: "Clare wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I like this barre move, the grande battements, and developpes... Do any of you do jazz? That's my favorite type of dance after lyrical, and most of my favorite moves a..."

the water resistance makes your muscles stronger but you need to do it a couple of times a week in order to gain anything from it

[Jessica]

Oh! Thanks again! I really did not know that! I guess it makes sense, about the water resistance... heh so i guess i DEFINITELY try that! ;)

[Clare]

I used to do ballet and tap and at one time i did Highland and at another time i did Modern, that was when i was much younger and right before my exams i would do barre work in the water and then i would go through the routines and if it was a grade work year would go through all the exercises i needed to pass and the routine as well. my mum was usually in the sauna or swimming at the other end of the pool
we used to alternate between grades and medals but only for tap, ballet, Highland, Modern and Jazz. the only class i didn't take was Jazz

[Jessica]

oh, I've never taken Highland or Modern, I've never even heard of it! But I really like jazz, I don't really like tap because of the teacher i have, and i sometimes find ballet boring.

[Sydney]

I love doing Balancé. Totally beginner, but my teacher is awesome and adds pirouettes and stuff so it makes it more challenging. :)

[Lindsay]

pirouettes and fouettes en pointe!

[❀Quindi❀]

Seems like everyone likes pirouettes, I like them too but sometimes I have my bad pirouettes days -.-