Resources - Tips Tools for Ballet Dancers and Teachers

The Dancer’s Guide to Strong & Beautiful Feet  by Sarah A. Arnold  Jam packed with exercises to Strengthen and Stretch your feet and arches for Dance, Gymnastics and Swimming. Explanations are detailed and very clear and concise with links to videos for you to learn more. I highly recommend this book to my dancers and you!

"Gymnastics, Please Stop Doing These Stretches"  by Dr. Dave Tilley Includes:  How not to stretch and why What to do instead Anatomy of the Stretch http://www.shiftmovementscience.com/gymnastics-please-stop-doing-these-stretches-part-1/   Click the links to read the article. Videos, Photos and more! Be sure to read part 2 and 3. 

Enjoy these delightful young ballet dancers as they discuss the art of dancing ballet!

Free Ballet Dancer Coloring Sheets available at StretchStrength.com. Delight your students and impress their parents with Ballet Color Pages that entertain and inform. Share the Vocabulary and Coloring sheet with your students to reinforce what you teach during class time. Just save the image below, print and share!  Plié: Correct translation is “Bent or Bending” but I always have my students say “Plié: To Bend” to help them remember that it's a movement, not a pose.        

I would love to hear what you think about these conditioning exercises. There are so many that I have never seen before! Very Creative.  Si buscas ejercicios para tu clase, aquí te damos ejemplos <3No olvides compartir el vídeo :) Posted by Yo Amo la Danza on Tuesday, October 20, 2015