Ballet hands

to dance. to spread the beauty and joy of the art, in which human expression is most beautiful. to the superb ability of the...

I've been having trouble figuring out what to do with my hands. Here's an article I'm saving to read later, and a photo.

My former teacher, Noreen Bush, was an absolute stickler for the correct use of the hands. We were taught that hands were the most vital element, in no only showing a calm, clean, classical line, but in expressing the storyline of the ballet and the style. She would go on to say that beautiful hands were a sure sign of a perfect classical training. With her lineage of fellow dancers, teachers and mentors, including Eduardo Espinosa, Adeline Genee, Anna Pavlova, Ninette de Valois, and Enrico…

Ballet Beautiful - Ekaterina Kondaurova and others after Mariinsky’s Diamonds Natalia Osipova and Carlos Acosta in rehearsals for Giselle Royal Ballet Maria Khoreva Vaganova

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To make it to the top in the ballet world one usually finds stories filled of sweat and tears. My story is a bit different. I feel grateful to the people who enabled me to achieve what I have today. One could almost say it all happened effortlessly.

‘After Rodin’ was commissioned in 2016 by the Groninger Museum in the Netherlands. The series pays homage to the founder...

Discover the photographic works of Patrick Demarchelier, a French artist represented by A. Galerie, Paris.

Bunions are one of the most common foot injuries in dancers. They can be incredibly painful, making it nearly impossible to go on demi-pointe, land a sauté, or perform a pirouette. Hallux valgus, more commonly known as bunions, is a deformity of the 1st metatarsophalangeal (aka MTP) joint causing the big toe to deviate towards the other toes. It can often lead to swelling, inflammation and bony growth on the inside of the big toe. There are certain risk factors for developing bunions that…