Student Timeline for Ballet Competition Preparation
Are you thinking about competing at the US Prix de Ballet 2020? Here are some logistical and artistic notes to help make your experience...
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DANCER RESOURCES
Knowledge & Tools
Body awareness is an early skill you began developing as a young dancer … you learned how to coordinate movements together and understand...
Social Media and Ballet
Social media is everywhere! It’s one of the primary ways we communicate with family and friends, and an amazing tool for both...
Analyzing Your Score
A ballet competition brings to mind images of well-rehearsed performances, intense master classes, and personal connections between the...
Backstage Etiquette
Dancers learn from a young age that there is a certain etiquette that accompanies ballet lessons. You learn how to stand at the barre,...
Press Release: Dates for next US Prix de Ballet
Save the date! We are excited to announce the dates for the next US Prix de Ballet competition and workshop. USPDB will take place...
The Evolution of Men in Ballet
With a history dating back more than four hundred years, ballet has progressed from Renaissance court pageantry to royal entertainment to...
Seeing Clearly: How Glasses Get in the Way
You already know that ballet training demands a body that is in good health. That’s why you’re always striving to take care of yourself...
Ballet Competitions: To Applaud or Not to Applaud?
At many dance events, applauding after a performance is the norm. Sometimes you just can’t contain your excitement! But a ballet...
Why the workshops are just as important as the competition
Photo credit: Brad Matthews When you sign up for a ballet competition, one of the first things you feel is excitement: you now have a...
Dealing with the disappointment of not “placing” at a competition
Dancers, if you’ve attended a ballet competition and not “placed” while there, take heart! At a ballet competition, you enter knowing...
US Prix de Ballet 2018 Results - Awards, Scholarships and Direct Entries
July 28-29, 2018 Final Results Awards, Scholarships, and Direct Entries Ensemble: 1st: Garland Waltz from Sleeping Beauty 2nd: Small...
What makes audience etiquette different at a ballet competition?
As a patron of the arts, you’ve probably experienced a wide variety of audience conduct at live performances. At a dance recital or...
Getting the best pointe shoe fit
Being properly fitted for pointe shoes is both smart and necessary! It’s not an exaggeration to say that detrimental, lifelong problems...
When is it time to start attending summer intensives away from home?
Parents, you may know already that it’s common for young ballet dancers to express interest in summer intensive programs, but how do you...
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